Yes they are.
However, if you want to do anything commercial you can't use any of Valve's models. To be fair, you can't use Source either so it's probably a moot point.
So far I've only seen TF2 examples; I'm sure it won't be long before we see some films set in and around C17.
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jonbob loves you, Sun 8 Jul 2012, 20:17,
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There's been a few anyway, to be honest
Escape from City 17 was a pretty good project that was running for a while
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Sun 8 Jul 2012, 20:53,
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