ValveTime Logo Girl Question

[Sidedraft]

Ok let me just start out by saying, yes, I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I looked in some forums and I used the search tool and couldn't come up with anything, so just humor me please.
.....so here's my question.

Who is the girl in the begining of every video saying "valvetime.net"

And my follow up questions are:

The always loved; "Why?"

and lastly:

Why not a higher quality/better mic recording? Even from the same exact girl.

 

[Vegeta897]

The girl is Merle Dandridge.

That should answer the other 2 questions.

 

[Sidedraft]

The girl is Merle Dandridge.

That should answer the other 2 questions.

Oh wow. Impressive. I would have never guessed.

 

[Sidedraft]

It would be nice is she said it more in character and a little better quality.

 

[kineaesth]

It sure would!

 

[Hectic Glenn]

It would be nice is she said it more in character and a little better quality.

She insisted when we recorded it, that it be in terrible quality and sound nothing like Alyx. She's super mean like that. That's also the reason I refuse to play Legion Commander.

 

[Vegeta897]

terrible quality

And thus Valvetime was born!

 

[Lucid]

Anyone else think Alyx Vance is HOT as ****? Following that tight booty up those ladders.

 

[Krynn72]

I think this artist's rendition is even hotter than Valve's

Spoiler

 

[Sidedraft]

I think this artist's rendition is even hotter than Valve's

Daym Thats hawt.

 

[TheWiktor]

I think this artist's rendition is even hotter than Valve's

Spoiler

Is she an ape now?