Coulda done something cooler or fancier with it, but from a graphic design point of view, where you want to grab the viewer and let them know exactly what they are looking at, it's perfect.
Isn't Interlopers more a level design community than a HL2 news site? I mean, if you want to attract a larger audience, that's OK, but there are many HL2 news sites, so I wouldn't make that the first description to pop out for someone reading the banner.
I like the new banner. A memorable part of Ep2, with a single Hunter in front. Nice, clean and simple. I have kinda mixed feelings about the text though. But I guess "Source level design, modelling, texturing, coding, news and tutorials" would scare people away...