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It's Your Annual Black Mesa Update
Half-Life remake Black Mesa, which has been in development for over five years now, was meant to be out by the end of 2009. Meant to be. But this is Black Mesa we're talking out. More »Rise and Shine, Mr. Freeman. Rise and Shine.
As seen by reader Aaron G. in the Albuquerque, N.M. airport.More Pumpkins For The Patch — Featuring Borderlands
We've got several entries from all types of game to go up today. And one entry that puts my Bubs disaster completely to shame. Enjoy! More »All Weekend, Valve's Games Will Be Crazy Cheap
Valve are saying "to hell with third party Steam sales" this weekend, as their digital download store plays host to an in-house firesale, with Half-Life, Counter-Strike and Team Fortress products all going for a song. More »Father Knows Best: The Best and Worst Fathers in Video Games
Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they're not antagonizing their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters' major motivation. More »When Half-Life Meets Tenacious D
"G-Man's Last Breath" is a song by Jonathan Lewis, who it appears is as big a fan of the Half-Life universe as he is overblown rock epics. More »Is this the Video Game Mount Rushmore?
Pwn or Die have come up with a good bar argument: The four faces on a hypothetical Mount Rushmore of video gaming. The four they've chosen are good, but are they the best choices? More »Is There Half-Life In The Box?
"Half Life: Hero Beggining" Tells Tales Of More Freeman Bros
The continuing adventures of the Freeman family continue in Half Life: Hero Beggining, the third episode in fanfic writer squirrelking's tales of Gordon Freeman's bros. It's heartbreaking what happens to Henry Freeman's mom. More »What If Game Characters Were More "Real"?
Game characters are, by their very nature, unrealistic. But what if they were more real? Like, if Lara Croft was less athletic vixen, more, well, archaeologist? Let's find out. More »How That Awesome Half-Life Movie Was Made
About a week ago, we showed you part one of "Escape From City 17", a short, fan-made Half-Life movie put together by the Purchase Brothers. Let's all today see how they made it. More »Black Mesa Mod Coming "Late 2009"
Is it wrong to be more excited about Half-Life remake Black Mesa than we are about most proper releases this year? Course it's not. Thing looks amazing. But when's it coming out? More »Source Engine Moves From Games Into...Fire Escape Planning
Despite its advancing years, Valve's Source engine still looks good, and is still pretty useful for making games with. But can it help with anything aside from games (or machinima)? You bet it can. More »If Only Game Covers Were As Classy As Book Covers...
While they're improving, game covers are still a largely generic lot. But book covers? Well, they've had centuries to get it right, and many book covers are classy. What if the two were switched? More »Valve Releases Ten Years Of Amazing Sales Figures
Half-Life, the first-person shooter that put Valve on the map, has sold, on average, almost a million copies each year since its release in 1998. It's still the company's best seller—and that's just at retail. More »Custom Headcrab Zombie Lovingly Detailed in Gore
Reader Mark sends along his latest action figure creation: A 12-inch high Half-Life Headcrab Zombie. More »Black Mesa Trailer Is Some Hot Shit
Oh, Black Mesa. How you tease us. With your release date projections, and your shiny new engine, and your ability to make make manifest our wildest dreams. Widescreen clip's after the jump.Large Hadron Collider Guys Get Theatrical With Half-Life Street Theatre
Unofficial Half-Life Remake Looking Prettier By The Year
Welcome to my third annual post on new media for the Half-Life fan-created remake Black Mesa (formerly known as Black Mesa: Source). It doesn't appear to be any closer to release than it was when I wrote about it in 2006 and 2007, but the new screen shots, released on the original game's ten year anniversary, are worth a peek. More »Happy Birthday Half Life, Now You Are Ten
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