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more about #halflife more comments → wezelboy: I guess that could be a headcrab on top... more » Terrorsaur - Five Six: So really, Starbucks is the combine and the Half Life series was an extended metaphor for corporate America and the coffee industry. Of course. more » Jeremy Wood: wow. our airport made it to Kotaku. we actually call it the sunport though more » Communist Pope: That's awesome -- I love Black Mesa. Sure was funny when they used it in that "Still Alive" song in Portal, too. This company should work it into a ji... more » Harahel: The RiffTrax mockery of Transformers 2 had a delightful "cake is a lie" reference...it made my nerd pride very happy. Anybody else know what I'm talk... more » EighthR: Awesome, but is it fair trade? more » Monstercloud: This has a resonance cascade... of flavor! more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: I wouldn't drink that coffee. It comes with unforeseen consequences. more » cyber rat: I expected news of Episode 3 when I saw the article name :( more » dumanue: the coffee is real but the cake is a lie... more » Outkastprince: I won't lie, without searching on Google I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that I have no idea what the Black Mesa is or why it's getting any... more » Karth is Ego Tripping: HELL YES THIS IS MY PHOTO more » (Starman) Starman: I KNEW there was something wrong going on in Albuquerque... [insert Homer Strike here] more » CynicalNinja: I hear they're in direct competition with Aperture Science Coffee just down the road. more » The-Dayman: Does it come with a crowbar? more » -
#screengrab
Rise and Shine, Mr. Freeman. Rise and Shine.
As seen by reader Aaron G. in the Albuquerque, N.M. airport. -
#pumpkins
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 » -
#pc
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 » -
#feature
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 » -
#music
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 » -
#arguments
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 » -
#clips
"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 » -
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#art
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 » -
#movies
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 » -
#pc
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 » -
#halflife
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 » -
#art
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
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 » -
#headcrabzombieactionfigure
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 » -
#halflife
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. -
#halflife
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 »
