<![CDATA[Kotaku: total conversion]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: total conversion]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/total conversion http://kotaku.com/tag/total conversion <![CDATA[ Black Mesa Source Still Looking Pretty, Seems Nowhere Near Done ]]> Remember Black Mesa Source, the Half-Life remake? If you don't, it's quite understandable, as the game has been in development since just after the announcement of fire and the wheel. We saw a teaser trailer earlier this year, not long after an update letting fans know that it was still on track despite setbacks. Fortunately, for those who still have hope that Black Mesa Source will eventually see the light of day, the team has given them a Christmas present in the form of a media update, showing off a few new areas and some spiffy textures. Dozens of high-res screens have been added to the site's Media section and are worth the visit.

The official site also promises "a surprise in store that is currently in late stages of production and will be done very soon." At this point, I'd really just appreciate it Valve would just cut them a check to fund proper, uninterrupted development or bring them on board. The wait is starting to become unbearable.

Black Mesa Source Media

]]> Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:20:00 MST Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=338288&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Black Mesa Comes Out of Hiding ]]>

Looks like Black Mesa, the fan created Half-Life remake, isn't dead after all. In a site update posted yesterday, the team discussed the progress and the difficulties getting Black Mesa out the door.

Unfortunately, not all went well for development. Over the course of the year the team had to endure an internal alpha leak, the hacking and subsequent deletion of the entire public forum database, multiple hackings of the public forums after that, and just recently, the deletion of the public website and the team's FTP account (with over 2 gigabytes of source files on it).

Despite those setbacks, the game looks like it's coming along very well. Check out the media updates for some familiar environments and enemies with tasty new graphics.

And if you're so technicaly inclined, check out the dev team's open positions. Help get this mod out faster! I want to play this thing yesterday. Michael McWhertor

Black Mesa Media

]]> Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:40:04 MST Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=217837&view=rss&microfeed=true