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Half-Life 2 On The Oculus Rift? Yes Please.

There will come a time when games making their way to the Oculus Rift will be so commonplace that it will not be newsworthy. Today is not that day. Especially not when the game in question is Half-Life 2.


A Visual History Of Attractive Video Game Characters: The ’00s

The first years of the new millennium brought us the seventh generation of video game consoles, and with that came a whole new family of attractive men and women. With new evolutions, this decade introduced the start of increasingly realistic-looking characters.


Free Half-Life 2 Mod ‘Minerva’ Is Enhanced And Up On Steam Right Now

You may have played the Half-Life 2 mod Minerva when it was released a few years ago. Now it’s back, enhanced, on Steam and totally free.


New Half-Life 2 Comic Tells The Story Of The Hero Of Humanity. The Other Hero.

Perhaps hoping to follow in the footsteps of the now-finished (and completely excellent) webcomic Concerned, The Adventures Of Hercule Cubbage is a new work of Half-Life 2 fan-fiction that tells the story of a different hero of the human resistance.That different hero is the son of Odessa Cubbage, the man with Half-Life 2‘s most magnificent moustache.


Mass Effect, GI Joe & Half-Life 2 Lead The Cosplay Charge This Week

Now that I’m back from holiday, our weekly roundup of the best cosplay from around the world may resume. And what a week to bring things back online. Some of these shots are from conventions, others are not, while one has Gordon Freeman posing in his (well, her) hallway at home.



The Craziest Mad Scientists In Video Games

Mad scientists and evil masterminds are classic villain archetypes, and defeating them is always nerve-wracking. Instead of facing you, they would rather hide in the shadows and rely on their minions. And when it does come to combat, they usually love to show off their deadliest creations.


Half-Life 2 Has An Awesome New Virtual Reality Tracking Mod

What you see above is Nathan Andrews’s full head and weapon tracking mod for Half-Life 2, which he created in preparation for the release of the Oculus Rift virtual reality gaming headset. It looks insane.


Morgan Freeman. In Grand Theft Auto IV. Dressed As Gordon Freeman

The world is bursting at the seams with Grand Theft Auto IV mods. You’d think there wouldn’t be room for any more. But there’s always room for wapeddell’s Morgan Freeman. Oh, sorry. Gordon Freeman.


The Most Atmospheric Post-Apocalyptic Video Game Worlds

Post-apocalyptic worlds in video games don’t necessarily have to be grimdark, depressing or colourless. There are many fine examples where the game’s design either moves beyond these tropes, or develops them to perfection. We have collected a few of them below.


World of Servers