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Features

Father Knows Best: Best And Worst Fathers In Video Games

4:08PM AJ Glasser | Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they’re not antagonising their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters’ major motivation. More »

Culture

When Half-Life Meets Tenacious D

8:30PM Luke Plunkett | “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 »

Culture

Is this the Video Game Mount Rushmore?

3:30AM Owen Good | 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 »

Media

Is There Half-Life In The Box?

2:40AM Mike Fahey | An amazing 9-minute long film on YouTube has Half-Life fans shouting viral teaser. Is “What’s In The Box” teasing something new from Valve, or is it just a damn fine homage? More »

Culture

‘Half Life: Hero Beggining’ Tells Tales Of More Freeman Bros

9:40AM Michael McWhertor | 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 »

Culture

What If Game Characters Were More ‘Real’?

6:30PM Luke Plunkett | 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 »

Culture

How That Awesome Half-Life Movie Was Made

2:30PM Luke Plunkett | 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 »

News

Black Mesa Mod Coming ‘Late 2009′

11:00AM Luke Plunkett | 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 »

Culture

Source Engine Moves From Games Into… Fire Escape Planning

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | 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 »

Culture

If Only Game Covers Were As Classy As Book Covers…

3:30PM Luke Plunkett | 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 »