If you need a Half-Life chaser after playing (or not playing) Half-Life 2 this weekend, take a look at these. More »
Earlier this week, tens of thousands of users joined a Steam group dedicated to playing Half-Life 2 as a demonstration calling on Valve to get its arse in gear and release, or at least officially confirm work on Half-Life 3. How’d it turn out? It was either a great success or a disappointment, depending on your point of view. More »
We’ve written about the very cool blog “Mapstalgia” before, where Josh Miller is collecting drawings from users who re-create levels from their favourite video games for memory. More »
Or is it a protest for Half-Life 3? Whatever. More »
Black Mesa is an independent remake of the original Half-Life that’s been in development since the end of the First World War. It hasn’t been seen for years. Most people now assume the remake, like Half-Life 3 itself, is an apparition. A mirage. More »
Reader Michael has spent over 100 hours putting together this music video, in which the narration from Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s The Dead Flag Blues is played over visuals from Half-Life 2. More »
Gearbox, along with working on the Blue Shift and Opposing Forces expansions for the original Half-Life, was responsible for the PS2 and Dreamcast ports of the game. As history tells, the latter title was completed, but never released. It still won’t see the light of day on Sega’s defunct console but, thanks to the work of a small team of modders, you can now enjoy the experience on PC. More »
The people at Valve Software like to tease. They don’t, however, like to confirm the existence of new Half-Life games. More »
Valve have created themselves an interesting situation. Presenting themselves as bastions of consumers, remarkably accessible to gamers, regularly inviting in groups of modders — often to give them jobs — and always being present to offer a quote on how customers deserve to be treated with more dignity, they establish themselves as being our friend. More »
If you’ve got Half-Life 2 and Garry’s Mod you should really go and download this free mod called Elevator: Source. It’s about being stuck in an elevator with strangers. Internet strangers. And the elevator can take you anywhere. More »