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This Source Mod Brings Team Fortress 2 And Zelda Together!

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2:00PM July 26, 2011 | Mark Serrels

Team Fortress 2. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. When their powers combine you get this – a pixel perfect remake of ClockTown in Source. More »

PC

For The Love Of Modding And Free Things

8:20AM July 1, 2011 | Joshua Rivera

Now that Team Fortress 2 is free, you no longer have to purchase a game to get the Source Software Development Kit – it too, is free. Happy modding! [Rock Paper Shotgun]

Nintendo

Valve Likes What It Sees In Nintendo’s Wii U

8:30AM June 23, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Could Valve’s future games finally come to a Nintendo platform? Thanks to the Wii U, a system that appears at least as powerful as an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, it sounds like that’s a very real possibility. More »

PC

Half Life 2 Mod Dear Esther To Receive Substantial Overhaul, 2011 Commercial Release

1:40AM June 3, 2011 | Drew Cohen

In 2008, Dan Pinchbeck of the University of Portsmouth created an interactive “ghost story” titled Dear Esther using Valve’s Source Engine, and its associated Half Life 2 art assets. The game achieved enormous critical success and established a devoted cult following. Now the title is set to receive a substantial makeover with the help of Indie Fund, and is due to enjoy a commercial release later this year. More »

PC

Now You Can Make Your Own Portal 2 Puzzles (I Said NOW!!)

12:00PM May 11, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Valve is opening up Portal 2 to the community today with the beta release of the game’s authoring tools – the same tools Valve uses – a chance for you to get cracking on new maps, puzzles and more. More »

PC

Bin Laden’s Compound Now Available As A Counter Strike Map

5:00AM May 9, 2011 | Owen Good

Should you lack Kuma War II, which on Saturday published a free episode recreating the raid on Osama bin Laden’s final hiding spot, you may also download a free map of the Abottabad complex created with Counter Strike: Source More »

PC

Hyper-Violent School Shooter Mod Pulled From ModDB

8:00AM March 24, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The intentionally, unabashedly offensive School Shooter: North American Tour 2012, designed to be “the most realistic student slaughtering modification ever made”, has lost support from its former host. ModDB, original host of the Half-Life 2 mod – and hundreds of other mods – has pulled School Shooter from its site. More »

PC

Nazi Dinosaur Battles A Reality When Dino D-Day Deploys In April

10:00AM March 17, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

You know what World War II games need more of? Dinosaurs. Specifically, Nazi dinosaurs, the kind one can send into multiplayer battles, huge cannons strapped to their cold-blooded backs! We’ll do so with Dino D-Day, the long in the making multiplayer mod for Valve’s Source engine. More »

PC

No Regrets From The School Shooter Game That Aims For Columbine Massacre Simulation

2:00PM March 1, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

What kind of video game would proudly promote the option to wield Columbine shooter Eric Harris’ TEC-9 and Virgina Tech killer Seung-Hui Cho’s akimbo pistols while embarking on a murderous rampage? The unashamed School Shooter: North American Tour 2012, a new game mod “dedicated to being the best school shooting experience an angsty little shit could ever experience”. More »

Meet The Guy Who Remade How We Remake PC Games

1:40AM October 30, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

Garry Newman has one of PC gaming’s better-known first names – and one of its best grassroots success stories. More »