black mesa
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New Game Chronicles 25 Years Of Half-Life History
A new, fan-made game offers a smart, funny tour of Half-Life’s 25 year legacy, from Gordon’s original tram ride all the way to Alyx.
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What We Remake
From fan-made revamps like Black Mesa to the highest of AAA productions like Final Fantasy VII Remake, enhanced, often reimagined takes on familiar games packed the early months of 2020. Remakes tug at nostalgia and deliver a comfort that players seek desperately in complicated times. But many of these games forge new paths, interrupting the…
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Half-Life Fan Remake’s Final Chapter Is Now Partly Playable
The long-awaited Half-Life fan remake Black Mesa first came out back in 2012. Gee, sure has been a while since then, huh? And yet, only now is the saga finally nearing its conclusion. The Black Mesa team decided to take Half-Life’s divisive “Xen” chapters back to the drawing board and flesh out the alien fish…
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Huh, Black Mesa Is Still Not Finished
I played Half-Life remake Black Mesa, and really liked it! I also in the intervening years completely forgot that it wasn’t technically finished, since it ended on Earth and not, as the original game did, on the alien planet Xen.