The Black Mesa team has just launched the technical beta phase for Black Mesa Xen. This beta features three of the six maps that are currently being created for Xen, continuing Gordon’s adventure from the cliffhanger ending of Lambda Core. Continue reading Black Mesa Xen technical beta phase has been launched, 4K/Ultra screenshots gallery
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Here are 15 minutes of gameplay footage from Black Mesa: Xen
IGN has shared two videos, showing 15 minutes of gameplay footage from the upcoming Xen levels of Black Mesa. The first video shows off the first six minutes of this upcoming mod, while the second video showcases some of its environments and enemies. Continue reading Here are 15 minutes of gameplay footage from Black Mesa: Xen
Black Mesa Improved Xen Mod version 0.5 released, features photogrammetry and better graphics
While the official Xen levels for the faithful Half-Life remake in Source Engine, Black Mesa, have not been released yet, modder ‘zloikot’ decided to remaster himself those alien levels so that gamers could experience them. And today, the modder released a brand new version of his mod. Continue reading Black Mesa Improved Xen Mod version 0.5 released, features photogrammetry and better graphics
Black Mesa Xen will feature soft particles, dynamic flashlight shadows & Screenspace Fog
The team behind the amazing Black Mesa mod has announced that Black Mesa Xen will come with some new graphical features like Screenspace Fog, Flashlight Dynamic Shadows and Soft Particles.In order to showcase these effects, the team has released some GIFs that you can also find below. Continue reading Black Mesa Xen will feature soft particles, dynamic flashlight shadows & Screenspace Fog
Black Mesa: Xen will release in Q2 2019
The Black Mesa team has announced that Black Mesa: Xen will release in Q2 2019. In order to celebrate this announcement, as well as Half-Life’s 20th anniversary, the team has also released a new trailer that you can find below. Continue reading Black Mesa: Xen will release in Q2 2019
Half-Life Black Mesa: Azure Sheep demo is now available for download
Half Life fans, here is something for you today. HECU Collective has released a demo for Half-Life Black Mesa: Azure Sheep; the unofficial remake of a single-player mod “Azure Sheep” for Half-Life 1. Continue reading Half-Life Black Mesa: Azure Sheep demo is now available for download
New Black Mesa Xen screenshots released
The Black Mesa team has released two new screenshots from the upcoming Xen levels of this Source remake of the classic Half-Life game. Although there isn’t any ETA yet on when the Xen levels will be released, these screenshots will give you an idea of the art style that the team aims to create. Continue reading New Black Mesa Xen screenshots released
New Black Mesa Xen Engine hotfix update released, improves dynamic shadows, lighting and performance
The team behind the amazing Half Life Black Mesa, a fan remake of the first Half-Life game in the Source Engine, has released a new hotfix update for it. According to the release notes, this hotfix improves most dynamic shadows flickering, most dynamic lights flickering on lower quality levels Nvidia GPUs, features settings optimization for new deferred lighting and shadows, and improves the overall quality and performance. Continue reading New Black Mesa Xen Engine hotfix update released, improves dynamic shadows, lighting and performance
New Black Mesa patch overhauls its graphics, featuring dynamic lighting, deferred rendering and more
Last month, Crowbar Collective claimed that a new patch would overhaul Black Mesa’s graphics. And today, we are happy to report that this update is available to everyone. Black Mesa’s December patch overhauls its graphics engine by adding new features such as dynamic lighting and deferred rendering, and it looks absolutely great. Continue reading New Black Mesa patch overhauls its graphics, featuring dynamic lighting, deferred rendering and more
Black Mesa Xen Release delayed yet again, new screenshots released
The Black Mesa team has announced the Xen release has been delayed yet again. Although there is no new ETA on when it will hit Steam, the team released some new screenshots that you can view below. Continue reading Black Mesa Xen Release delayed yet again, new screenshots released