Escape From City 17 was one hell of a Half-Life fan film. Created by the Purchase Brothers, this short film series (there are actually two parts that can be viewed below) made us wish for a proper Half Life movie. And since we’re not getting one anytime soon, we are really excited about this third part that is currently under production. Continue reading Half Life Fan Film ‘Escape From City 17’ Turns To IndieGoGo For Its Third Part→
Well, let’s be honest here; we’d love to see a Half Life 2 movie. And since this isn’t going to happen anytime soon, we can only satisfy our need for something like that with the fan-made live action short films that have been released in the past few years. Thankfully, a new one got live today, featuring the gravity gun. This short film was written and directed by Sam and Niko, and was produced by Nick Veneroso. Enjoy! Continue reading This Live Action Fan Short Film Gives Us A Glimpes Of What A Half Life 2 Movie Could Look Like→
Silent Hill is still considered among the best horror titles ever released. And since the latest parts of this franchise cannot come close to what its classic ones achieved, a team of modders decided to create a total conversion mod for Half Life 2 that is inspired by them. As its description reads, Alchemilla is attempt to recreate original atmosphere of cult game Silent Hill on the Source Engine. Continue reading Alchemilla Mod Aims To Bring Silent Hill’s Atmosphere To Half Life 2, Demo Now Available→
There is no denying that FakeFactory Cinematic is the best mod for Half Life 2. The aim of this particular mod is to raise the outdated graphical appearance of the Half-Life 2 trilogy to a state-of-the-art level, while giving it a more stressed, darker and minatory look. Cinematic Mod adds an emotional cinematic music soundtrack, optional HD models and unused content from the original games, and the modder behind is currently working on its 2013 version. As you may have guessed, the modder has released a trailer for it that can be viewed below. Enjoy! Continue reading Half Life 2 Still Looks Spectacular – FakeFactory Cinematic 2013 Mod Trailer→
You know what? I really miss the Speedrun marathon. Seriously, I do love speedruns and that marathon was sooooooo good. Ah, let’s hope that next year we’ll get another one. Until then though, the SourceRuns team has managed to beat Half Life 2’s speedrun world record, and finished it in under one and a half hour. This is definitely something worth your time, so go ahead and take a look. Enjoy! Continue reading Half Life 2 Done Quickly – Finished Under One & A Half Hour – New World Record→
Back in February, we informed you about a mod that added Razer Hydra and Oculus Rift support to Half Life 2 and Black Mesa. And today, we are happy to report that this mod – created by Nathan Andrews – is finally available for download as an alpha version. Sounds amazing, right? Well it does but how many of you have that equipment? Still, it’s great to see such an incredible mod getting released, even in its early stage of development. Continue reading Half-Life 2 – VR with Razer Hydra and Oculus Rift Mod Released→
A couple of days ago, we informed you about a Garry’s Mod add-on that would bring the Doom universe to Half Life 2. Well, we’ve got some good news for you today as this add-on has been released and can be downloaded from here. As its description reads, gmDoom is a partial source port of Doom integrated into Garry’s Mod 13. Assets are loaded from an IWAD, and no binary modules are required. You can find below the add-on’s FAQ, as well as its trailer! Continue reading Half Life 2 Meets Doom In This Spectacular Garry’s Mod Add-On – Released→
I’ve got to tell you, modders are really crazy and full of wonderful ideas. Have you ever wondered what a strategy version of Half Life 2 would look like? Well, time to find out. Okay okay, we’ve got to admit that this project seems similar in concept with the Halo: Wars strategy game that was released a while back but still, it’s great seeing classic games in completely different genres. Continue reading Half-Life 2: Wars – Beta 2.0.8 Released→
Now this is simply amazing. YouTube’s GhorsHammer is creating an incredible add-on for Garry’s Mod called gmDoom. According to its description, gmDoom is a partial source port of Doom integrated into Garry’s Mod 13. Assets are loaded from an IWAD, and no binary modules are required. The good news is that this add-on will be available through the Steam Workshop once bug testing is complete, which – according to the modder – should be in only a few days. You can view a video demonstration below, so make sure to give it a go! Continue reading Half Life 2 Meets Doom In This Spectacular Garry’s Mod Add-On→
Nathan Andrews has released a new video, showcasing his Half-Life Oculus Rift mod. Half-Life VR adds full head tracking and weapon tracking to Half-Life 2 in preparation for the Oculus Rift dev kit launch. In this video Nathan Andrews is using two hillcrest trackers, the same ones John Carmack used in his E3 and quakecon demos of the early rift prototype. This is full 360 degree, 1 to 1 tracking on both the head and weapon, there are no gimmicks or constraints between where you aim and your field of view. Nathan Andrews mod appears to be also compatible with FakeFactory’s Cinematic Mod. This looks epic, so go ahead and watch it. VR is almost upon us! Continue reading Half-Life VR For Oculus Rift Looks Epically Amazing, New Video Showcases Head & Gun Tracking→
