This is it everyone, this is the time you’ve all been waiting for. Black Mesa Source, the stand-alone remake of Half-Life that is powered by the Source engine, has just been released. The vaporware of mods, the Duke Nukem Forever of mods, the mod that most thought would never see the light of day, the mod that has been under development for eight whole years… is finally here with us. PC gamers will need Source’s SDK to run Black Mesa Source. As we’ve said and before, this version of Black Mesa Source does not feature the Xen area of Half-Life. Continue reading All Hell Breaks Loose – Black Mesa Source Is Now Available→
Valve announced a major update to the Steam gaming platform called Big Picture. Steam’s new Big Picture mode lets gamers access all of their favorite Steam games on a television. With the press of a button, Steam displays a new full-screen user interface optimized for readability and interaction on TV. Big Picture has been designed to be used with a traditional game controller, while also fully supporting keyboard and mouse input. Continue reading Steam Big Picture Announced→
Valve has just announced the first 10 games that were given the green light from Steam’s community. According to the company, Black Mesa: Source, Cry of Fear, Dream, Heroes & Generals, Kenshi, McPixel, No More Room In Hell, Project Zomboid, Routine and Towns are the first games that were successfully ‘greenlighted.’ Continue reading Valve Announces First 10 Steam Greenlight Games→
The Black Mesa team has released a new set of screenshots for Black Mesa Source. Black Mesa Source is planned for a September 14th release and will not include the Xen environemnts of Half Life. The team felt the need to release Black Mesa Source right now, and Xen (completely reworked and expanded) will be added at a later date via an update. Enjoy! Continue reading Black Mesa: Source – New Screenshots Released→
Now this is how you create mind-blowing tributes (or trailers). Pedro Calvo has created an amazing video tribute to Black Mesa, with Joel Nielsen’s music and Victoria Teunissen on vocal duties (Connor Pelkey has also halped in creating this video with his Voice Engineering skills). And quite frankly, this is the most beautiful tribute we’ve ever seen. It’s emotional, Victoria’s voice is great, Joel’s music is outstanding, and the whole video feels so warm and calm. Now this is how trailers should be made. Forget those dubstep crap. This is art. Let us also remind you that Black Mesa Source is currently planned for a September 14th release. Enjoy! Continue reading ‘Find The Source’ Is Perhaps The Best Black Mesa/Half Life Tribute You’ll Ever See→
A lot of Capcom fans have been wondering why the Japanese company has chosen GFWL over Steamworks, as Valve’s DRM seems a whole better – and provides proper protection prior to the game’s launch – than the one of Microsoft. Well, time for some answers as Capcom’s Senior VP of planning and business development, Christian Svensson, went ahead and explained the reasons for choosing Microsoft’s DRM. Continue reading Capcom explains the reasons choosing GFWL over Steamworks; Piracy A Big Issue In All Platforms→
Valve has posted a new job listing at its website, indicating that the company will start working on a new hardware device. Before jumping to early conclusions, this does not mean that Valve will develop a new console, but a new device that has not been specified as of yet. In fact, the first hints indicate to a computer hardware, so don’t get your hopes up console gamers. Continue reading Valve Confirms Hardware Development – Frustrated By Lack Of Innovation→
Back in April, we said that Black Mesa Source would be released this Summer. Well, guess what everyone. The Black Mesa team has just announced that the game will be coming on September 14th. Yeah, Black Mesa: Source has a release date and is almost two weeks away from us. And do we have to remind you that Summer ends – typically – at September 22nd? So yes, Black Mesa: Source is coming this Summer and you were the first to know about it. Continue reading Black Mesa: Source Gets A Release Date→
Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the launch of Steam Greenlight, a new platform feature that enlists the community’s help in selecting some of the next games to be released on Steam. Continue reading Valve Releases Steam Greenlight – Gives Power To The Users→
Team Pro-Bones has released an interesting mod for Half Life 2. In Half-Life 2: Silent Escape scientists have organized the project of “Silent Escape” in which they must bring people to a safe place. The main character of the game is Sean who will visit many locations, such as the dark forest, an abandoned mine and evening forest. Silent Escape is also packed with some noteworthy scripted sequences, as well as various high resolutions textures. Continue reading Half-Life 2: Silent Escape Mod Released→
