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Attention Half-Life fans; Incoming Black Mesa: Source Media

I seriously don’t know whether this is good or bad news. A couple of minutes ago, the Black Mesa team revealed that they’ll be releasing some new media for their game when their Facebook page hits 20K likes and as of right now, there are only 7K likes. You see, it might take a while until their FB page hits this target and imagine if they release a couple of screenshots when they hit that mark. Yeah, it will be cool but at this point, we bet that most of you are interested on a video (or the mod itself). Continue reading Attention Half-Life fans; Incoming Black Mesa: Source Media

New DOTA 2 Beta Update Will Add Three New Heroes; Will Be Deployed On Monday

Valve has revealed Dota 2’s latest Beta update changelog and this new update comes with three new heroes. However, this update won’t be pushed to the main Dota 2 client until the Wild Cards qualifiers are done. Valve believes this to be on Monday, so make sure to keep an eye on your Dota 2 client. As always, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view below its complete changelog. Enjoy! Continue reading New DOTA 2 Beta Update Will Add Three New Heroes; Will Be Deployed On Monday

Valve: When we announce Half Life 3, we’ll do it our way

It’s really ironic, isn’t it? E3 is about to start and – as you’d expect – there is no mention or hints about Half Life 3. Okay, there were some onion rings but… come on. You can’t possibly take that onion rings seriously now, can you? Unless of course they are really tasteful, in which case Valve should keep them coming. Apart from those onion rings though, Valve has not revealed anything and according to the company’s Chet Faliszek, when Valve announce Half Life 3, they’ll do it their way and not by simply revealing it via a T-Shirt or some hidden web code. Continue reading Valve: When we announce Half Life 3, we’ll do it our way

Dota 2 gets a new Update, will be Free-To-Play, and will support Steam Workshop

Valve has just released a new beta update for DOTA 2. This new update adds DOTA 2 Store, enables Ogre Magi in Captain’s Mode, adds a new effect for unrefined fireblast, is packed with lots of AI Bots fixes, and features a Kill Cam panel where it shows any custom items the killer was wearing. You can view its complete changelog below and as always, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client. Continue reading Dota 2 gets a new Update, will be Free-To-Play, and will support Steam Workshop

Portal gets a 14 minute live action fan film

Portal fans, get ready for a nice surprise. Aperture: Lab Ratt is a live action interpretation of VALVe’s web comic ‘Portal 2: Lab Rat’ and follows the story of the schizophrenic hero behind the walls; Doug Rattmann. Everything in this film is great and ironically, even the acting is good. We’ve seen a lot of live action films that lacked in that area, so that’s good news. The film is created by Synthetic PictureHaus (Nick Celentano & Ryan Anthony Martin). Enjoy! Continue reading Portal gets a 14 minute live action fan film

New DOTA 2 Beta Update adds ‘Ogre Magi’ and comes with a new Dashboard and Hero Picker

Valve has released a new update for the beta version of DOTA 2. The new update comes with a new Dashboard and a Hero Picker, as well as various rebalance tweaks, revised performance bar calculation and display, increased bot cautiousness when going to the side shop, and the addition of overhead healing messages for Warlock and Bloodseeker. DOTA 2’s update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its complete changelog below. Enjoy! Continue reading New DOTA 2 Beta Update adds ‘Ogre Magi’ and comes with a new Dashboard and Hero Picker

Dragon-Ball fans, rejoice; ESF is a promising DBZ mod for Half-Life that is currently in beta stage

ESF (also known as Earth’s Special Forces) is a fast paced, 3rd person fighter based on the hit anime, Dragonball Z. Players will be able to select their favorite character and fly, power up, transform, melee, and beam your enemies into pulp. Each character is given signature moves and abilities to compliment different style of play and when the mod is launched, there will be three different game modes: deathmatch, team deathmatch, and capture the dragonballs. Continue reading Dragon-Ball fans, rejoice; ESF is a promising DBZ mod for Half-Life that is currently in beta stage

Fan decides to donate $150 if Black Mesa gets released before December, devs accept the challenge

Although most of Half Life fans are disappointed with the whole Black Mesa thing, we do know that you can’t wait to get your hands on it. After last week’s small hype, a fan decided to go ahead and state that he’d donate $150 to the devs’ paypal account if Black Mesa: Source is released before December 1st. Instead of bashing that fan though, James Kane, decided to accept his challenge, hinting that the game would – actually – get released this year. Continue reading Fan decides to donate $150 if Black Mesa gets released before December, devs accept the challenge

Black Mesa: Source Alternative; Enjoy Half-Life with HD graphics and textures

Most Half Life fans have been waiting anxiously for Black Mesa: Source. Well, although they kept their eyes on it, it seems that they have completely missed a HD Texture Pack for the original Half-Life that was released a while ago. This Texture Pack comes with high-quality, enhanced textures and an enb series mod for Valve’s classic game. The end result is amazing and it’s perfect for all of you who want to relive this classic game and cannot wait for Black Mesa: Source. Continue reading Black Mesa: Source Alternative; Enjoy Half-Life with HD graphics and textures

Blizzard and Valve reach an agreement over DOTA’s Trademark; Blizzard’s DOTA to be renamed

Blizzard revealed today that it has reached an agreement with Valve regarding the trademark issue with DOTA. According to the agreement, Valve will continue to use DOTA commercially, including DOTA 2, while Blizzard will preserve noncommercial use of DOTA for its community with regard to player-created maps for Warcraft III and StarCraft II. In addition, Blizzard’s DOTA game will be renamed to Blizzard All-Stars. Continue reading Blizzard and Valve reach an agreement over DOTA’s Trademark; Blizzard’s DOTA to be renamed