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→
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→
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 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→
As we said yesterday, Black Mesa: Source’s hype machine seems to have started as the company has been more open to the gaming industry the past few months. And today we are happy to bring you some new screenshots from this highly anticipated mod. Spotted by Insomnia’s member, Praetorian, these screenshots shows off some lovely lighting effects and high-resolution textures that are to be expected from a PC-only game. Contrary to most belief, Black Mesa: Source does not look dated. Enjoy and stay tuned for more! Continue reading New Black Mesa: Source Screenshots→
Remember that GameStop placeholder we mentioned yesterday? Well, I’ll be damned, it seems that it was not a simple placeholder after all. Keep reading because there is a hidden message at the Blappeture website that was recently launched. This is a HL/Portal fansite, we know that much, so as always take everything you read with a grain of salt. Go ahead and take a closer look at the website’s source code. Come on, go ahead and you will find something that will blow you away… provided that it’s legit. Continue reading Half Life 3 news coming in Q2 2012 according to fansite Blappeture→
A lot of people consider Black Mesa as the DNF of mods. While it’s true that the mod has not been released yet (and although there are strong hints that it might hit PCs this year), we’ve been wondering what had happened back in 2009 and why the team did not release it back then. Thankfully, Black Mesa’s Carlos Montero has shed some light into this, stating that the team did their best to hit that deadline and although they had a working version of Black Mesa, there were so many shortcuts – which have been made in order to hit the deadline – that the end result was not up to the standards that were set by the team. Continue reading Black Mesa’s Carlos Montero explains why Black Mesa: Source didn’t hit its 2009 release date→
Portal fans, get ready as the highly anticipated free “Perpetual Testing Initiative” DLC is now available for the PC version of Portal 2. The “Perpetual Testing Initiative” allows players to easily create, share, and play Portal 2 puzzles. The Initiative comes with a simplified puzzle maker that allows that creation of mind-bending puzzles without ever leaving the game. What’s even more impressive here is that Portal 2 fans have already created lots of puzzles that can be downloaded from here. Enjoy! Continue reading Portal 2 – Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC Is Out Now→
An interesting new entry appeared on GameStop’s catalogue. According to the ‘PowerUp Reward’ section of the nationwide retailer of computer and console video games, Half-Life 2: Episode Three is happening. GameStop has added a page for it (which is obviously a placeholder) and Reddit’s user ‘StillDefective’ has captured a screenshot from it. As you can see, there isn’t even a cover for it, so we can assume that it won’t be released anytime soon. The big question though is why GameStop added it in the first place. According to StillDefective, this page can be found here. You can view the image below, but take it with a grain salt. Consider it a rumor for the time being. Enjoy and stay tuned for more! Continue reading Rumor: Half-Life 2: Episode Three Leaked via GameStop?→
Alongside yesterday’s update, Valve has also released the SDK for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The SDK is available as a separate download and players will have to navigate through the tools tabs of Steam in order to get it. Valve decided to release the SDK so people can get a head start on their mapping and later, they will include Steam Workshop integration so creators can easily share their maps and players can view, rate, and download content. Continue reading Counter-Strike: Global Offensive SDK Is Now Available→
