Pat Goodwin – from Equilitree – directed a short non-commercial film for Half-Life 3. This video lasts around 2 minutes and has a narration about the Resistance and Gordon Freeman’s history. It’s pretty basic, but at the same time it’s easy to the eyes and kind of cool. It doesn’t have those funky special effects of all other fan-made Half-Life films but then again, that’s not a bad thing as its artistic direction is completely different. Enjoy! Continue reading Half Life 3 Fan-Made Commercial: Join The Resistance→
Portal fans, here is your first look at the upcoming DLC of Portal 2. Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC is currently in beta phase and Valve has given the green light to all beta testers to release and share their videos from it. The following video from YouTube’s member ‘ValveTime’ is 5 minutes – in length- and shows how to use the Steam Workshop, find maps, download and rate them once you’ve completed it. In addition, you will also take a taste of some of those custom maps that are featured in the beta. Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC is slated for a May 8th release and will be free to all Portal 2 owners. Enjoy! Continue reading Portal 2 Beta DLC – 5 Minutes from the upcoming free DLC→
Now this is really interesting. A couple of hours ago, IGN and Valve teased gamers about an incoming announcement. According to Valve, players should keep an eye on all the feeds from Valve’s Twitter account as something special will be announced pretty soon. IGN on the other hand tweeted a line from Half-Life 2’s intro sequence, while the DNS information of the official Half-Life 3 website has been updated. All these could mean that there might be an announcement regarding this rumored third part of the Half-Life franchise, however keep reading because there is more than meets the eye. Continue reading Incoming Valve Announcement; ‘Wake up and smell the ashes’ gamers→
It’s been a couple of months since our last feature of Black Mesa, right? Well, as we informed you back in January, the team behind Black Mesa would be releasing first its soundtrack and then the full game would follow. The gap between the soundtrack and the mod was said to be around two weeks. And it seems that the Black Mesa team is getting ready for a Summer release, as the soundtrack is expected to be released in the following days. Continue reading Black Mesa Soundtrack coming in the following days; mod to be released two weeks afterwards→
Valve has released a new update for the beta version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This update comes with some new ‘Demolition’ maps, additional camera punch effect to weapon firing to give more visual feedback, server browser to Play menu, reduced sizes of the hostage hitboxes, reduced per shot weapon inaccuracy across all weapons, as well as some fixes to various bug issues. Naturally, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its entire changelog below. Enjoy! Continue reading New Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta Update Released; packed with new Demolition maps→
Valve has released a new, massive update for DOTA 2. This new patch enables Random Draft mode and rebalances pretty much every class of it. In addition, the Lone Druid class is enabled in Captain’s Mode and Nevermore’s animations have been updated. Bots have also been tweaked and they will no longer attempt to use a Tango when being attacked or when defending an ally. As always, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its entire changelog below. Enjoy! Continue reading DOTA 2 gets a new massive Beta update; Random Draft mode enabled, Lone Druid added in Captain’s Mode→
Valve has released a new beta update for their action real-time strategy fantasy strategy game , DOTA 2. This update comes with the addition of Lone Druid, various fixes for the game’s bots, a decreased darkness of fogged areas and the ability to use Lycan in Captain’s Mode. As always, the 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 Lone Druid and enables Lycan in Captain’s Mode→
Valve has released a new, massive beta update for their upcoming competitive FPS game, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This update adds a new map, some weapons, adjusts the player movement in response to pro player feedback, tweaks almost every existing map, fixes various crashes, as well as achievements not being displayed properly when earned. As always, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view the entire changelog after the jump. Enjoy! Continue reading CS: Global Offensive gets a massive Beta Update; new map, weapons and player movement adjusted→
