Black Mesa re-imagines Half-Life with Valve's Source today
The team at Crowbar Collective have released their re-imagining of the original Half-Life using Valve's Source, called Black Mesa, on Steam Early Access today.
READ MORE >Shack PSA: Black Mesa now live
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Black Mesa, a long-in-the-making fan mod that recreates the original Half-Life using the Source Engine, has finally launched today.
READ MORE >"This is fantastic so far. Minor bugs, of course, just like any other first release... but hats ..."
see all 79 commentsMorning Caffeinated! -- Torchlight 2, Neverwinter, and the power of music
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Ramblings and musings of occasional significance to the Shacknews audience. This is the morning edition for September 12, 2012. Topics include: Torchlight 2 should fill the Diablo 3 void for some players; Neverwinter's mod tools are intriguing; and Planetary Annihilation is ...
READ MORE >"I originally wasn't going to fund this because I already funded too much stuff. Yesterday I went ..."
see all 10 commentsFirst batch of titles gets Steam Greenlight
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Steam Greenlight launched on August 30 to much fanfare--and numerous pranksters--but Valve has announced that 10 titles garnered enough fan support to get a coveted spot on Steam in the coming months.
READ MORE >"It's nice to see Project Zomboid make it. It still needs work but it's pretty fun so far."
see all 17 commentsMorning Caffeinated! -- Diablo stories, Black Mesa, and so long Paragon
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Ramblings and musings of occasional significance to the Shacknews audience. This is the morning edition for September 4, 2012. Topics include: We get behind-the-scenes stories on Blizzard and its games; Black Mesa: Source finally has a release date; and NCSoft pulls the plug...
READ MORE >"Black Mesa on the 14th and Torchlight 2 not too far behind it? Its gonna be a sweet month."
see all 35 commentsBlack Mesa coming September 14
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You thought the day would never come, and it still hasn't just yet, but Black Mesa now has a release date. After eight years of development, the fan remake of Half-Life in the Source engine will be released on September 14. Except it won't be quite complete; the team is work...
READ MORE >"Dayum- was really hoping this would be out complete before HL3 but sounds like Xen could be 2-3 ..."
see all 31 commentsBlack Mesa gameplay trailer leaked
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The Half-Life remake mod Black Mesa really is coming, and now a leaked video confirmed as real has surfaced with a peek at its jazzed-up 'On a Rail' chapter. You know, that frightful section with the tedious trains then glorious rocket launch.
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see all 44 commentsBlack Mesa sputters into life with new screens
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After eight years of development and several years of silence, it seems Black Mesa may be coming. No, seriously this time. The fans remaking Valve's Half-Life as a Source Engine mod have shared new screenshots, teasing that there's more news to come.
READ MORE >"I dunno. They have "Valve time" in terms of development down perfect."
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"I bought it. I'm a huge Half-Life fan and these guys deserve a show of appreciation from the ..."
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