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Gordon Freeman returns…as a massive statue
What’s that you say? Gaming has some great heroes these days. Korvo from Dishonored, Kratos from God of War and Desmond McMonkeyface from the Assassin’s Creed franchise? I scoff at your selection. Scoff to the max. Back in the day when those guys were nothing more than pen on paper diaper concept drawings, there was one hero who stood tall and kept damn quiet. Gordon Freeman was his name, and he was an ass-kicking scientist in a biohazard suit and spectacles, swinging a crowbar around and kicking head-crab head-ass. And now he’s been immortalized, in statue form.
ENTER THE FREEMAN: Half-Life Film
I’ve been very much unimpressed with the movie industry for the last say, five years. With all this new technology and what not you’d think that movies would be better. There have been a select few that have been absolutely amazing and then there have been the most boring films since, well, the beginning of mankind.
Black Mesa finally gets a release date
Eight years, numerous delays, multiple re-imaginings and several instances of people raising their hands in the air and shouting “Dude, enough, we’re like totally tired of waiting!”, and Black Mesa is finally sort of finished. And headed our way, very soon.
Is Half-Life 3 and Dragon Age 3 returning at Gamescom?
There are quite a few games making their debut this year at Gamescom, from sequels to all new IPs. But will we see the return of Gordon Freeman and the fantasy RPG from Bioware? The event itself, certainly thinks so.
The Valve Employee Handbook makes work even more awesome
Ever wondered what it would be like to work at Valve? Sure you have! Imagine rocking up to their offices one morning, a briefcase in your hand full of great ideas, while Gabe Newell fires warning shots at wild journalists who happen to be brandishing questions about Half-Life 3, from his balcony.
But it’s probably just another 9-5 job over at the Steamy headquarters, isn’t it? Perhaps not, as the new employee handbook would indicate.
Half-Life fans protest lack of Half-Life 3 news…With Half-Life 2
Half Life 2 was a fantastic game when it arrived several years. Taking the solid architecture of the original game and expanding on that, it was a challenging FPS title that was followed by two more successful episodes. And then it just dropped off the face of the earth.
Fans have been begging developer Valve for years now as to whether or not anything is being done with regards to a sequel of some sort. Valve has been characteristically mum on the subject, which has prompted a group of Half-Life gamers to get together to send a message towards the developer, in a method that will show them that they are still waiting patiently for the sequel to arrive.
And they’re going to use Half-Life 2 to do it.
Watch An Awesome Live-Action Fan Film Of The Half Life Intro
We all love Half Life. I mean, it ushered in a whole new era of video games. Who could ever forget that awesome first experience of sitting on the train as Gordon Freeman, watching the world flow by the windows as you made your way to the most interesting day of work that a scientist would ever have?
Reported by the folks at Gamesradar, the awesome folks who created the Beyond Black Mesa short fan film have created a great little video that runs through the intro of the game in a super cool way that any gamer will really love and appreciate.
It’s only 2 minutes long, so check out the awesome-sauce after the jump.
The Half-Life movie has a sequel
You might recall 2 years back, that some fans made a short Half-Life 2 fan film with a ridiculously low budget - that was nothing short of amazing. The entire project was to cost a mere $500, which in terms of videomaking is roughly nothing. That $500 was meant to cover two episodes, but we’ve seen just the one.
Two years on, and you can finally watch the second episode. I have no idea how they managed this on such a shoestring budget, presuming only that magic was somehow involved. The longer running time (15 minutes instead of the first episodes 5) does allow for cracks to come through, but it’s still an worth watching. Hit the jump, and watch Escape from City 17 part 2.
I wouldn’t be holding my breath for Episode 3 any time soon though.
Gaming’s 10 hottest male characters
There’s certainly no shortage of sexy women in video games. But what about the hottest male characters? Who are the pixelated guys that the ladies love to perv over? Who has the gaming girls out there reaching regularly for their… erm… controller?
Of course, any “Sexiest†list is highly subjective – these are my personal picks (in no particular order) from the current gaming generation – and I’m sure to have missed some fan favourites. Please list yours in the comments below.
Empire’s 50 Greatest Game Characters of All Time
Of All time! And Beyonce’s not one of them, thankfully. Empire have put together yet another list that will be unable to please everybody, this time focusing on the greatest video game character of all time.
I can’t say I personally agree with the list – particularly the character given its number one spot. They’ve awarded the accolade to Half-Life’s Gordon Freeman. While a fantastic character in an even better series of games, I’m not sure a silent protagonist – one where you, the player, essentially become the character – should nab top honours.
hit the jump for the top ten, and see if your favourite character’s made the grade.
Portal ARG – What We Know So Far
Genius. That’s the single word I can use to sum up the latest bit of hype-generating from Valve. Employing the model of Alternate Reality Gaming, they mysteriously updated Portal with all manner of digital clues, as seen in our previous post.
The internet collective have proven their mental fortitude, cracking each successive clue like some sort of hive mind. Hit the jump to see what’s been discovered so far.
Amazing Gaming Bentos
The Bento is a traditional Japanese lunchtime staple, a single-portion meal generally consisting of rice, a meat of some sort and vegetables for good measure, fancifully arranged in a box. And Although available as commercial, mass-produced meals, the best ones are made by the Japanese wife and mother.
Even cooler are kyaraben or character bentos – in which the food is shaped in to characters from manga, anime and videogames. After the jump you’ll find a collection of some of the most incredible gaming bentos, all of which were crafted by the ridiculously talented, and patient Anna The Red. I’d say that these are all too beautiful to eat, but man, I’d love to take a bite of Kirby. That pink fluffy bastard looks delicious.
Friday Will See The Launch of Neotokyo for Half Life 2
Now I've always enjoyed the older Half-Life titles but pretty much got lost in the story etc during my gaming dark-ages. But I'm back on the wagon and have allowed Half-Life to pass on by as I came to love some other titles. But I was pretty intrigued when I read about the impending release for this new mod for Half-Life 2.
The promising mod for Half-Life 2, Neotokyo will be officially launched on Friday and will be free for those who have already bought Half-Life 2. The mod itself will feature 10 new maps that will each support "Capture the Ghost mode". Apparently this is similar to capture the flag but in this case you actually have to capture some kind of manikin figure - weird but cool. The download will be available from the website but as of yet a time has not been released - so look out for it on Friday.
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