There was a time in my life when I was in college and I was only armed with an Xbox 360 and a weak gaming laptop that could run games like Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Left 4 Dead and Amnesia: The Dark Descent on low quality settings. But nothing that matched the fear I felt playing games like Silent Hill. Until I discovered a Half-Life 2mod by the name of Nightmare House 2.
Half-Life 2 Games
Since there's no telling if Half-Life 3 will ever see the light of day, at least we have people like indie developer Richard Seabrook out there doing some noble work, bringing gamers a massive Half-Life 2 mod that introduces a whole new chunk of story. It's called Prospekt, and it's finally cleared for launch on Feb. 11. 
It's become a meme to even mention Half-Life 3 or Half-Life 2: Episode 3 or anything that involves a numerical value above '2' and the words “Half” and “Life”. However, there are actually some legitimate screenshots from the working title of Half-Life 2: Episode 4 that Arkane Studios had been working on many years ago. 
Thomas Kole recently released a new video of something called Half-Life Miami. The trailer is just over a minute long and features top-down gameplay of Half-Life 2 set within the gameplay universe of Dennaton Games' Hotline Miami. Check out the video of the mash-up in action. 
Mods can extend the lifespan of a game by weeks if not months. However, some mods are too creepy to play for extended periods of time. 
Modding in GTA V isn't quite going the way some people may have expected. However, script mods are slowly starting to make an appearance and one modder has made a script that allows you to equip a gravity gun that mimics Half-Life 2's iconic weapon, allowing you to pull things close and then blast them away. 
A crew of amateur developers has stepped into Valve's shoes by creating a long-overdue update for Half-Life 2. The mod, dubbed Half-Life 2: Update, will bring a decade-old title into the modern era with graphical upgrades, big fixes, and a handful impressive add-ons. 
Owners of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset can now battle the Combine. Valve has updated Half-Life 2 with support for the Kickstarter-funded peripheral. 
About five or six years ago, Arkane Studios was creating a Half-Life 2 Episode entitled, "Return to Ravenholm." The project was cancelled but still lives on through screenshots leaked today.
Holy snaps! That's the best way to describe Jurassic Life, the upcoming mod for Half-Life 2 that recreates the Jurassic Park experience in Valve's old but trusty Source Engine. The new teaser trailer – while still an obvious work in progress – is easily one of the most polished looking total conversions I've ever witnessed and it could be one of the breakout hits of 2013. 
Later this week, Half-Life's fan remake Black Mesa will be released after eight years of development. The team behind the remake has sent out screenshots to give everyone a taste of what they should expect from this reincarnation. 
Black Mesa, a fan-made remake of the original Half-Life, will finally be released to the public this month. The project has been in development since way back in 2004, so hopefully you like it. 
It's been years since Valve has said anything of note about Half-Life 2: Episode 3. In spite of their silence, we have an update on the game anyway. A fan site has managed to get ahold of some concept art from the game. 
With all these games out there transitioning from pay-to-play to free-to-play, why can't the same thing apply to software development kits? Well, it can. That means gamers and game developers alike can use the source SDK to create all sorts of crazy new projects, games and mods...for free. 
Today Valve revealed that Half-Life 2 would be released for Mac OS X on May 26th. They made the announcement via a pretty snazzy video. 
Today Valve announced that it's bringing its digital distribution service Steam to the Mac. It will launch in April with several Valve-developed titles such as Left 4 Dead 2, Portal, and the Half-Life series. 
After numerous delays and a lot of anticipation the Jailbreak team has released the official launch trailer for Jailbreak Source. 
Physics sandbox game Garry's Mod is now half its normal price on Steam. It'll cost you only $5 to buy this week. 
Valve's Doug Lombardi says that the company decided to make Left 4 Dead 2 rather than Half-Life 2 because, among other reasons, it's actually simpler to develop. 
The Orange Box was already a ridiculous bargain but it's even more so this weekend. From Friday until Sunday, it's 66% cheaper. |
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