Sometimes, developers share some really cool things about favorite games from the past. That’s exactly what level designer Brett Johnson is doing by sharing some early Half-Life prototypes over on TikTok, and we love him for it. Johnson also has more experience than just Half-Life under his belt too. He’s a designer that has over 20 […]
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Half-Life: Alyx BioShock Mod Is Now A Full-Length Campaign
Back in October 2020, we reported on the release of a new mod for Half-Life: Alyx that brought the world of BioShock into the VR game. Now its developer has turned the experience into a full campaign that’s very much worth your time. Check out the full trailer right here. Return to Rapture from Wim […]
DrBeef: Half-Life 2 Port For Quest 2 Will 'Probably Never Happen'
In an excerpt from our upcoming interview with community modder Simon ‘DrBeef’ Brown, he said that he would love to port Half-Life 2 to Quest but that it will “probably never happen.” The reason is mainly practical — all of Team Beef’s ports are possible because the games’ original engines are open source, allowing them […]
Half-Life: Alyx Nominated For Best Game At UK BAFTAs
The BAFTA Games Awards, one of the bigger dates on the videogame award ceremony calendar, has nominated Valve’s Half-Life: Alyx in its Best Game category. The VR-exclusive shooter, which released almost a year ago in late March 2020, is up against five traditional games, including Nintendo’s Animal Crossing, Supergiant’s Hades and three Sony-publish titles including […]
Quake, Wolfenstein, Half-Life VR Ports Add 90Hz On Quest 2
Several unofficial Quest 2 ports from prolific community modder Simon Brown, aka DrBeef, have been updated to support the increased 90Hz refresh rate now available on the headset. The Quest 2 launched with a 72Hz refresh rate that matched the original Quest, with the option to turn that up to 90Hz as an experimental setting […]
How To Build Half-Life 2 In Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons
One of the great travesties in the gaming world is that there is still no tabletop roleplaying version of the Half-Life universe. However, thanks to the versatility of many of the TTRPGs that do exist, there’s a good chance you can take your favorite tabletop roleplaying system and adapt non-tabletop games to fit into it. […]
The Best VR Games to Lose Yourself In
No matter who you are it’s almost a given that at points you just want to shut the world out and cocoon somewhere to relax and unwind. This can take many forms, from delving into a good book, binge-watching the latest Netflix series or listening to your favourite album. Of course, videogames can also provide […]
Half-Life 3 Could Have Been A Procedurally-Generated Rogue-Lite
Since the release of Half-Life 2: Episode 2 in 2007, Valve has gone through multiple iterations of a potential Half-Life 3. One such idea would’ve turned the game into a replayable rogue-lite of sorts, after the success of the Left 4 Dead franchise. The idea, detailed in Geoff Keighley’s Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx, was […]
Half-Life 3 Was Nearly A Procedurally-Generated Rogue-Lite
Since the release of Half-Life 2: Episode 2 in 2007, Valve has gone through multiple iterations of a potential Half-Life 3. One such idea would’ve turned the game into a replayable rogue-lite of sorts, after the success of the Left 4 Dead franchise. The idea, detailed in Geoff Keighley’s Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx, was […]
Gabe Newell Says Half-Life Games Are Supposed To Solve Problems
In the ever-popular IGN interview with Valve’s Gabe Newell and Robin Walker, Gabe brought up a really interesting point: Half-Life games are supposed to solve interesting problems. This, in part, sparked the creation of an awesome video by Skill Up on YouTube which explores this comment in more depth. It’s pretty widely-accepted that the series has been revolutionary in gaming history throughout […]