Half-Life remake Black Mesa delays Xen level release one final time
It is a "do or die" deadline now.
The already-delayed Xen levels of Half-Life remake Black Mesa have unfortunately been delayed again. Rather than be released this summer they will now arrive in December.
Black Mesa's climactic Xen levels finished by next summer
Waiting half my life for it.
The Black Mesa team is really going to town remaking the final Xen levels of Half-Life 1, hence why they're taking so long. But we now have a summer 2017 completion target to go by.
Gap between free and paid Black Mesa will widen
The newer Xen levels will be incompatible.
The gap will begin to widen between the paid and free-mod versions of Black Mesa, a Valve-sanctioned remake of Half-Life 1.
VideoVideo: Playing Black Mesa, the Half-Life for today
The community remake that became a Valve-sanctioned full release.
Hands up if you haven't played Half-Life before. Embarrassingly, that's me. One of the all time greats and I missed it. It's been available to play on Steam for ages, but I find it hard to muster the enthusiasm to play a game from 1998 when I'm already behind with games from 2015. This week, though, I'm thrown a bone by Black Mesa, a total remake of Half-Life 1.
Half-Life 1 remake Black Mesa out on Steam Early Access
Campaign 85% done, release includes multiplayer.
The long-awaited and Valve sanctioned Half-Life 1 re-envisioning Black Mesa has been released on Steam Early Access for £14.99.
VideoVideo: When remakes improve on the originals
Second time's a charm.
In her infinite wisdom, Cher once sang, "If I could turn back time, if I could find a way." Really makes you think. Mind you, the cruel and inexorable march of time is good for some things, like bringing us this bunch of video game remakes that, in one way or another, managed to surpass their progenitors. Who would have guessed back in 1998 that the one thing missing from Half Life was Paul and Barry Chuckle? Technically that's two things, but you get my meaning.
Valve gives Black Mesa permission to be a commercial product
"Xen is still a ways off."
Fan-made Half-Life remake, Black Mesa, has been given the go-ahead by Valve to become a commercial product on Steam.
Valve will name 10 new Steam Greenlight candidates on 15th October
How are the first batch getting on?
Valve will name the next round of games to be approved via community ratings portal Steam Greenlight on 15th October.
Is the long-awaited Half-Life mod a remasterpiece?
It's Black Mesa, but not quite as you knew it. A tight edit of the familiar, the sublime and those ridiculous scientist ties, this free re-imagining of Half-Life is packed with new dialogue, subtly altered levels and all the fiery and physical powers that the Source engine can imbue.
Half-Life project Black Mesa gets Greenlight from Valve
Project Zomboid, McPixel also accepted as Steam potentials.
Half-Life fan remake Black Mesa is among the first ten games to be accepted by Valve on its new community rating portal, Steam Greenlight.
