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Half-Life 2 Fan Film: "Enter The Freeman" Is Very Impressive

You must check out "Enter The Freeman." The fan-film set in the Half-Life universe was shot by fans with a budget of $3000, but delivers at least $4,500 worth of eerie chills, cool references and a perfect-looking Gordon Freeman impersonator. Plus: Head-crabs! The short was directed by YouTube user Chariot Drive.

Posted October 10, 2012
Half-Life 3 Protest Provokes Smile, An Interview

Last week, a trio of plucky Canadian gamers decided they were tired of waiting for Half-Life 3 to come out, and rather than complain on the internet like normal people, they decided to do something about it. Justin, Kieth and Eddy, like a trio of of Don Quixotes, gathered outside Valve's offices in Bellvue, Washington and began throwing Molotov...

Posted August 18, 2011
Half-Life 2 Fan Film Eases The Wait For Episode Three -- Nugget From The Net

Half-Life fans have been left with plenty of time on their hands as they wait for the release of the final HL2 expansion, Episode Three, which has been on deck since The Orange Box came out in 2007. That's probably why there are so many fan films. Not that any of us can complain when stuff like "Singularity Collapse" (above) is so...

Posted July 13, 2011
Half-Life 2 For Mac Available May 26

Half-Life 2 will be available for Mac gamers on May 26, 2010... that's just in time for Memorial Day weekend! Just download it from Steam and go to town. Because they are awesome, Valve has chosen to make this announcement in the form of a parody of the iconic Mac 1984 ads from way back when, except instead of a anonymous heroine in dolphin...

Posted May 25, 2010
The Incredible And Hilarious History Of Portal's Aperture Science

Valve’s mind-bending puzzler Portal contained some of the most innovative and compelling game design in recent memory, but perhaps the most memorable aspect of the game was its narrative and story structure. Giving players just enough info to keep them wanting to know more, creating hidden areas scrawled with cryptic messages about cakes...

Posted March 25, 2010
Robert Culp, A.K.A. Dr. Wallace Breen In Half-Life 2, Dies

Film and television legend Robert Culp died Wednesday after falling and hitting his head outside his home in Los Angeles, The Los Angeles Times reports. Now, if you don’t know Culp by name, then you probably recognize his face, and if you don’t recognize his face (how could you not? He only appeared in like 1,000 movies and TV shows...

Posted March 25, 2010
Something Funny's Going On Inside Valve's Portal

We could be on the verge of a Portal or Half-Life announcement, people. All hands on deck. Valve recently issued a patch for Portal which added a new achievement, "Transmission Received." The patch was purposely vague about what it was adding to Portal, but came the patch notes released via Steam associated with the patch included...

Posted March 1, 2010
Portal Designer Kim Swift Leaves Valve, Joins Dark Void Developer

One of the masterminds behind Portal, Valve designer Kim Swift, has left the studio. Gamasutra reports Swift has left Valve to become a project lead at developer Airtight Games, who is currently finishing work on Dark Void for Capcom. It's unknown what project Swift will work on, but she will apparently be part of a team creating games aimed at...

Posted December 7, 2009
Morning Hangover -- Are You A PC Gamer? Have You Stopped Being One?

Welcome to Morning Hangover -- an excellent way to start your day with the crew at TheFeed...no matter what you're recovering from. Every morning you'll hear musings from our editors and have the chance to share your thoughts on what's going on in the gaming world. Patrick Klepek: Once, I was a PC gamer. I have fond memories of countless hours...

Posted October 21, 2009
Fumito Ueda's A Big Half-Life 2 Fan, Interested In Making A First-Person Game

When people talk about their experience with a Fumito Ueda game, whether it's exploring hand-in-hand with Yorda in a lonely castle Ico, scaling beasts of unimaginable size in Shadow of the Colossus or watching a trailer for The Last Guardian and knowing the game's probably going to make you shed a tear by the end, it's consistently an...

Posted October 2, 2009
Go See Monty Python's Spamalot In Los Angeles And See Alyx Vance Sing And Dance!

If any of you happen to be in the Los Angeles area sometime soon, I highly recommend checking out the 2005 Tony Award winning musical Monty Python's Spamalot. I saw it over the weekend, and it was fantastic. Now, I've been a line-citing Python fan since I was a kid, and yet I couldn't help being almost more excited to see the show's lead...

Posted July 20, 2009
Valve: PS3 Owners Got "Stepchild" Version Of The Orange Box

Hope everyone had a nice 4th of July. Here's some console-war flame-bait to get the week started right! According to Valve head Doug Lombardi, the PlayStation 3 version of The Orange Box is inferior to the 360 and the PC versions. "If we were customers of that product on PlayStation, we'd feel like we sort of got the stepchild version of...

Posted July 6, 2009
Sniper Next Up For 'TF2' Update. Xbox 360 Update Delay Explained

Valve sends word that the Sniper will be the next class getting an update in Team Fortress 2. In fact, this update will supposedly be the "largest TF2 update yet" with multiple new maps, gameplay tweaks, and the Sniper changes. As for the Xbox 360 update, apparently Valve is having difficulty getting everything to fit under the 360's...

Posted April 3, 2009| 26 Comments
'Half-Life' Fan Film or Viral Marketing?

The gaming web has been clamoring for more after seeing "What's in the Box?, a stunning 9 minute fan-made video homage on YouTube to Valve's Half-Life series. Featuring some impressive motion-tracking and plenty of nods to the franchise, fans have been crying --and/or hoping-- viral marketing! What are your thoughts? A well-executed fan...

Posted March 19, 2009| 81 Comments
Valve Reveals Lifetime Retail Sales for 'Half-Life', 'Counter-Strike'

Valve has always been tight-lipped with their sales numbers, especially when it comes to sales made over Steam, but they released a ton of numbers today. The numbers show the lifetime sales at retail for most of their first-party games, but do not include sales on Steam. That remains a mystery and a closely guarded secret, but it's safe to...

Posted December 3, 2008| 31 Comments