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So, a fan remake on a new engine for a game released on an old engine is getting demade back on the old engine?

You ever see a news story that just makes you scratch your head? This is one of them.

It took almost 15 years from a mod team to create and fully release Black Mesa, a Source engine remake of Valve's original Half-Life. A bit more than a simple remake, Black Mesa took a few liberties with some aspects of their creation, opting to expand the game a bit beyond...

This weekend's rumor of a free-to-play Titanfall branded battle royale game sure picked up traction in a hurry. It first seemed to originate from a YouTube channel with a less than stellar reputation. However, since then it seems that other sources are now coming forth to say that "yes, there is actually some merit to this rumor."

Apparently, a free-to-play Titanfall battle royale game will be released this Monday. The release will happen on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation...

Electronic Arts announced today that they will acquire Respawn Entertainment for upwards of $455 million. The Titanfall developer will be picked up for $315 million in cash and stock with a potential bonus of $140 million.
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Electronic Arts announced today that they will acquire Respawn Entertainment for upwards of $455 million. The Titanfall developer will be picked...

Valve's Gabe Newell had an AMA today in the quasi-satirical r/The_Gaben subreddit. During his brief session answering community questions, Newell revealed that Valve might actually still be a game developer.

Who knew?

Reddit user Baldemoto asked that which should not be asked to Newell. His response will shock you (assuming you missed the headline that you clicked on to read this news piece).
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Valve's Gabe Newell had an AMA today in the quasi-satirical r/The_Gaben subreddit. During his brief session answering community questions, Newell...

Valve just detailed some of the lighting and shader improvements made to the Source Engine that were added during the Operation Wildfire and de_nuke update that was released last week.

These visual upgrades will allow for community map makers to really make their creations look as good as possible. An overview of some of these numerous changes are detailed in this Counter-Strike.net posting. There are updates and improvements to displacement surface lighting and shadows, cascade sha...

Valve just detailed some of the lighting and shader improvements made to the Source Engine that were added during the Operation Wildfire and de_nuke ...

There is a post on the Steam section of Reddit by a user that claims he discovered a severe security loophole with Source Engine games. Specifically, it's a problem with multiplayer games running on Source, including games like Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Garry's Mod, Dota 2, and more. The user claims that he found a way to not only spoof Steam IDs, but he also found a way that would allow malicious server admins to "(write) files on every client." To put it blun...

There is a post on the Steam section of Reddit by a user that claims he discovered a severe security loophole with Source Engine games. Specifically,...

Remember Black Mesa? It was the fan made total remake of the original Half-Life on the Source Engine. It was originally announced in late 2004 and was finally released to the public in late 2012. Unfortunately, it wasn't the "complete" version of the game. It lacked all of Xen and all of the promised multiplayer for the game. It was then one of the first games approved through Steam Greenlight to be released through Steam.

Today, here in 2015, 11 years after it was first a...

Remember Black Mesa? It was the fan made total remake of the original Half-Life on the Source Engine. It was originally announced in late 2004 and was...

Modders, prepare yourselves for this: Hammer is back! Yes, included in the Dota 2 Workshop Tools alpha release, Valve has also included and updated version of Hammer. It's Hammer 2014, if you will. This alpha is the first release of a new ste of tools that will allow users to create, play, and share custom maps and game modes for Dota 2. This release is "developer focused" and has some lofty system requirements. As it's an alpha, you should expect to see some instability and bugs as...

Modders, prepare yourselves for this: Hammer is back! Yes, included in the Dota 2 Workshop Tools alpha release, Valve has also included and...

A group of modders have been given the green light from Konami to continue making an updated version of the original Metal Gear. The team has been using Valve's Alien Swarm engine for the remake and it seems as though Konami is a-ok with it.
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