Of All time! And Beyonce’s not one of them, thankfully. Empire have put together yet another list that will be unable to please everybody, this time focusing on the greatest video game character of all time. I can’t say I personally agree with the list – particularly the character given its number one spot. They’ve awarded the accolade to Half-Life’s …
Genius. That’s the single word I can use to sum up the latest bit of hype-generating from Valve. Employing the model of Alternate Reality Gaming, they mysteriously updated Portal with all manner of digital clues, as seen in our previous post. The internet collective have proven their mental fortitude, cracking each successive clue like some sort of hive mind. Hit …
The Bento is a traditional Japanese lunchtime staple, a single-portion meal generally consisting of rice, a meat of some sort and vegetables for good measure, fancifully arranged in a box. And Although available as commercial, mass-produced meals, the best ones are made by the Japanese wife and mother. Even cooler are kyaraben or character bentos – in which the food …
Now I’ve always enjoyed the older Half-Life titles but pretty much got lost in the story etc during my gaming dark-ages. But I’m back on the wagon and have allowed Half-Life to pass on by as I came to love some other titles. But I was pretty intrigued when I read about the impending release for this new mod for …
There have been so many fan films and rumours running around about a Half Life 2 movie that it is becoming virtually impossible to believe that it isn’t going to happen. This latest one isn’t to my tastes at all but the high level of the special effects makes me think this is more than just a simple fan movie, …
$500… I can’t get past that. Apparently these first few episodes of the Half Life story cost a grand total of $500 to produce… That’s insane when you think about how much money Egoli or Laugh out Loud had to go on. I would love to see this get picked up by one of the major TV’s guys and to …
Black Mesa is a complete re-creation of the game Half-Life, utilizing the Source engine. It will let you re-visit the world that started the Half-Life continuum but with all the tech goodness that was developed for the orange box, If you are a Half-Life fan you do not want to miss this! And believe it or not it’s made by …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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