“Military cybernetic surgeon (a surgeon specializing in cybernetics) Sean Briston becomes humanity’s last hope as he is swept up in an interplanetary adventure in which ultimately he must personally assassinate the queen of the Dravin, a robotic alien race that has been attacking Earth for the past twenty years in an attempt to procure uranium.”… Read More

I’ve played and finished Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and thoroughly enjoyed it but I don’t think I have the patience to spend enough time required to achieve all the err.. achievements. Maybe if I were rewarded in some way, perhaps the opportunity to buy Episode 3 a week early or somethhin I may consider it.

So, this week’s Poll Question is:
Have “Achievements” in Episode 2 made you play more?

A simple starting scenario: You find yourself in what appears to be an abandoned area. You need to make your way through the map and find the other rebels and help them escape.

When you look at how many maps and mods were released for Half-Life 1 and how many for Half-Life 2 it seems that HL2 is running out of steam (Pardon the pun!)

So, this week’s (Late again Dammit!) Poll Question is:
Have players become bored with single player Half-Life 2 maps and mods?

A short map with a clearly defined objective of delivering the Gravity Gun to Dr Kliener.

I managed to get Chris and Jose to answer a few questions regarding life, the universe and everything.

Well, mostly about mapping and their mod: The Citizen. Read on to learn more.

“The last thing I remember was our train being stopped in the woods. OVERWATCH told me I was needed for questioning, so they locked me in one of those cold pods and stuck me on the next train to NOVA PROSPEKT. I can still see my WIFE watching me drift away.”

This is a Russian made mod that looks very cool. I have just started playing it and am already stuck! If any PP reader who read Russian could help to translate the read me etc. Please contact me and I’ll add a proper description. Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe Play It Later Play… Read More

Back in March 2007 I asked Would you pay for a mod? A similar question was raised just yesterday when Chris Fox asked in a comment: How much ad revenue do you think a mod could potentially generate, Phillip?

Let me address something similar before I talk about ad revenue.