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Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

This post was written by James Partridge.
You may have noticed that some Valve games haven’t been working as smoothly as usual.

Well, there is a reason for this and James Partridge explains and offers some help.

25th May 2013 46 Comments

Why Once Is Not Enough

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

You see that image to the left? It comes from the Half-Life 2 chapter Follow Freeman, which I have just finished playing. It’s the view from inside the Combine Nexus just as a Combine Gunship passes over the roof.

What struck me today, and quite hard too, was that playing a game like Half-Life 2 once is not enough. That may sound obvious to you but as somebody who is only just playing his way through the games for only the second time, it’s a very important point.

28th April 2013 22 Comments

Two New Input Devices

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

Recently, I came across a couple of new input devices and they showed people playing games.

I’m pretty happy with the mouse and keyboard and besides my occasional dreams, sticking with both is fine for me.

That said, I would be averse to testing and review these two products.

2nd March 2013 4 Comments

Apparently, I can sell DOTA 2!

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

Somebody just asked for a copy of DOTA 2 and since I still have about 30 left, I sent them one.

But as I was doing it, I noticed a new button underneath the usual ones: SELL.

So I click it and the image below is what I saw.

24th February 2013 13 Comments

3×24: Competition 1: BeginningVille

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

And so it begins.

This is the first of the 3×24 Mapping Competition Series.

Just to ease everybody’s mind, the 2 models requirement has been removed.

Full details are below.

11th January 2013 71 Comments

Half-Life: Twitter Style Review

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

How would you describe or review Half-Life via Twitter?

Well, here’s my attempt at a description.

I’ll try and write a review version too.

Tram ride to gem push. Shit hits fan. Get help. Alien & grunts block you. BM is huge. Lab guys help. Xen awaits. Kill big baby. Job offer.

31st October 2012 10 Comments

The OpposingForceNovemberFest Event

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

During November, I will be having another map and mod event.

It’s called the:
OpposingForceNovemberFest.

Originally, it was going to be during October and the “OFOF” would have sounded cooler, but I just couldn’t get it ready in time.

28th October 2012 9 Comments

Quick question about giveaways

Just a quick question for you…. Would you prefer 10 weekly giveaways, each with one game or one ten-game giveaway? If I did the ten-game thing it might be a competition to make it worthwhile. Please let me have your thoughts.

20th September 2012 16 Comments