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A Demo Rant

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

I’ve recently noticed that there are a few Xbox Exclusive FPS demos available. I did keep a list but have lost it (Sorry). The first one I remember is BlackSite: Area 51, now from my reading this is also going to be a PC release, so why haven’t they released a PC demo?


1st January 2008 4 Comments

WOW, Episode 2 ROCKS!

I haven’t updated PlanetPhillip for a while with any new maps and mods because I have been playing Episode 2. Yes, you heard that right and those of you with good memories will be eager to point my statement in my Episodic Content Rant where I said “I


31st December 2007 25 Comments

MapSpace Concept

Who hasn’t heard of MySpace? Well if you haven’t it’s one of the most popular websites in the world. It describes itself as “An international site that offers email, a forum, communities, videos and blog space.”. It’s a place where people gather to talk, share, discus etc. For some, it’s their personal website, for others,… Read More


31st December 2007 4 Comments

Gameplay And Story Idea Regarding Speech Recognition

I would like to explore an idea and a particular line of thinking. “What if the player were deaf?” By the player I don’t mean you or me but the actual character in the game. Real deaf gamers must have a hard enough time of it, without the playing character being deaf a well! You… Read More


28th December 2007 10 Comments

Source Demos

About Yesterday I was taught by CubeDude89 about Source Demos and I HAVE tell you. If you truly already know about them you can stop reading now. If you think you know about them, carry on reading just in case you didn’t. And if you have never heard of them be prepared to be amazed.


27th December 2007 6 Comments

Stats For Mods Please

About I have been meaning to post about this for a long time and since I am in the house alone, I am catching up on all my commentary-type posts. If you missed this piece of news then allow me to be the one to tell you about it. Valve have posted Episode Two Playing… Read More


27th December 2007 4 Comments

HEV Mod Idea

Introduction Here is an idea for a gameplay mod for Half-Life 2. I propose that somebody create a new version of the HEV suit to include a number of new features. I’ve listed my ideas but would welcome yours.


14th December 2007 33 Comments

Chained Together

About We value freedom when playing games. That’s why if a developer can remove the illusion of a level being a linear game it is often considered good. (I disagree, but that’s for another post!). What if a game developer took a different approach and said “The player is going to have much less control… Read More


3rd November 2007 5 Comments

Dog and Gaming Years

About There’s an interesting article on Gamasutra called The Gamasutra Quantum Leap Awards: First-Person Shooters. The article was published in September 2006, but is still relevant today. The site requires free registration but if you are interested in game development it’s well worth the effort.


3rd November 2007 No Comments