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Valve’s Half-Life 2 was released nearly 10 years ago and for a game released around that time, it looked pretty damn good. However fast forward 10 years, even die-hard Half-Life fans have to admit that the graphics are still to look a little dated, which is why a user called Logithx over at the Polycount website has decided to do something about it.

We should note that the screenshots pictured above and below are not representative of an upcoming game or mod for Half-Life 2. It’s essentially an “art project” which consists of some scenes from Half-Life 2 remade using the Unreal Engine. (more…)

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Good news Linux gamers, it looks like Half-Life 2 for Linux has managed to make its way out of beta and is currently available for download on Steam for Linux, according to an announcement the company made earlier today. We […]

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We know that as far as official support is concerned, Valve’s Team Fortress 2 is currently being supported by the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, and if you were looking forward to playing more of Valve’s games using the VR […]

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Are you an avid fan of the Half Life 2 series? I am quite sure that when you first laid your eyes on the Half-Life 2 Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator (aka gravity gun), you were blown away completely by the kind of things it could do in-game. Of course, this led to the gravity gun proving itself crucial in solving some of the game’s puzzles, and was also quite fun to use just to amuse yourself in-game. Here is something you can hold in the flesh and bring home – the $149.99 Half-Life 2 Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator Replica, which is a limited edition gravity gun that comes in a 1:1 replica form factor, complete with LEDs, handles, triggers, and unique sounds.

There is also a fold-away kickstand for display purposes, letting you proudly show it off to all and sundry who drop by your house and are worth their gaming salt. This Gravity Gun (let’s just call it this for now, as it is easier to roll off the tongue) is made out of molded plastic, and will boast of orange LEDs, a couple of handles and an equal number of triggers, and a quartet of sounds from the game. You might want to place an order as soon as possible, since once they are sold out, they are more or less gone forever!

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Creating machinima with a video game engine usually requires accepting one of two truths: either that it will require a lot of fudging or that it will have all the sophistication of playing with action figures. Valve Software isn’t very happy with that dichotomy, which is why it’s posting its very own movie-making tool, Source Filmmaker, as a public beta. Any game that runs on the Source engine, whether it’s Left 4 Dead 2, Portal 2 or another in the family, can have gameplay run-throughs edited and dissected right down to custom facial expressions. As Valve expounds in the video after the break, throwing a gaming-grade PC at the task gives directors the advantage of seeing exactly how any changes will look in the final scene; there’s no rough wireframes or pre-rendering here. Budding Francis Ford Coppolas can sign up for an invitation to the Filmmaker beta at the project page. If you’d just like to see how far someone can go with the end results, we’ve also included the latest Team Fortress 2 character profile video, Meet the Pyro, after the jump.

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