If you visit www.blackmesasource.com you will arrive at a screen that depicts a timer, the timer that dictates the offical release of the Black Mesa mod. This mod has been in development for over 8 years and has garnered an insane amount of attention, and now the rumours have become a reality as the game is set to release for free in the next 12 days, 3 hours and 37 minutes, as of when this article was written.
DSOGaming writes: "Back in February, we informed you about a new environment in Unreal Engine 4 that was inspired by Half-Life: Black Mesa Source. And today, we are presenting you the final screenshots from that project."
Black Mesa: Source announced that they are releasing a retail version of the game that supporters can purchase, though casual players still have access to the free version. Mr.WaWa talks about Half-Life and discusses briefly the game and mod's development over the years. He's gonna buy the crap out of it. Will you?
Dealspwn writes: "Though the Steam sale is looming over our wallets like the sword of Newellcles, you can easily spend the entire summer playing any number of great games without paying a single penny. To that end, here's a list of some of the most outstanding F2P games out there, along with reasons why you can save some serious money over the coming months."
I know I miss that so much it sucks when characters and costumes are DLC :(
F2P games are starting to realise that. Everything can be unlocked in Planetside 2, for example.
Remember that these games are free, but have to make money somehow. A couple of quid here and there is probably not a big ask for something you'll play for 20 hours +.
That said, I still hate DLC that takes characters and stuff out in full-priced games. Either it's freemium or premium, you shouldn't have both.
Not to mention, Planetside 2's F2P model is pretty well implemeneted in that paying players have no strict advantage over players that dont.
In an interview with Polygon it was said that the game is coming in chunks, so it won't be the full mod. http://xbigygames.com/scree...
No problem bud, that's what I'm here for and I enjoy it :)
8 YEARS, OMFG.
It's time to wake up... and smell the ashes. (again) lol