Half Life fans, here is something for you today. HECU Collective has released a demo for Half-Life Black Mesa: Azure Sheep; the unofficial remake of a single-player mod “Azure Sheep” for Half-Life 1. Continue reading Half-Life Black Mesa: Azure Sheep demo is now available for download
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New Black Mesa Xen screenshots released
The Black Mesa team has released two new screenshots from the upcoming Xen levels of this Source remake of the classic Half-Life game. Although there isn’t any ETA yet on when the Xen levels will be released, these screenshots will give you an idea of the art style that the team aims to create. Continue reading New Black Mesa Xen screenshots released
New Black Mesa Xen Engine hotfix update released, improves dynamic shadows, lighting and performance
The team behind the amazing Half Life Black Mesa, a fan remake of the first Half-Life game in the Source Engine, has released a new hotfix update for it. According to the release notes, this hotfix improves most dynamic shadows flickering, most dynamic lights flickering on lower quality levels Nvidia GPUs, features settings optimization for new deferred lighting and shadows, and improves the overall quality and performance. Continue reading New Black Mesa Xen Engine hotfix update released, improves dynamic shadows, lighting and performance
New Black Mesa patch overhauls its graphics, featuring dynamic lighting, deferred rendering and more
Last month, Crowbar Collective claimed that a new patch would overhaul Black Mesa’s graphics. And today, we are happy to report that this update is available to everyone. Black Mesa’s December patch overhauls its graphics engine by adding new features such as dynamic lighting and deferred rendering, and it looks absolutely great. Continue reading New Black Mesa patch overhauls its graphics, featuring dynamic lighting, deferred rendering and more
Black Mesa Xen Release delayed yet again, new screenshots released
The Black Mesa team has announced the Xen release has been delayed yet again. Although there is no new ETA on when it will hit Steam, the team released some new screenshots that you can view below. Continue reading Black Mesa Xen Release delayed yet again, new screenshots released
Black Mesa’s Xen delayed to December, first screenshots, new dynamic lighting system showcased
The team behind Black Mesa has announced that the Xen chapters will be delayed until December. And while this will disappoint some Half-Life fans, the team released the first two screenshots from that section. Continue reading Black Mesa’s Xen delayed to December, first screenshots, new dynamic lighting system showcased
![Naughty Dog’s Environment Artist creates Half-Life: Black Mesa-inspired scene in Unreal Engine 4 [Finished]](https://www.dsogaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/87sad4dlxuro-672x372.jpg)
Naughty Dog’s Environment Artist creates Half-Life: Black Mesa-inspired scene in Unreal Engine 4 [Finished]
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. Continue reading Naughty Dog’s Environment Artist creates Half-Life: Black Mesa-inspired scene in Unreal Engine 4 [Finished]
Here is the first screenshot from Half Life’s Black Mesa Xen environment
Black Mesa is a remake of Half-Life in Source Engine that was released back in 2015. That remake did not feature the Xen environments of Half-Life and today the Black Mesa team released the first screenshot of Black Mesa’s Xen environment. Continue reading Here is the first screenshot from Half Life’s Black Mesa Xen environment
Black Mesa – Mod Version (2012) versus Retail Version (2015)
Imgur’s member ‘NateDGreat3‘ has released some interesting comparison screenshots between the 2012 and the 2015 versions of Black Mesa. As we’ve already said, the retail version of Black Mesa is powered by a new engine and these screenshots showcase some of the improvements that were introduced thanks to it. Mod images are on the left whereas retail images are on the right. Enjoy! Continue reading Black Mesa – Mod Version (2012) versus Retail Version (2015)
Black Mesa Team Reveals That the Highly Anticipated Xen Levels Won’t Be Coming to the Mod Version
In a recent Reddit AMA, Black Mesa’s multiplayer level designer Joe R, revealed that the highly anticipated Xen levels for Black Mesa will be only coming to the paid version. Joe R claimed that it’s currently impossible to add these levels in the mod version of Black Mesa as Xen will be built on the new engine that powers Black Mesa Steam. Continue reading Black Mesa Team Reveals That the Highly Anticipated Xen Levels Won’t Be Coming to the Mod Version