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Fan-Made ‘Half-Life’ Remake ‘Black Mesa’ Leaves Early Access Next Week
14 years is a long wait, but Crowbar Collective are finally set to bring their remake of the original Half-Life in Black Mesa out of Steam Early Access. Studio head Adam Engles revealed in a Steam Community post that game will officially launch on March 5.
“As I write this, I am realizing that we plan to FINISH Black Mesa exactly 14 years to the month from when I first joined the team,” explains Engles. “14 years working on a single project, with a dedicated team, that had a vision, and saw it through.”
Engles did say, however, that development is far from over. Despite hitting that magic 1.0, Black Mesa will no doubt have bugs to fix, and he wants to manage expectations. “We are super excited to have Black Mesa be ‘complete,’ but acknowledge it is not perfect and won’t ever be perfect.”
In spite of that, Engles is proud of what the team has accomplished. “We think this upcoming 1.0 release is the best, most polished, and most fun version of the game yet. The anticipation and excitement around our project is beyond flattering.”
Meanwhile, Valve is prepping the long-awaited next entry in the Half-Life series with Half-Life: Alyx, which launches March 23rd on Steam VR.
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Kickstarter Goal Achieved for Video Game Adaptation of ‘Lady Death’ Comic With ‘Lady Death Demonicron’
Lady Death fans will be getting a video game to call their own. Franchise creator Coffin Comics has announced that Lady Death Demonicron, a canonical beat-em-up video game in the Lady Death universe, has been funded on Kickstarter and is currently in development for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and the Nintendo Switch, courtesy of developer Art of Play Games.
With Lady Death Demonicron, the Lady Death franchise marks its 30th anniversary, which began way back in 1994 (though the character first appeared back in 1991). The Kickstarter for Lady Death Demonicron launched just three days ago, and has already reached its goal of $150,000 USD, with the campaign on until May 24.
“We’re excited to handcraft the next chapter of Lady Death in video game form with the creator of Lady Death Brian Pulido and his incredible team,” says Ash Nicholls, Director at Art of Play. “It’s time for Lady Death to conquer the video game space with the leadership of Art of Play,” says creator Brian Pulido. “Demonicron is true to Lady Death’s savage spirit. I can’t wait for players around the world to get their hands on it.”
Lady Death Demonicron will centre on Lady Death (naturally), who just wishes to mourn her friend in peace. Unfortunately, a horde of demonic enemies has swarmed the cemetery gates. These malevolent forces hound Lady Death between realms, invoking a hunt through alternate realities that bring forth a sinister mystery. Poised to help is Ravenheart, a haunted swordsman prepared to accompany Lady Death through these ominous realms in search of answers to a convoluted mystery.
In Demonicron, players will move through hand-drawn environments, accessing the heroine’s lethal sword skills, destructive magic, and strong intuition. You’ll be able to upgrade your kit as you battle through the beat-em-up’s 15 levels, earning new swords and uncovering brutal finishers to slay a path to victory.
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