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‘Jurassic Park’-Themed ‘Half-Life 2’ Mod to be Released Later This Year
So, you’re waiting to hear more about Universal’s rumoured Jurassic World Aftermath, but you still want in on some dino slaying? Lucky for you, BUTANe, the team behind the Half-Life 2 mod Jurassic Life, dropped a big update recently.
“You won’t need HL2 at all for the game to work,” explains the team. “We wish to let you know that JURASSIC LIFE now only requires SOURCE SDK 2013, which is free and obtainable on Steam.” While the game won’t be released until later this year, BUTANe have put together a “training video” that introduces the game’s weapons, animals and voice actors.
You play as Robert Muldoon (pre raptor food, mind you), and you have been chosen by International Genetic Technologies. Inc or InGen for short, for a “wonderful opportunity.” You are now a Park Ranger for a little something called Jurassic Park, and you’ve got some maintenance to do. You can guess what that entails.
Also, the team has stressed that this project is a non-profit fan-game that is “not intended for commercial use.” Whether or not Universal buys that remains to be seen, but until then, fingers crossed.
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Inspired by 80s Slashers, Short Horror Experience ‘Dead Stop – No Vacancy’ Launches August 13 [Trailer]
Fresh from their work on last year’s Beneath, developer Camel 101 has announced that their next title, a short, standalone first-person horror experience in Dead Stop – No Vacancy, will launch on Steam on August 13. Accompanying the announcement is the release date trailer, which thanks to the narration, is appropriately hammy.
Players in No Vacancy step into the shoes of Nancy, a hard-edged investigative reporter whose journey to the town of Crestfall takes an unexpected turn. Stranded without directions or a GPS signal, she arrives at the remote Paradise Motel just as daylight begins to disappear. What initially appears to be an inconvenient stop soon becomes an investigation into the motel’s dark history, and whatever may be hiding beneath it.
No Vacancy is the first entry in Dead Stop, a new anthology of short, standalone horror games inspired by classic horror stories and unsettling places. In this case, the game takes inspiration from 80s slasher films.
Rather than relying on cutscenes to tell its story, No Vacancy‘s has the player discover the story through the various objects you examine in the game. As such, you’ll also be dealing with various environmental puzzles built around the motel’s dark history. Completing the vibe is the game’s throwback graphics, which don’t quite have the typical PS1-era aesthetic, but it’s enough to give you that old-school feel.
Ahead of the game’s launch, you can also check out the demo via the Steam page.