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[Video] Watch This Fascinating Free Documentary on ‘Half-Life’ and its Legacy
Half-Life recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, and it was yet another sad reminder that Half-Life 3 still isn’t a thing we’ve played. Some solace can be found however in a lengthy free documentary by Noclip (which includes former GameSpot video man Danny O’ Dwyer as host) that investigates the original game’s legacy and the community that keeps it alive to this day.
There’s sadly no involvement from creators Valve, but there are soundbites from Respawn’s Vince Zampella (Titanfall), Sony Santa Monica’s Cory Barlog (God of War) and Gearbox’s Rady Pitchford (Borderlands) among others.
The documentary, titled ‘Unforeseen Consequences’ weighs in at a bit under 2 hours and is genuinely an interesting look at a very important game.
Noclip has also previously created documentaries on the likes of Bethesda Game Studios’ history and the making of Horizon Zero Dawn.
Now back to pining for more Half-Life I go.
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Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.