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The HL2 soundtrack info (song names, etc.) is now available thru Gracenote's CDDB database, accessible via i-Tunes and other popular digital players.

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WhiteDragon: How many years have you been mapping? is half-Life the first Game you mapped for?

MarmaladeMan: I've been mapping for approximately 8 years, since the day I beat Duke Nukem 3D and realized it shipped with a level editor for the Build engine. I would spend many a late night fiddling with that thing, but the documentation that shipped with the game was littered with errors, which made it tough to accomplish some of the more technically advanced features afforded by the Build engine.
MarmaladeMan: So I dumped 30 bucks on a book that covered pretty much everything the game was able to do, and read it cover to cover.
MarmaladeMan: I never jumped into Quake editing all that much, so I never explored the concept of multi-leveled maps (the possibility of having an area that is above another) until I began editing for Half-Life.
MarmaladeMan: The Build engine was not so flexible, being hojillion years old.
MarmaladeMan: My first foray into HL mapping was an attempt to recreate one of my Duke Nukem 3D designs.

WhiteDragon: If hostile ever goes to HL2 Will you go to that project?

Fuse: From what it seems so far, I do believe I will be on board for HL2.

You can check out the full interview by MarmaladeMan and the full interview by Fuse over at TheXNetwork.com.net.

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Jenny is uncomfortable with the ill feelings that accompany her gaming experiences, but there's nothing that's going to stop her from playing video games.

"I hurled something fierce after the first level of Doom III," said Jenny, who has been playing PC games since she was twelve. "When the half-digested bits of food hit the screen I could hardly tell the difference between that and the gore from the game."

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EGN: The game mode of "Tournament" is very unique, how will you make this game-mode work?

Bill Lowe: The tournament game mode will feature various events that were common place in medieval times, depending on the event the game will work in different ways, for example the Jousting event would set two players against each other and be a round based game, the winner stays on until he defeated. At the end of a set time limit the player with the most vicotories wins.

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it�s that time of year again when we need to choose the top games of the year. We've already made most of our decisions, but our awards aren't complete without the gamers of the world having their say. Now is your chance to be heard and vote for the game that you think is most deserving. Last year, some great games got the nod from fans. In 2001, there were even some surprises! So your voice DOES make a difference! We will alert developers and publishers about the winners in these categories after our overall winners are announced on Dec. 22!

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If you play the MMO-RPG known as City Of Heroes you will most likely see this fellow, dancing in Atlas Park, or posing for the world on the top of sky scraper's.

Yes, it's true! I have recently purchased City Of Heroes and decided to make my character look like Gordon Freeman, seems to have a lot of fans who play the game too.

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We have a new story!
Not a long story, not very interesting or funny. But It's the first! That's what counts! Right? Well, the story is is called "Lost in the desert". It's a story made with one purpose: to test the new Half Life 2 model viewer, and see what HL2 stories could look like!
With 22 images this is the first story to be added to our Half Life 2 section. Hope you like it anyway.

Take a look at the story right here.

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This HL2Files.com mappack Volume 1 contains 50 of the latest Half-Life 2 custom maps. Most of these maps are HL2: Deathmatch compatible with a few being Singleplayer maps. This mappack was compiled to save you from downloading each and every map seperately. Please note that some maps are still in their alpha or beta stage and are work-in-progress.

The included maps are:
3rooms, alyx_basketball-b2, barney_gulch, bounce, buildingblocks_b1, buildingblocks_b2, cf_mechwars, cityseventeen_com, convex, crossfire2, db_bunker, discarded_garage, discarded_garage_V2, dm_abandoned_factory, dm_arene_kn, dm_assault, dm_backyard, dm_crossfire, dm_crossfire2_b2, dm_datacore_b1, dm_deathbox7b, dm_dustforce, dm_killbox_beta3, dm_rally_b1a, dm_rally_b2, dm_reactor, dm_unrealstation_B1, domino_effect, e3_c17_01, fall, fy_iceworld, fy_race, highway, hl2_lobby2, hl2dm_arena, hl2dm_petrol, killbox2, nm_motel_dm, playground, prison_grav, rocked_arena, sdk_vehicles, sdk_vehicles_b, station, taz_barrel_launcher, temple2, templev1, xenon_engage, xenon_roofrumblev2, zombies.

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We're working on porting over maps for ZP:S, and Rhone is starting to look over the SDK, so things are being worked on.

The host went down and I expected it back up sooner, but it seems that Swooh is taking its time coming back up. We have a new adress, and new content as well. Pictures included in the link.

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Menace is a half life 2 action adventure modification which takes place in mid 19th century�s city of central Europe . Player becomes Julius von Tesse former war hero now a Academic lecturer who comes to the local Military Academy for series of lectures. Unfortunately, because of unexpected odd events, plans stayed unexecutable. You find yourself in the middle of great conspiracy game between local government ,church and unrealized human ambitions � the game where ordinary people become victims and YOU become their last chance. Chose your own way to victory. Be smarter and faster than enemy or try your force in face to face fight. Solve the case , expose the conspiracy. Once again become a hero.

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A lot has been happening in the engine room of Team Dystopia. Firstly, a fresh design for our website was launched to celebrate the release of Half-Life 2. Secondly, with the recent release of the complete software development kit our coders are finally able to begin bringing Dystopia to life on the Source engine. On top of this our mappers have moved development into Hammer 4, with stunning results.

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Sickness Inc., the team behind Doom3Fortress ( http://www.doom3fortress.net ) is happy to announce the birth of Rocket Arena: Source! Expect much out of this mod. Level design is already underway as we wait for the full SDK and wait to gain a few more members. RAS will be our own version of Rocket Arena based on the awesome series of mod's for the Quake series by David 'crt' Wright. This mod is dedicated to crt and everyone who helped make the previous Rocket Arena mods, and thier work and dedication creating one of the best mods to date.

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The BlackDragon Mod has just recently undergone a complete site change. Following the new site has been a bevy of new media. The site also promises more media updates as well as a new flash version available in the near future. This mod is looking better and better with each update so check it out at www.blackdragonmod.com

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THONGS is a team based multiplayer rendition of the modern battlefield, focusing on the vehicular aspect rather than the single infantry soldier. Players will be on either a "blue" or a "red" team, where the blue team has hardware reminiscent of NATO-style equipment, and the red team uses Warzaw Pact-style units. Battles take place across any conceivable number of environments, and teamwork will be essential to success.

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Brainbread is released since 1 Week and it�s a full success.
Currently BB is the 4 most successful Mod @ Steam, take a look @ http://www.steampowered.com/status/game_stats.html
We didn�t expect this success, because it�s a little Funmod, developed in 8 Weeks.
But we decided to develop a Patch and maybe later a Source Port, we will see

We Patch contain Bugfixes, a new Weapon (details in some Days) and a new Map called bb_carnage, mapped like all the other Maps by MadMax_FMM.

We hope to release the Patch, later the Week. More details @ http://www.ironoak.de/BB

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MadMechWarrior (leader/coder) has been looking, learning and coding some things for the SDK ever since it has been released, if you've been reading the forums. We can't wait to get everything rolling there so within the coming weeks, we hope to be able to show you not only just renders, but also in-game screenshots! Please be patient though, your screaming like little girls won't help unfortunately.

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Our first player model is a high-class gangster by the name of Jin Shi. Jin is currently in the process of being skinned. The first map you're seeing is a traditional Chinese Kung Fu school. The school will be used as a training ground for the Martial Arts aspects of the mod. We finish with more weapon models by TheOtherChris, a katana and a .44 snub-nose.

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Now that the SDK has been released, the time has come for the first public unveiling of Espionage, a new stealth-focused mod currently in development for Half-Life 2.

Espionage is a team-based, multiplayer only game that allows players to choose between two teams, each with drastically different roles.

The first team focuses on stealth; they value hiding in the shadows over running-and-gunning.

In contrast, the other team puts their stock in firepower. With superior weapons, explosives, and other traps they will keep their opponents on their toes at all times.

Espionage plans to push the Source engine to its limits with many features, such as expansive maps, security networks, traps, and much more.

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If you where a member of CSMapCentral.com you are automatically a member of the hole network. They have also done a lot of work on their download database so if you have any new maps please head over to their network and submit them.