Half-Life 2 Mod Remakes Game For 2022: Watch The Trailer

The modders behind Half-Life 2: Overcharged plan to release the mod next month and have celebrated the upcoming milestone with an official gameplay trailer. Mods like the Spyro-starring Half-Life demo now seem a dime a dozen, cropping up every so often to offer neat excursions off the classic franchise's beaten path. On occasion, however, the modding community digs a little deeper to deliver content that significantly expands upon the existing experience.

Of course, Black Mesa counts among the most notable of such fan-made experiences, one that remade the original Half-Life in Half-Life 2's superior game engine. It even boasts new voice acting and better assets, an incredible feat that many players won't soon forget. The Stanley Parable similarly took on a life of its own and even became a standalone game, complete with a branching narrative backed by incredible level design. Though the regularly replayed Half-Life sequel celebrates its 20th anniversary in about two years, talented members of its modding community continue finding ways to reimagine the Valve-developed masterwork.

As reported by DSOGaming, modders BriJee and Mike Nov recently announced a February 2022 launch window for their eagerly-anticipated Half-Life 2: Overcharged mod. The project will hit Steam with features such as extended maps and reworked gunplay in tow. Players can also expect Overcharged to boast modern animations, 50-plus weapons, uncut locations, and new slow-motion settings. An official gameplay trailer accompanied the release date news, teasing all of the above and then some. Check it out in the following video, courtesy of BriJeeTV GameDev on YouTube.

Like other noteworthy Half-Life 2 mods, Overcharged seems as though it will provide fans with plenty of fresh content to sink their teeth into come February. The extended maps and overhauled gunplay should especially interest those who still remember the sequel's classic controls. It looks to be a very substantial amount of new content, too, which is not always common among mods.

While Half-Life 3 seems less and less likely as time goes on, Valve hasn't abandoned the seminal franchise just yet. This much is evidenced by the early 2020 release of Half-Life: Alyx, a VR-only prequel to Half-Life 2 that drops players into the shoes of Alyx Vance. Leading the titular character on a mission to retrieve a superweapon, users must solve puzzles and engage in combat encounters to navigate their way through a masterfully crafted survival experience. Hope remains high that Half-Life: Alyx will migrate to PSVR 2; though rumors suggest such a port is in the works, Valve and Sony have yet to corroborate as much.

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Half-Life 2: Overcharged hits PC via Steam on an unspecified date in February 2022.

Source: BriJeeTVGameDev/YouTube (via DSOGaming)

Who Is Billy? Black Christmas 1974's Ending Explained

Bob Clark's 1974 horror film Black Christmas is one of the most influential slasher movies of all time, and it has an unforgettably chilling ending. In Black Christmas Billy is considered the villain as he picks off victims one by one, and after almost 50 years, his identity is still debated. The story takes place in a sorority house, where the residents are throwing a Christmas party before they depart. Little do they know, however, that a perverted killer has made his way into the house, and is preparing to pick them off one by one. The Billy Black Christmas character remains in the shadows for most of the movie, that is, until the chilling ending.

Demonologist: How to Find Every Finger Location (& What They’re For)

Players need to find the location of five Fingers in Demonologist 's abandoned house to exorcise a ghost haunting the place, finishing every objective on the map to defeat this supernatural enemy. Given the chaotic nature of this horror game, it can be hard for players to look for these small fingers on such a large map. There are also some tasks that need to be completed before players are even able to start looking for these items in the first place.

Every Actress Who Played Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, Ranked

Author Agatha Christie 's Miss Marple is one of the most iconic and celebrated literary sleuths of all time. The amateur investigator was first introduced in the 1930 novel Murder at the Vicarage , appearing in 11 subsequent novels up until 1976. The character has been portrayed on the stage, on radio, and for our purposes, on the big and small screen several times since the character's screen debut in 1961. Over the past 60 years, Miss Marple has been portrayed by several actresses, many of whom hail from different parts of the world. To see who did Miss Marple the most justice on screen, scroll below. Updated July 21st, 2022 by George Chrysostomou: Agatha Christie's works are still influencing the industry today and Miss Marple is among her most famous creations. With the Knives Out sequel, Glass Onion , taking the audience back to the genre, it's well worth checking out these classic portrayals of one of the best detectives out there featuring some fantastic Mis...

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