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Hail to the Chimp Demo Released on Xbox 360 (Hail to the Chimp)

Jul 18, 2008

The Hail to the Chimp demo has been released over Xbox Live for US and Canadian marketplaces.

Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of June 29th (Hail to the Chimp)

Jun 29, 2008

US Games

* Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
* Hail to the Chimp

EU Games

* Buzz! Quiz TV (also available with buzzers)
* Ferrari Challenge
* Wall-E

Asian Games

* Initial D Extreme Stage

Release dates are constantly subject to change, so make sure you check with your local retailer if you're worried.

Hail to the Chimp Achievements (Hail to the Chimp)

Jun 19, 2008

Hail to the Chimp achievements revealed and has 46 achievements to be unlocked.

Gamecock Promotes Hail to the Chimp in Philly During PA Primary (Hail to the Chimp)

Apr 24, 2008

All in the name of self-promotion, Gamecock Media Group CEO Mike Wilson was in Philadelphia on Tuesday as the hoopla surrounding this week's Democratic Pennsylvania primary reached its peak.

"Cock the Vote" launched by Gamecock (Hail to the Chimp)

Feb 5, 2008

Gamecock is using its upcoming game Hail to the Chimp to encourage gamers to participate in the real upcoming "human" election.

Hail To The Chimp Candidates Revealed (Hail to the Chimp)

Nov 13, 2007

Politics have long used animal iconography to make the whole process more approachable to the common man. Now Wideload's upcoming next-gen console game Hail to the Chimp takes that idea to a more primal level.

Gamecock Endorses Stephen Colbert For President (Hail to the Chimp)

Nov 7, 2007

Via Ripten:

"The boys and girls over at Gamecock have announced that they are endorsing Stephen Colbert for President. The Texas based Gamecocks refuse to accept the South Carolina Setback, and urge Colbert to begin his campaign in Texas.

In fact, they are willing to allow Colbert to use their Austin location as his campaign headquarters, and will be using their upcoming political party game "Hail to the Chimp" to help raise political awareness among gamers."

The site also has a link to a Gamecock virtual button for those looking to show their support for Stephen Colbert.

PS3, 360 will both hail to the Chimp (Hail to the Chimp)

Jun 28, 2007

Wideload Games, following their previous efforts of Stubbs the Zombie, will release a party game in 2008. To be released by GameCock, who is planning on showing it at E3. until then, take a gander at these pics.

Valve Complete Pack Now Available On Steam (Half-Life 2)

Nov 14, 2008

If you're thinking of buying the PC version of Left 4 Dead, you might want to look into purchasing the new Valve Complete Pack off Steam. In addition to L4D, the $100 package comes with both Half-Life games and a slew of additional content for each.

Valve Tried to Trick Half Life 2 Hacker Into Fake Job Interview (Half-Life 2)

Nov 13, 2008

Wired Write: After the secret source code for its then-unreleased shooter Half Life 2 showed up on file sharing services in 2003, game-maker Valve Software cooked up an elaborate ruse with the FBI targeting the German hacker suspected in the leak, even setting up a fake job interview in an effort to lure him to the United States for arrest.

The gambit ultimately failed, and Axel "Ago" Gembe remained safely in Germany. He was indicted last month in Los Angeles on new charges of creating the Agobot malware, and sharing it with a crew of U.S. hackers who used it to stage denial-of-service attacks in 2003.

In September 2003, the source code for the much-anticipated Half Life 2 game turned up online, and Valve's managing director, Gabe Newell, revealed that the company's network had been breached. In a post to the company's web forum, Newell asked for gamer's assistance in finding the hackers responsible.

Valve may announce Half-Life 2 Episode 3 later this year. (Half-Life 2)

Oct 15, 2008

Marketing director Doug Lombardi says announcement may arrive later this year, though game is still more than a year off.

Although an announcement may be impending, a release date remains farther away on the horizon. "The next time you play as Gordon will be longer than the distance between [Half-Life 2] to [Episode 1], and [Episode 1] to [Episode 2]," cryptically noted Lombardi. Half-Life 2 was released for the PC in November 2004, with Episode 1 following in June 2006 and Episode 2 debuting alongside The Orange Box in October 2007. Doing the math, that would put Episode 3's release date as far off as 2010.

Gordon Freeman Spotted in CERN Test Chamber (Half-Life 2)

Sep 10, 2008

"Ever watch the same disaster movie twice and find yourself trying to warn off the actors?"

Half-Life 2 SourceForts 1.9.4 Released (Half-Life 2)

Sep 9, 2008

This mod from the Source Forts Team blends Deathmatch and Capture the Flag and adds other custom changes to the mix.

Jailbreak: Source Official Map Pack and New Screens (Half-Life 2)

Aug 4, 2008

Jailbreak is a Half-Life 2 modification similar to Team Deathmatch for Half-Life 2, but with a difference: two teams, two jails. When you kill a member of the opposite team, they respawn, locked up inside your jail. When a member of your team is killed, they respawn inside the enemy jail. Your objective is to imprison every member of the enemy team. The twist is that you can break out members of your own team, by fighting your way to the enemy jail and opening the doors. The game goes back and forth until one team is entirely locked up, the losers executed (in a variety of customised ways), then the next round begins.

Valve Announces Steam Cloud - Indefinite Online Save Game, Replay Video, Kill-cam Storage, and other features (Half-Life 2)

May 30, 2008

Valve's been quite busy getting ready to roll out some impressive updates to their games and Steam in general:

"Valve today announced Steam Cloud, a free Steam system that will retain users' saved games and configuration files indefinitely.

Half-Life and Half-Life 2 will be the first games to support the service....

The company is also working on several new Steam systems, including a driver auto-updater and calendar functionality.

Another feature in the works is a system-requirement checker. The program will analyze your hardware and compare it to multiple games, estimating your performance and recommending upgrades.

Valve is also considering storing replay videos and kill-cam screens from games such as Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source. "

Gordon Freeman: Strongest personality in gaming (Half-Life 2)

Jan 18, 2008

18th Jan, 2008 [Warning: Like our Portal article from December, this piece features some pretty heady discourse, and also benefits from a visit from Mr. Narrative Theory. If that stuff makes you run screaming, then feel free to run screaming. Also, if you haven't completed Half-Life 2, leave now. This contains some inhuman spoilers.] Half-Life 2 is widely and rightly regarded as a modern classic. In terms of both gameplay and artistry there have been few, if any, games in the FPS genre which ...

HL2 mod Black Mesa's Media Release 11 (Half-Life 2)

Dec 25, 2007

To celebrate Christmas, the Black Mesa team released a new batch of media for the upcoming Half-Life re-creation mod Black Mesa. Included within are a website re-vamp, new high-resolution screenshots, newly revealed areas, new weaponry, and the launch of a devblog.

IGN Top 100 10-2 (Half-Life 2)

Dec 1, 2007

"The Top 100 Games of All Time!
Yes, friends, more than 30 editors located all over the world set aside their ages, allegiances and personal favorites to pick the hundred best videogames that the planet has ever seen! There was fighting, there was mayhem, and there was pizza -- lots and lots of pizza.

Now, some of you may proclaim, "but your list is different from the rankings you guys did in 2005!" Well, of course it is people. Plenty of fantastic games have been released since then, and we have plenty of new folks in our ranks to throw in their couple of cents. We're also not afraid to admit that our tastes change over time too."

Toronto Rebuilt In Half-Life 2 (Half-Life 2)

Nov 23, 2007

City 7: Toronto Conflict, is an action packed Half-Life 2 mod with a variety of unique levels and game play. Explore what has become of City 7 in areas like Dundas square, Eaton Center , Mel Lastman square, St. Michael's Hospital and TTC system under the Combine rule. This version features Gordon Freeman as the main character, stuck in Toronto due to a teleporting accident in Kleiner's lab. Try to escape this war torn city by finding any type of teleporting technology and send him back to City 17.

Follow the link to view some images and read more.

Orange Box 360 update released! (Again!) (Half-Life 2)

Oct 27, 2007

"The second Orange Box 360 update has been released by Valve! This time, the focus is primarily on Team Fortress 2. What, exactly, have they changed?

- Reduced network bandwidth usage in multiplayer.
- Improved overall game performance.
- Arranged search results to favor preferred host conditions.
- Improved searching for ranked games.
- Addressed a possible false report of too little storage space on larger hard drives". - Gamernode