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The Game You Cannot Escape – Half Life & Black Mesa Retrospective & History

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“Gordon Freeman in the flesh. Or rather, in the Hazard Suit”

Today we are taking on a big one – the crazed story of Valve’s first masterpiece – the shooter that changed a genre and an industry – HALF LIFE

We’re not only going to unpick the crazy story of it’s development, explore it’s incredible legacy and discuss it’s highly controversial ending – but also trace it’s descendants – strange expansions, baffling mods, unlikely ports and one of the most enthralling remakes ever made.

It’s part critique, part retrospective, part review and part history lesson – obviously full of spoilers and obviously full of my opinions

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All media in this video is used for the purpose of review, commentary or criticism and is defined as fair use under US Copyright law.

Source and Bibliography – https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DSin8t16dMqC01lheGs4ggJfWtSjzt4zFo-muvlxnZ8

=== Chapters ===

00:00:00 – Rutherford and Freeman
00:04:14 – Building Black Mesa
00:18:05 – That Legendary First Hour
00:27:19 – A Message from our Benefactors
00:28:24 – More Than Just A Shooter
00:38:52 – Half Life vs Repetition
00:49:00 – Quite A Nasty Piece of Work
01:00:08 – Under New Management
01:10:58 – The Absurd Expanded Universe
01:23:38 – How Half Life Broke Free (From Everyone)
01:33:43 – Welcome Back to Black Mesa
01:43:00 – Welcome Back to Xen
01:54:24 – The Game You Cannot Escape

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#halflife #valve #Retrospective

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Valve’s on the Warpath

by archytele
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We’ve been here before, but not like this.

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00:00 The Cube
00:46 Ten Years Later
02:56 Steam Machines
07:57 Ten Years Difference
11:35 Consoles Aren’t Doomed
14:58 Genuine Excitement

Sources:
https://store.steampowered.com/oldnews/12175

https://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/these-are-the-steam-machines-landing-this-holiday-season-1287235

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/11/ars-benchmarks-show-significant-performance-hit-for-steamos-gaming/

https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/whats-going-to-stop-the-steam-machine

http://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamframe

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine

https://bellular.games/steamos-has-microsoft-scared/

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/steam-machine-specs-availability/

https://bellular.games/steamos-has-microsoft-scared/

https://boilingsteam.com/windows-games-compatibility-on-linux-is-at-a-all-time-high/

https://www.theverge.com/pc-gaming/618709/steam-deck-3-year-anniversary-handheld-gaming-shipments-idc

https://www.eurogamer.net/will-it-be-easy-to-buy-a-steam-machine-valve-confirms-its-continually-improving-how-it-distributes-hardware-ahead-of-the-release-of-its-new-hardware-launches

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles

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Valve Steam Machine, Desktop SteamOS, Steam Frame VR, & Controller | ft. Engineering Discussion

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Valve today is announcing its Steam Machine, Steam Frame VR headset, and new Steam Controller. Alongside these announcements, the company is moving SteamOS to what is functionally a desktop platform while also adapting it to ARM for the Frame VR headset. The new Steam Controller makes some major iterations on the original, with a particular focus on TMR thumbsticks and connectivity. In this video, we run through the details of Valve’s new hardware and interview many of the company’s engineers working on the products. Engineering interviews and discussions talk about signal trace routing, power delivery, ESD protections, acoustics, thermals, and more. We have at least two other videos coming up from this visit as well, likely immediately, so subscribe to catch our Steam Frame thermal, power, and acoustics engineering interview next.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Valve Announces Steam Machine, Frame, and Controller
04:24 – Valve’s First Attempt at Steam Machines
05:16 – Machine: Steam Machine Specs
08:54 – Machine: BIOS, Modularity, BGA Silicon, Power
13:20 – Machine: Airflow, Thermal Engineering
18:10 – Machine: Upgradeable System RAM, SSD
18:28 – Machine: Memory Trace Routing Technicals
21:14 – Frame: Valve Steam Frame Specs, Basics
23:47 – Frame: SteamOS on ARM, Native Compilations
26:46 – Frame: Foveated Streaming
32:20 – Frame: Thermal Design, Power
35:05 – Frame: Sound, Controllers
37:12 – New Steam Controller: Basics
38:10 – Controller: Puck, Antenna Design
41:08 – Controller: Repairability, Battery, Haptics
42:16 – Controller: TMR Thumbsticks, Gyro
43:21 – Conclusion

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Valve Responds To PayPal Banning Steam

by archytele
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Valve Responds To PayPal Banning Steam

PayPal has been suddenly removed as a payment option for Steam in many countries, sparking a massive controversy. This video breaks down Valve’s official statement, which blames a third-party “acquiring bank” for the termination of service. We investigate the larger story of censorship, connecting the dots to a coordinated effort by groups like Collective Shout and similar payment issues with Mastercard and Stripe.
#valve #gaming #steam
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/731C-13C7-7D04-A11E#:
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Deception, Lies, and Valve

by archytele
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All roads lead back to the only people who can stop the problem they created.
This report was assisted by:
Nick Devor at Barron’s – https://www.barrons.com/articles/counter-strike-skin-gambling-addiction-72078828
@PeopleMakeGames https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMmNy11Mn7g
@HOUNGOUNGAGNE69 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT17l53Fkj0&t=351s
Support: ► https://patreon.com/coffeezilla

Credits:
3D Artist: Ed Leszczynski @LeszczynskiEd
Video Editor: Harry Bagg @HarryRBagg
End Credits Composer – “Poison Piano”: Palmers Medic @palmers_medic
Camera Motion Tracking: Mo-Sys Startracker https://www.mo-sys.com/product/camera-tracking/startracker/
Virtual Production Platform: Aximmetry https://aximmetry.com/

This video is an opinion and in no way should be construed as statements of fact. Scams, bad business opportunities, and fake gurus are subjective terms that mean different things to different people. I think someone who promises $100K/month for an upfront fee of $2K is a scam. Others would call it the “opportunity of a lifetime.”

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The Dark Side of CS2 Gambling

by archytele
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Exposing the casinos, influencers, and esports teams that rely on CS2 Gambling to see how we can change things for the better.
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WATCH PART 1! ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q58dLWjRTBE&

FULL RESPONSE FROM ANCIENT GAMING / CSGOROLL DIRECTOR OF PR
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q3d8ZEsfbRzhQJd-0ECWeS-LuwJ7SIcH/view?usp=drive_link

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Credits:
3D Artist: Ed Leszczynski @LeszczynskiEd
Video Editor: Harry Bagg @HarryRBagg
End Credits Composer: Claire Wickes @clairewritesmusic
Camera Motion Tracking: Mo-Sys Startracker https://www.mo-sys.com/product/camera-tracking/startracker/
Virtual Production Platform: Aximmetry https://aximmetry.com/

This video is an opinion and in no way should be construed as statements of fact. Scams, bad business opportunities, and fake gurus are subjective terms that mean different things to different people. I think someone who promises $100K/month for an upfront fee of $2K is a scam. Others would call it the “opportunity of a lifetime.”

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