On Sep 14th the developers of Black Mesa Source will release "Black Mesa", but not as a complete version. According to the devs: "This will include our re-envisioning of Half-Life all the way up to Lambda Core".
The Xen and BMDM (Black Mesa Death Match) parts will probably be released at a later time as a complete game, like a whole new chapter.

You can now Download the Black Mesa Soundtrack, courtesy of our very own Joel Nielsen, at the very generous price of whatever you want! See the official website.

and stay tuned.

Original Announce:
http://forums.blackmesasource.com/showthread.php?p=480683#post480683
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/BlackMesa#announcements/detail/1659829290237655153
http://www.facebook.com/BlackMesaDevs

Official website: (with a countdown to release)
http://www.blackmesasource.com/

Some screenshots:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.476857308999750.112441.391087910910024&type=3&l=398796a04d
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.442026219149526.104628.391087910910024&type=3&l=ea8acec8ee
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.421333184552163.101439.391087910910024&type=3&l=70b732c3d0

EDIT: rearranged all info and links.
EDIT2: info about the release: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/BlackMesa#announcements/detail/1659829290525487884

EDIT3: Black Mesa on Steam Greenlight: Vote here!

EDIT4: Black Mesa Source now is only Black Mesa. Updated all references on this topic.

EDIT5: The game has been approved on Steam Greenlight!

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Finally :o

12 years ago
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It's about time! They should go for Greenlight :)

12 years ago
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Awesome idea! If it goes to GreenLight I think it'll be approved faster than anything else there.

12 years ago
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Well, maybe not anything else :P But certainly it will make it!

12 years ago
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I agree. It would give them the proper incentives to continue.

...but there's a catch, though. Wouldn't recreating a trademarked game and profiting from it make you a sitting duck for the lawyers @ Valve?

12 years ago
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It's a mod though :) So there's no profit to be made no matter what. Free for all!

12 years ago
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it's free, so probably valve agrees with this release

12 years ago
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I know that, but I have to admit that I'm inexperienced with greenlight... is it a user-based voting system for purchasable games only or are freeware games accepted as well?

12 years ago
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I've seen plenty of freeware games on Greenlight. I don't see why they wouldn't be accepted :) Slender Source for example.

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Cool. They definitely should, then. They need the exposure.

The trailer alone is jaw-dropping

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They even have a "Free to Play" button, so only the F2P games are shown :)

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the screenshots are jaw-dropping too

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rearranged all info and links

12 years ago
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thx 4 info!

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12 years ago
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isnt it this already done by valve with half life source ?

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Yes, but half-life source is just HL1 running on source engine (original game runs on GoldSrc engine).
Black Mesa Source is, according to authors : a "Re-imagining/Remake of Valve Software's award-winning PC game, Half-Life". It's a completely new remake with modern standard quality.

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To be honest it's not new, as development started in 2004, if I remember correctly...

12 years ago
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Wow...8 years and it's still incomplete? :/
Would've been better if they didn't announce anything back then.

12 years ago
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It's not incomplete, but it'll be released in two parts, like HL2 Ep1 and Ep2. They just released what is already done now and the remaining will be released in the next part.

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half-life source is not a remake. almost everything remained the same as it was in original game (only water was adjusted and some other effects added).
Black Mesa is the complete remake of Half-Life.
Check this 4 years old trailer out if you haven't seen it.

12 years ago
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That day has finally come :')

12 years ago
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Wait..... they are releasing half the mod and then charging for the rest as a "complete game" isn't again illegal since they don't own the original material?

EDIT : Blah I guess when I read "complete game" I think paid. Yea it just seems to mean it's being broken up into 2 parts since it's taking so damn long. However how long till the next part? Way too long me thinks.

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"No. Development on xen is already underway and we hope to have it finished up in a reasonable timeframe. Xen is going to basically be a complete game in its own right, it's not going to be just an epilogue to the game; more of a whole new chapter. It'll be pretty well expanded. " (с) Raminator, Lead Developer

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Nobody said they will charge for it.

12 years ago
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Yes, finally!! I've been waiting to play for so long.

12 years ago
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Yay! :)

12 years ago
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I'm eagerly waiting for it to come. :3

12 years ago
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....all over your face :)

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UPDATE: more info about the release on the "Black Mesa" steam comunnity: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/BlackMesa#announcements/detail/1659829290525487884

12 years ago
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Cheers.

12 years ago
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I just curious why its Black Mesa: A Half-Life 2 modification ?

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Because it uses the same engine of Half-Life 2, the Source engine (the original game uses the GoldSrc engine). The "Half-Life: Source" game (new version of the first game) uses this new engine too, but all artwork (textures, pictures, models) are the same as the original, except for a few effects, like water for example. After seeing that the game hasn't been improved so much the developers of Black Mesa Source decided to re-make the first Half-Life entirely, using new textures, models, artwork, etc.

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Because if it were a Half life 1 modification, it wouldn't be on the Source Engine; that being almost the entire point of the mod.

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and the BBC has made an article about the Black Mesa Source here: Fans resurrect Half-Life video game

12 years ago
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Oh man, I can't even... Between this, BL2, and TL2, I don't know what I'm gonna do! D:

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"This game has attained 9% of necessary positive ratings so far"

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"This game has attained 14% of necessary positive ratings so far "

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25% now, keep telling your friends to vote!

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thanks!

12 years ago
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The official name has been changed to just "Black Mesa" actually :)

12 years ago
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yeah, you're right. Only notice this by now. Thanks.

12 years ago
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Topic updated now. Thanks again.

12 years ago
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Fans gotta stick together lol.

12 years ago
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After eight years of waiting, you sure get my vote on Greenlight!
It's the only mod that I've been following all these years that actually doesn't get discontinued...

12 years ago
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The game has been approved on Steam Greenlight!

Fantastic news!

"This game has been Greenlit by the Community!
The community has shown their interest in this game. Valve has reached out to this developer to start moving things toward release on Steam."

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First batch of approved games on Greenlight here: http://steamcommunity.com/games/765/announcements/detail/1317557164209217868

12 years ago
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The mod was released! Please check here: http://release.blackmesasource.com/

12 years ago
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I have played the game yesterday, and it's awesome! The devs made an excellent upgrade to the original game.

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Closed 12 years ago by paulomorbeck.