Let’s Play: Hatch 18: Chapter One- Forgotten Passenger

The makers of CUBE are back with the first chapter of the second slice of their Other-Life Series entitled Hatch 18. The have chosen to release their second Half-Life 2: Episode 2 mod in a chapter by chapter basis. You can download chapter one and track the further development of the mod here:Hatch 18 on Moddb

I’ve sat down and recorded a Let’s Play of Chapter One which as far as I know goes through to the end, if not I’ve still got some discovering to do!

Give it a test run before Black Mesa hits on the 14th!

Ross Out.

Black Mesa Release Date!!! Soundtrack Available!!!

Black Mesa (video game) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Alright so it’s quite likely that m last post was also Black Mesa related I’m so excited right now that I didn’t even bother to check. During my previous post on Black Mesa I pretty much stated that I thought a release of Black Mesa would happen pretty soon- it so happens that I was right- this doesn’t make me a prophet.

The Development Team of Black Mesa have always stated that the soundtrack by Joel Nielsen would be released first- then the site would undergo redesigns and finally the HUGE game itself would be released. Well right now I would like to direct ou to the following page- Black Mesa Soundtrack HERE!

Now if you don’t have money as is the case for me at the moment unfortunately you can still download the entire soundtrack for free- however I encourage you to if possible select an amount to pay Joel Nielsen for his compositions are EXCELLENT.

Of course that also means that the official website is being redesigned- the boards have already received their makeover and soon you’ll be playing through Black Mesa all over again.

September 14 is Black Mesa Day!

Of special note is that the release will be without XEN- why is that? I’ll let this quote from the lead level designer Daniel “Raminator” Junek explain that:

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.

That’s right folks Xen is basically being expanded into a much larger chapter- practically a game in and of itself!

I’m so excited!

Time to listen to that soundtrack.

Ross Out

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Black Mesa Devs Update Facebook!

Black Mesa (video game) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

So since I’m busy making a film: The Thief in The Night I often fall behind on news that intrigues me such was the case last night when news broke that has me overjoyed in anticipation!

Directly quoting from the Black Mesa Facebook Page:

Thank you all so much, it’s really great to have your support! With your help we have now kicked off our social-media campaign towards our first release! You can expect more updates from us in the near future. Today we are sharing this fantastic batch of screenshots that really gives you the first glimpse into the gameplay of Black Mesa. This is just the beginning. We have more in store for you in the near future! Hold on to your lab coats!

Emphasis mine.

Here’s one of the 8 release screen shots:

Now THAT’S Awesome!

You can check out the other screen shots by visiting: Black Mesa Devs.

Can’t wait to re-experience the original HL all over again.

Ross Out.

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Happy Birthday to me…Here’s my Gift to You!

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I shot and edited this footage of the 4th of July Fireworks in Redlands California taken last night. My apologies for the sound of my digital camera’s shutter going off but I was also shooting stills of the display.

Happy 4th to my American friends! (especially those who put up with a Brit hanging out with them last night Redlands FAF and friends that means you )

Happy 5th to myself…35 years young!

Thanks for visiting!

Ross

Your December Just Got a Little More Impossibler!

That’s right…it’s time to accept that mission and join Ethan Hunt and the IMF team as they try and clear their names in Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol!

M:I Ghost Protocol is the live action directing debut of Brad Bird (The Incredibles) and judging by this awesome teaser trailer he’s brought the awesome to the table of another of my fave franchises.  I’ve enjoyed each take on the Impossible franchise thus far, the espionage of the original by Brian De Palma, all out action of number 2 from John Woo, the fine melding of both by J.J. Abrams in part 3.

Looking forward to Ghost Protocol!

Ross Out.

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Robert Patrick to SyFy via Red Faction

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Robert Patrick will be returning to Sci-Fi on SyFy with a Sci-Fi original movie based on the Red Faction Video/Computer Game series.

The Telemovie called Red Faction: Origins

The overview is as follows:

Twenty-five years have passed since Alec Mason (Patrick) led the Martian Colonies to freedom and 12 years since vengeful enemies killed his wife, kidnapped his daughter Lyra (Tamzin Merchant), and left a broken hero in their wake.

Jake Mason (Smith), Alec’s only son and an officer in the Red Faction Militia, has his world turned inside out when he discovers that now, 12 years after her kidnapping, his sister is still alive. As a powerful new enemy swarms across the planet, Jake goes out to find her, only to learn that his lost sister is one of them a cold-blooded soldier sworn to destroy the Red Faction. Red Faction: Origins is produced by Universal Cable Productions and UFO Films.

No release date is set, but I’ll keep you updated.

Ross Out

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Bond is Back in 2012!

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Barring the start of the 7 years of Tribulation found in the Book of Revelation happening in the very near future…the world won’t end in 2012…though it may seem like it will be so.

That said MGM is planning on releasing the next 007 film in 2012.

New James Bond films may be released every second year starting in November 2012, MGM said. It aims to own 50 percent of Bond 23, due out that year, with an equal partner paying all of the production costs, it said. Later Bond movies would be wholly owned and funded by MGM, the company said.  (Article link at end of post).

 We know that Daniel Craig is eager to return and that Sam Mendes had been practically hired before all this legal mayhem began- so in the near future we’ll see just how tihings come together. Of course since they are aiming to release in 2012 then filming will have to start in 2011.

Keep checking back for my 007 news as things move forward and filming progresses as long as I’m not raptured this site will be updated.

Bloomberg Story link.

Ross Out.

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Title: Riddick Plot Outline: Below

The new Riddick movie has been titled Riddick.

Here is the official plot outline (I’m giving a spoiler warning because it has some possible spoilers) after the break:

Lost Moments of Salvation: Marcus Wanders Around L.A.

I was just going through my Salvation 4 Min Trailer footage folder on my main thumbdrive when I came across a number of shots that I know were excised from Terminator Salvation.

Judging from the costume that Marcus is wearing and the destruction done to both costume and character not to mention the background elements I believe they are part of what may be either a short…or longer introduction to Marcus first T-600 sighting and meeting up with Kyle.

Is Marcus Skulking around L.A.? Or is it the Gas Station?

I could be ENTIRELY wrong…what do you think?

Ross Out

Motion: This is the look of the future- Ruminations of RossBondReturns.

Hey if you couldn’t tell I’ve given the blog an overhaul and a new name and description. The impetus was the new theme you see before you called Motion.

I’m just digging not only the look and style of the design but the ease of navigation. It’s very nice to look at and you can now browse through the history of the blog by category in a much easier fashion. I really dig the color choices and that it gives me a tiny place to put a custom image is just icing on the cake.

Right now it’s from T2 but I’ll change it pretty regularly.

Anyhow you can expect things to continue pretty much the same, I’m proud of the new look and the designer did a fantastic job.

Motion not only reflects well on the creators design skills but it also brings a high quality look and feel to the blog. It also puts forward how serious I am about this blog. And will continue to be.

Catch you on the flipside.

Ross Out.