We Didn't Forget the Vapor

Although still speculation, we would like to see the following games on the PC and Xbox in the future. That is... hopefully the near future. "Vaporware" has been the classification on announced software (usually a video game), but not released for a several, several years. One of them was Half Life 2. Oh, what excitement we had when it finally released. Wonderful graphics, wonderful mysterious story, wonderful gravity gun! So what about the future? We have plenty of titles that you've probably thought about before, then forgotten about, and now am reminded.

I'll start off with a collection of Valve games. Half Life was the original game that started the long wait on the sequel, and it's sequel sure did deliver. However, wouldn't you love to have that awesome graphics feeling when you go back to playing the first one? Now you can. Introducing Black Mesa Source!

Black Mesa Source is an overhaul on Half Life using the Source engine. Valve did release Half Life Source, which allowed you to play the original with the underlaying engine improving mechanics on the game. The graphics were still lacking, though. Black Mesa Source was created to use more of the Source engine to revamp the graphic detail, map sizes, and more. The coolest thing: it's free! The only requirement is that you have a Source engine game on Steam. Go to Black Mesa Source for more info.

Orange Box 2? Don't know. We know that Portal 2 would be a great candidate for it. Oooh, and Half Life 2: Episode 3. And definitely Counter Strike 2. I don't know about you, but I've not heard anything regarding Counter Strike in a long time. If done right, it would be a great competitor with Call of Duty, Halo, and Battlefield for the top multiplayer first person shooter. These games are all in development, but release dates are all unknown still. Well, except for Portal 2. It releases February 9, 2011. How about Half Life 3? My guess is that we won't see anything from that for a while.

Last, but still really really exciting is the news for a 2011 release of Duke Nukem Forever. After 14 years of development, going through many changes over the years due to technology advancements, and 3D Realms want and need to keep Duke Nukem Forever up with technology and perfection, the game will release on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 next year. Visit 3D Realms for information.