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The crowbar caused too many problems to be included in Half-Life: Alyx

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Crowbars and Half-Life go hand in hand, so why wasn't there one in Half-Life: Alyx? Valve's Robin Walker says they tried, but a multitude of reasons kept it out of the final game. When it comes to mainline Half-Life games, the implied relationship between Gordon Freeman and his trusty crowbar has always been just as important as anything else going on. So how did such a versatile weapon get left out of Half-Life Alyx? Apparently, Valve actually tried to include the iconic tool in the game, but according to designer

A math teacher used Half-Life: Alyx to write and record lessons

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Players are having quite a bit of fun with the advanced VR physics of Half-Life: Alyx, but at least one player used its markers to draw out a lesson for math class. Half-Life: Alyx is, by many accounts, an amazing achievement for both the Half-Life franchise and VR in general. The game has incredible physics and interactivity throughout and many are discovering fun ways to use it beyond just playing through Half-Life: Alyx. One such player was a teacher who used Half-Life: Alyx’s marker drawing feature to draw out an

How Better Call Saul Subverts Breaking Bad’s Most Important Trope

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The second golden age of TV is considered to have begun in the late '90s with prestige dramas like The Sopranos, and continued with shows like The Shield, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and even Boardwalk Empire. These shows have certain things in common, including a morally ambiguous main character that the audience finds sympathetic despite their many acts of cruelty and evil. These antiheroes often hold relatively respectable positions--a teacher, a cop, a politician--but hide darker tendencies that come to the surface over the course of the show.Now that these

Shack Chat: What is your earliest, or fondest, memory of Doom?

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Shacknews editors gather 'round to wax nostalgic and bloody about our earliest, and/or fondest memories of id Software's Doom franchise. Shacknews started as Quakeholio, a Quake fansite (obviously). That means our roots in FPS games go deep, far deeper than one shooter from id Software. Doom is Quake's antecedent, so, naturally, we hold that franchise near and dear to our hearts as well. This week, we reflect on our earliest memory of Doom, or our fondest. What's yours? Let us know in the Chatty thread below. What is your earliest,

New On Hulu In April 2020: More Movies, TV Shows, And Originals

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Now, more than ever, people who subscribe to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and other streaming services are wondering what's coming to each of these in the upcoming weeks. Luckily, Hulu has revealed what it has in store for subscribers for April. Check out what's coming and going from the service for the next month below, along with a few recommendations.On April 1, the majority of the the month's content lands, and there are plenty of reality TV shows to binge through. You can catch up on 90 Day Fiance,