Half-Life 2: Episode 3 Rumored Concept Art

Source: http://www.valvetime.net/

With another rumor that goes into the book of Half-Life 2: Episode 3 rumors, is it actually official concept art or just fan made? Or is it just Valve trying to delay Episode 3 much further by trying to give fans little to no updates on the progress?

A fan site dedicated to Valve, Valvetime.net (Link to Thread), has recently made a thread that shows possible concept art for the next Half-Life 2 Episode, showing proof that the art is made for the setting of post Episode 2. Examples include a crashed helicopter in an arctic setting and character Alyx wearing Eli's jacket. Also, the drawings also featured alternate dimension Xen and the Advisors for the Combine in Xen.

One thing to know that these images were from 2008, but were "uncovered" yesterday, as these images might not set the tone for the current development of Episode 3. Do you think these concepts are official? Already, there have been many arguments made by readers, as many went bonkers or just made fun of Valve.

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Scrolls Trailer

Source: http://scrolls.com/media

From the makers of Minecraft, Mojang has released a trailer for their upcoming game "Scrolls." Scrolls is a fantasy collectible card game, for example, Yu-Gi-Oh or Pokemon and such, where you make your decks consisting of spells, monsters, and structures trying to destroy three of the five "idols" that the opponent has as you try to protect your own from the opposing player. If that was confusing to you (which was confusing to me), you can watch the trailer below showing some gameplay.

The game is approaching the closed alpha testing stage, as it will have single-player and multiplayer matches. Although, an open beta stage will be released to the public in similarity to the way Minecraft was distributed, where you can buy the game at a reduced price. Mojang hopes to add numerous features to the game, as they said in their post on the game's website today, saying:

"We will still have a big bag of goodies that we plan to include over time, such as an auction house where you may buy or sell scrolls from each other and additional features in the world such as character customization, items, quests and so on. If you’re wondering why we would release a game that’s obviously not finished, the reason is simple: We want your feedback in good time to help us shape Scrolls to be the next big online Collectible Card Game!"

If you want to learn more about Scrolls, head to the game's website here.

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A Weird Craigslist Car Find

If you've seen an image of a red car that has been warped with another vehicle throughout the internet, here it is! For you car lovers, this would tear your heart out, as a Craigslist post from Pike, Kentucky, which is in the hills of the Appalachians, shows a result of car surgery.

The title for the posting "1962 International rat rod?" can definitely say that the owner has no idea if this piece of abomination is a rat rod or not. Consisting of parts and full pieces from other various vehicles, features include alloy wheels, tilt steering, power seats, cruise control, and a dashboard. What looks like to be a Pontiac Grand Am, it is mashed up with a cab that is from a 1962 International pickup, classy eh? Lets get to the pictures of this fail rat rod:

The asking price is $3000 firm, and in the post, the poster puts "-have probly twice as much invested", showing that the owner put his time and money into this project. The owner says there isn't any problems with the vehicle besides an issue with the air conditioning unit, as it is titled under International. The owner also says that he has many other projects in the works, and I hope those projects don't like the this!

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PC Requirements for Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition

Source: http://www.city2100.com/

With the future release of the PC version of Dark Souls, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition on August 24th, system requirements have been revealed.

OS: Windows XP , Windows Vista, Windows 7, or newer

Processor: 2.6 GHz Dual-Core

Memory: 1 GB (XP), 2GB (Vista/7)

Hard Disk Space: 4 GB

Video Card: 512 MB RAM, ATI Radeon 4850 or higher, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher

DirectX®: 9.0c

Sound: Direct Sound Compatible

At least the game isn't as demanding on the computer as most modern games are today, which can mean anyone with a decent computer can run Dark Souls pretty smoothly. For more details, you can check out the game's steam page here.

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