This has been in development for several years now, but there is a new trailer for Black Mesa: Source, the fan-made mod that aims to totally recreate the original Half-Life using the latest version of Valve’s Source engine. The mod also features an original music score and new voice acting.

Valve did release an updated version of Half-Life called Half-Life: Source, but it only updated the water and physics in the game. The textures and character models were the same as the original.

The latest trailer gives some hope that the mod will actually be released. I’m sure that Valve is watching the development closely. Who knows, they may offer these guys jobs when all is said and done.

Check the trailer after the jump!

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Valve released their cooperative zombie shooter Left 4 Dead this week, but it’s important not to forget the past. This week marks the 10th anniversary of the release of Half-Life, the classic shooter that put Valve on the map and redefined the first person shooter genre in 1998. To celebrate, the game is available from Steam for only 98 cents. Download Steam, pay your 98 cents, then get to work stopping the alien invasion. From there, feel free to download The Orange Box to complete the series. The deal only lasts until tomorrow though, so be quick!