New screen shots of Black Mesa Source unveiled

Black Mesa Source is the ambitious project of a third party developer to modify the first Half-Life game using more advanced capabilities of Valve's source engine. Essentially the team is recreating the first Half-Life game with all new voice acting, sound effects, AI, improved graphics and much more. The game was planned to be distributed as free-to-play but the 2009 spring release date window came and went with no release. No definitive release date was rescheduled nor was then any kind of time frame; the team simply said, "when it's done."

Black Mesa Source seems to have come out of the dark now and the team has been drip feeding tidbits of info and media on their Facebook page since March of 2012. On June 9, they announced to their Facebook fans that once the hit 20,000 likes that they will release new media. The likes on their page soared over 20,000 before the end of Sunday and they treated fans to some new screen-shots featuring some familiar environments from the Black Mesa research facility. The newly rendered environments, enemies and characters all look amazing and will surely provide an entertaining experience.

The update was also posted with the promise of more content to come in the future. This seems to indicate Black Mesa Source is back on track and that the release of the game may be imminent if the team is ready to show off their work. Hopefully, in the coming weeks, we can expect more information and possibly a trailer for this long awaited game. Check out the screen-shots below and head over to the Black Mesa Facebook page and give them a like to get more updates on the game.