What makes it sound stupid? The intros of Half-Life 1 & 2 both feature a failed science experiment, resulting in sporadic teleportation. I'd like to think failed teleportation experiments are on brand for Black Mesa.

roger that

Nintendo choosing not to advertise Metroid in every way conceivable

oh thank you!

I don't have a source (lol) but I'm pretty sure we concluded months ago that the missing "game" is just a steam ID designated for steam gift cards.

Is my memory correct that the Portal 2 beta had more advanced lighting than retail (that was not volumetric)?

I vaguely remember seeing screenshots of this older build, and always thought it would be cool for a modder to replicate some day.

Is this volumetric lighting similar to the lighting system that the Portal 2 beta had? (iirc it was massively simplified in order to run on consoles.)