Crowbar Collective filled that void with a project of its own, and now its popularity possibly attributed to Valve's desire to create more new games in the series. Black Mesa exists, in part, because fans thought we would never get another Half-Life game. Launching both games so close together is purely coincidental, but it's funny that Valve should finally return to the series just as Black Mesa exits Early Access after 16 years in development. Part of that excitement also stems from the imminent arrival of Half-Life: Alyx. “Well, well, isn’t this just like.old times?” /zpqX9l6mT7 - Gordon Freeman (MondySpartan) March 5, 2020 Black Mesa first teaser trailer from 2008.