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[IbizaPocholo]

• Valve may be preparing to tease elements of a new Half-Life game, with the possibility of optimization and upscaling technology integration.
• A method to check the names of hidden groups in Valve's internal system has been discovered, revealing groups named "hlx", "hlxaudio", and "hlxartists".
• Recent findings include console commands related to optimization, such as adjusting NPC behavior and AI load, which could indicate a game with complex NPC interactions.
• New lines of code also mention features like dynamic navigation mesh, deformable props, and improved dynamic hair systems, which could be related to the new Half-Life game.
• A zombie gorilla, hinted at in a dialogue in Half-Life Alyx, has appeared in the source 2 files with tentacle particles, and its purpose is still unclear.
• Valve's play testing process involves multiple stages, including early exploration, company-wide play tests, and testing among family members and close friends, with the goal of refining the game before release.
• The play testing cycle is not linear, and Valve can jump between stages or restart the process at any time, with the ultimate goal of creating a polished game.
• Half-Life 3 is expected to be the final game in Gordon's adventure, with a proper ending and no cliffhanger, although spin-offs in the Half-Life universe may be possible in the future.

 

[lmimmfn]

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[N0S]

Wake up Mr.Freeman

 

[Von Hugh]

Staaahhhhpppp

 

[Sethbacca]

I mostly wanna see if they drop a Valve Engine 3 as maybe some competition to UE. As much as people bitch about UE it may be welcome at this point. I'd also just ove to see an excuse for them to give us sequels to TF, and Left 4 Dead too.

 

[deriks]

Lost the momentum. Etter leave the way it is now

If launches and even achieve greatness, chances are that won't be on par with what the second has done to the industry

 

[winjer]

 

[Liopleurodon]

Lost the momentum. Etter leave the way it is now

If launches and even achieve greatness, chances are that won't be on par with what the second has done to the industry

It just needs to be a good game, and give fans closure after all these years.

 

[GudOlRub]

Honestly it'd be lovely if this happened.
If Valve ever wants to make another HL after this they still have characters like Shepard that would serve as good spin-offs protagonists.

 

[Kupfer]

Deck 2 exclusive plz

 

[Trilobit]

A zombie gorilla, hinted at in a dialogue in Half-Life Alyx, has appeared in the source 2 files with tentacle particles, and its purpose is still unclear.

 

[Buggy Loop]

197 theory believers unite!

 

[mitch1971]

I hope it comes out, so people can finally shut the fuck up about it.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

 

[Loomy]

They should remake the first 2 games + expansions.

 

[mdkirby]

They should remake the first 2 games + expansions.

yeah agree, with a console port to current gen. Its been just so so many years now.

 

[digital_ghost]

I want to believe.

20+ years and im almost out of hopium.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

More likely to happen than a Bloodborne PC port.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Hudo]

“There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.”​

― George W. Bush

 

[Salz01]

I don’t think there ever will be another half life. Tired or people click baiting when there is no concrete evidence.

 

[badblue]

Half Life 3 is never happening.

 

[Ovek]

 

[KyoZz]

Also too much signs pointing to something happening with the HL ip.

 

[Moses85]

 

[Skifi28]

Let's worry about the game releasing first before worrying about the ending.

 

[Boneless]

Fuck Im so pumpeeeeeeeeed

 

[seething left]

Valve's strategy with the Half-Life franchise has always been to introduce/sell new technology. So we'll either get a Deck 2 or Deckard together with HLX. I don't care about the standalone VR headset, but a Deck 2 that perfectly runs that game would be nice.

 

[RoboFu]

A game that will never come out will be the last?

 

[Fabieter]

I mostly wanna see if they drop a Valve Engine 3 as maybe some competition to UE. As much as people bitch about UE it may be welcome at this point. I'd also just ove to see an excuse for them to give us sequels to TF, and Left 4 Dead too.

Doubt it good support for such an engine binds alot of Ressources and valve is a really small company tho. Epic games is like 10 times as big. There is just no way.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

I just want Race X or some new interesting aliens to come in and stomp out the combines cause the combines looks so boring and plain.

 

[seething left]

I don’t think there ever will be another half life. Tired or people click baiting when there is no concrete evidence.

Half Life 3 is never happening.

Let's worry about the game releasing first before worrying about the ending.

A game that will never come out will be the last?

I don't get the pessimism. We have known that a new Half-Life game is in the making for years now. I'd understand if people were sceptical if Half-Life: Alyx never happened. But it did. Of course the new Half-Life will come out.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

I don't get the pessimism. We have known that a new Half-Life game is in the making for years now. I'd understand if people were sceptical if Half-Life: Alyx never happened. But it did. Of course the new Half-Life will come out.

Yeah they are most likely already working on Half Life 3 with the Alyx engine, would make the most sense as the Alyx engine is the next graphical advancement compared to the old Half Life 2 source engine.

 

[Moses85]

Yeah they are most likely already working on Half Life 3 with the Alyx engine, would make the most sense as the Alyx engine is the next graphical advancement compared to the old Half Life 2 source engine.

HL Alyx runs on Source 2…

 

[YeulEmeralda]

How old is Gabe Newell? We are all on the clock.

 

[JimmyRustler]

They should just make a new one, finish the story and be done with it. Valve obviously doesn’t care that much about making games any more and their business is going well. The tech won’t make any more huge leaps they were seemingly hoping for so there is no real point in dragging it out. Remake 1+2, finish the story with 3 and be done with it.

 

[badblue]

I don't get the pessimism. We have known that a new Half-Life game is in the making for years now. I'd understand if people were sceptical if Half-Life: Alyx never happened. But it did. Of course the new Half-Life will come out.

The promised Half-Life Episode 3 never happened and we've been waiting since 2007 for more Half-Life. Most of the rumors never went anywhere until Alyx so it became a meme that HL3 was never going to happen.

I'd love to be proven wrong by having a brand new top of the line gaming PC delivered to my front door, free of charge from valve with a copy of Half-Life 3 preinstalled on it.
So until that happens, or a trailer comes out, I shall continue to deny HL3 rumors as

 

[seething left]

They should just make a new one, finish the story and be done with it. Valve obviously doesn’t care that much about making games any more and their business is going well. The tech won’t make any more huge leaps they were seemingly hoping for so there is no real point in dragging it out. Remake 1+2, finish the story with 3 and be done with it.

Yea, and then move on to Portal 3.

 

[ZehDon]

 

[Bulletzen72]

Ah! I wish! I've almost finished playing Black Mesa and I'm in a bit of a Half Life kick at the moment. I doubt we will ever get a conclusion to the series though.

 

[AJUMP23]

Do I want hl3 you bet. Are we getting it no.

 

[ozz ex machina]

Do I want hl3 you bet. Are we getting it no.

It's definitely coming. Gabefollower is legit. There is obviously a chance Valve still pull the plug (like the only studio in the world that could sink this much time and money into this and just bin it). But all signs suggest its coming.

 

[Bry0]

I’m ready to end Gordon’s story. It’s time. We can’t do this wait again and I think valve understands that.

 

[Nocty]

I can not imagine the immense pressure of working on a game as anticipated as that. It's almost destined to fail to meet ridiculous expectations set in the minds of nerds after all these years of edging.

Valve does not need money, so the only thing they would be risking here is tarnishing their halo series with an underwhealming finale. I'm not sure I would swing at that pitch.

 

[yogaflame]

Here we go again. HL sequel is one of my copium

 

[YeulEmeralda]

There must be a dimension in which Half life episode 3 came out Valve just needs to open a portal.

 

[GoodData]

Outsider hot take - Gabe is holding onto a finished product and is waiting for a certain display technology (not vr) to pass final quality control phases. No headsets or special devices or glasses required, just a better kind of...

 

[seething left]

Outsider hot take - Gabe is holding onto a finished product and is waiting for a certain display technology (not vr) to pass final quality control phases. No headsets or special devices or glasses required, just a better kind of...

That game will launch simultaneously with the Steam Deck 2 and will be perfectly optimized for it. Amazing things are awaiting us.

 

[Tokio Blues]

Could it be?

Just like 2004: GTA San Andreas and HL2 same year

2025: GTA VI and HL3