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[Ristifer]

I don't get it, either. I bought the first game at release and really enjoyed it and the multiplayer. It was a good game. I never felt the urge to even try the second game. I don't know why people are creaming their jeans over this series.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Hopefully, Sony has secured it as a PS5 exclusive and then let Valve port it to PC a few years later.

You wish Gabe would give their golden goose to SONY. Even with VR2 they couldnt care less to pass it on to playstation.

 

[Sooner]

It would still be a big deal, but not nearly as big if it had been announced years ago. The further we get from Half Life 2, the less relevant it becomes.

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

When "holy shit" was talked about, I honestly thought of Half Life and Bloodborne. Jason apparently said not Bloodborne, so, it leaves me to wonder what "holy shit" means to people.

I want to believe Gabe would be there to announce it. Believe me. But, I too, do not believe Gabe gives two shits about The Game Awards. That being said I know that him and Geoff know each other pretty well.

So, if one IS Half Life, what's the other? Lmao. Definitely not something that's "holy shit" material IMO.

The fact that he's implying that there are two announcements on the same level of importance makes me think there's no way one of them could be HL3. That would be head and shoulders above anything else.

 

[Three]

A quick google says it did. but if that was true it would be more expensive to get your game on there than a super bowl ad. Its bullshit.

Super bowl has mostly US viewers with the biggest audience. Live veiws globally are not as lucrative for ads and are based on veiws of the ads individually. Just saying. 118M people aren't going to see the same ad.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Half Life 3 using the Alyx gold engine 2 is ideal and would make sense too. It's the perfect time. Also bring back Race X cause the Combine looks boring.

 

[Sub_Level]

Your fuckin average zoomer doesn’t even know what a Half-Life is. Videogames are over.

 

[Trogdor1123]

I’d like this… and fallout… and elder scrolls…

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Before Half-Life the linear action adventure game didn't really exist.

Holy $%*&, now I know why I always hated it.

 

[Sethbacca]

Damn... Orange Box 2.0, in 2025, imagine.

Weren't they also working on a L4D sequel in Source 2?

Put this in my veins. Right now. I’d kill for a new orange box.

 

[Balducci30]

Holy $%*&, now I know why I always hated it.

You hate half life? Insane

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

You hate half life? Insane

Hate is a strong word but I do hate linear videogames for the most part. I assume I reacted to its linear nature without fully understanding the self.

 

[purvispisgah]

Currently replaying the series in VR, and its still the greatest first person game series ever made. Half Life 2 was revolutionary in terms of its physics, and the pace of the storytelling is pitch perfect. It's the exact right mixture of satisfying combat, narrative world building & mystery and environmental storytelling.



HL2 in VR is better than 95% of every other made exclusively for VR game. As is Portal 2.

Do these have teleportation locomotion in VR?

 

[SABRE220]

Half life 2 Is in the top 5 gaming experiences of my life and im probably underselling here ,[ravenholm flashbacks]but I fear us fans here are overestimating the impact of the half life ip in the current gaming landscape. Us geezers would kill for the game but the gaming community hasn't seen a mainline half-life game in near 2 decades.

That being said my god if the sequel is close to as good as half life 2 was for its time then i could retire from gaming happy after playing it. Still remember the jaw dropping advance in physics and direction which sadly shits on most modern games decades later.

 

[{insert code here}]

Valve is really gonna pull off the greatest surprise launch in gaming history.

Spoiler

it's real

 

[Bitstream]

HL3 Vibes

 

[Hestar69]

Give me HL3,Portal 3 and I'll jerk a bum off under a brige.

 

[clarky]

Super bowl has mostly US viewers with the biggest audience. Live veiws globally are not as lucrative for ads and are based on veiws of the ads individually. Just saying. 118M people aren't going to see the same ad.

Disagree. You show a ad for a videogame during the TGA's 100% of the audience are interested in good videogames. Show an ad for a movie during the super bowl 100% of the audience don't got to the movies.

There's no way 118 million people watched the TGA's its fabricated. Ads would cost an insane amount to reach that many people. What was the figure touted a while ago $250k?

 

[clarky]

Hate is a strong word but I do hate linear videogames for the most part. I assume I reacted to its linear nature without fully understanding the self.

What games do you hold in high regard and what are you playing right now?

 

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Uhhh, because Naughty Dog is the most talented developer in the industry and its not even close really. Whatever game they make will be groundbreaking and generation defining, as per usual.

Valve is a shell of itself, they would be lucky to share the same stage as Neil DruckGodd tomorrow.

We're in a Half Life 3 thread and you in here caping for Sony. Sony fans are literally from another planet and that planet is made of salt, delusion, and overpriced hardware.

 

[Sorcerer]

Half Life 3: Kart Racing

 

[MGHA]

We're in a Half Life 3 thread and you in here caping for Sony. Sony fans are literally from another planet and that planet is made of salt, delusion, and overpriced hardware.

Fatality.

 

[lockdown2222]

Half Life 3: Kart Racing

Half Life 3: Nuts N Bolts.

But seriously, it can’t be. Project Borealis just launched and is pseudo supported by Valve. And now they’d announce it? Can’t be.

 

[snapdragon]

Gabe gets up on stage, doesn't say anything.

Looks around the crowd in silence, and then makes a three with his fingers.

Everyone gets up and begins the loudest cheer ever in the history of the show.

Then on the screen, there it appears, three new special skins for dota 2.

LOL

 

[FunkMiller]

Do these have teleportation locomotion in VR?

I believe HL2 does, yes. Though I have every comfort setting off as I have good VR legs, so not 100% sure.

 

[darrylgorn]

I'm content with no HL sequel. There's no way it would ever live up to the expectation. Besides, we already got Half Life 3, it's called Half Life: Alyx.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

What games do you hold in high regard and what are you playing right now?

Back then I was a Metal Gear Solid & Goldeneye fanboy. Today I'm playing The Finals and Vigor...waiting for the dawn of the Extraction Shooter era.

 

[Hip Hop]

I can't wait to see 3 half life pictures

classic thread title

"First Half Life, 3 Screenshots"

first Half-Life, 3 screen-shots

So I've been replaying Half-Life 1 lately and I remembered how iconic this was when I played it for the first time. Probably a weird thing to say but how could you not be impressed at the NPCs back in the day? Really added to the atmosphere when you first enter Black Mesa. The...

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[Lionel Richie]

Uhhh, because Naughty Dog is the most talented developer in the industry and its not even close really. Whatever game they make will be groundbreaking and generation defining, as per usual.

Valve is a shell of itself, they would be lucky to share the same stage as Neil DruckGodd tomorrow.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Dang, is it really that good? I'm not a VR guy so Im unaware.

Yes. I’ve played it 3 times now and it never stops being an absolute blast to play. It ruined other VR games for me, because once you play this, nothing comes close to it after all those years.

The immersion, how it controls, the action, makes it the most impressive gaming experience I’ve had since a long long time. I felt a void after playing it, and that ending is QUITE the tease for things to come..

 

[Sorcerer]

In all seriousness, Valve is going to save Half-Life 3 for a blowout announcement. The game will launch with either Fremont, or Deckard if there is a VR version, along with a new Steam Controller.

Maybe they will even give the game away with Fremont or Deckard. much like they gave away Half-Life Alyx with the headset.

They don't need Jeff in the slightest.

 

[hemo memo]

15 years too late. How many of the Tik-Tok generation kids even know what Half-Life is? Should have struck when the iron was hot.

 

[Thief1987]

I don't get it, either.

Same, but I think that anticipation of HL3 is more like a meme at this point. HL2 had pretty cool and advanced physics for its time, but as a game it was boring and unremarkable pew pew and nothing more.

 

[Msamy]

 

[Brigandier]

So we got:

Half Life 3
Steam Deck 2
Steam Console
Bloodborne remake
Bloodborne 2
MGS6
Switch 2 reveal
New Xeno entry
New Zelda
Witcher 4
Uncharted 5
New ND IP
Splinter Cell
FF17

Did I miss any??? This years VGA is going to be stacked!!!!

/s

 

[MGHA]

So we got:

Half Life 3
Steam Deck 2
Steam Console
Bloodborne remake
Bloodborne 2
MGS6
Switch 2 reveal
New Xeno entry
New Zelda
Witcher 4
Uncharted 5
New ND IP
Splinter Cell
FF17

Did I miss any??? This years VGA is going to be stacked!!!!

/s

You forgot Dino Crisis REmake.

 

[ChoosableOne]

I didn’t love it that much back then, and I’m not excited by these kinds of news now either. They were good games sure but not goats for me. I only played Alyx for a few hours, and I still don’t understand the hype around it. If it’s released as a scripted FPS, I’m not sure how successful it would be. It needs to do something revolutionary.

 

[Moses85]

With all due respect I still prefer L4D3.

And

 

[samoilaaa]

most likely VR only

 

[ArtHands]

We're in a Half Life 3 thread and you in here caping for Sony. Sony fans are literally from another planet and that planet is made of salt, delusion, and overpriced hardware.

Playstation fanboys are like vegans. They go into irrelevant threads and cape for Sony non-stop and annoy everyone who doesn’t care.

 

[nkarafo]

Younger gamers don't care about the franchise. Most of them weren't even born when HL2 was released.

For older gamers who care, it will never live up to the hype.

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

This and GTA 6 are the only things that would make me go holy fuck.

 

[Sunkrest]

I can't decide if I want to see traditional Half-Life game or a proper VR title. To be honest I'm more intrigued by the idea of a VR Half-Life 3. Valve Deckard will be my first headset and that would be a nice first game to play!

Both HL1 and HL2 are among my favorites and I want their third title to step out of the comfort zone a little. The industry is plagued by shitty safe title.

The worst thing they can do is to release a safe, static open world with no physics. Have some fun ffs.

 

[DelireMan7]

Long time ago, I said that there is only 2 games that would make me return to PC gaming : Warcraft 4 and Half-Life 3.

Is this the day ?

If true, I will go crazy ! Imagine : Half Life FUCKING 3 ! But let's stay calm for now.

 

[salva]

 

[Musashipan]

Source Engine 3
Half Life 3
Team Fortress 3
Left 4 Dead 3

Thank you

 

[GamesDontSuck]

Its only my opinion, but I believe Valve have indeed been making Half Life 3 in recent times. Who knows if it will be at the game awards or not but the wind is blowing that they are developing it.

You had Half Life Alyx release in 2020 a good 4 years ago and that came about - because as Valve always say - it had a unique gameplay and selling point cause of the VR.

There will always be a demand fot half life 3 so maybe Valve indeed found that unique selling point for Half Life 3 and have been rolling with it.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Half Life 3 exclusive to steam machine 2

Imagine that being the case. It launches on Steam first with no date for other platforms. And it launches simultaneously with the new Steam machines, whatever they are.

 

[FireFly]

I get excited for the things that I love, and I love stories and characters. Valve haven't finished the story that they started with Episode 1, and they've absolutely shat on the characters since then.

Why would I get excited for a possible Half Life 3, other than the fascinating prospect of consooming product. And I'm going to repeat myself:

The ending of HL:A makes it clear that Valve intends to put the player back right where Episode 2 left off, and the changes made in HL:A arguably make for a much more interesting story.

You're making a big deal of Valve saying they didn't just want to give you a new story, but nowhere do they say they don't care about the story. Their point is that they feel story must always be in service to the experience, and they didn't think they had a compelling new experience to offer. Now apparently that's changed and we should be less excited?