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[Treechopper]

Half Life 3 threads hurt. Valve is the only company to make me have this much longing for a game.

Either announce it or stop. Don't make me fly up there.

 

[Conciliator]

Half Life 3 threads hurt. Valve is the only company to make me have this much longing for a game.

Either announce it or stop. Don't make me fly up there.

They're not doing anything; you're reading into nothing.

Spoiler

except getting ready to announce Half-Life 3 through an insane ARG

 

[jerry113]

So a Valve mod on the HL2 steam forums posted this:

http://steamcommunity.com/games/220/announcements/detail/2110217062141668727

However, take a look at his profile page....

http://steamcommunity.com/id/alfredr

His steam level: 13

Same as that elevator floor in the PC gamer magazine screenshot...

 

[Fantastical]

CBOAT needs to infiltrate Valve.

Maybe he has already and there's just nothing to report.

Half-Life 3 is never coming.

 

[Jake Tower]

itshappening?

 

[Fantastical]

So a Valve mod on the HL2 steam forums posted this:

http://steamcommunity.com/games/220/announcements/detail/2110217062141668727

However, take a look at his profile page....

http://steamcommunity.com/id/alfredr

His steam level: 13

Same as that elevator floor in the PC gamer magazine screenshot...

He is also in 13 groups.

But wait... he has 18 games. But he has 4 badges. 18-4=14, and he has one screenshot so 18-4-1=13. He also has one recommendation. So take off the one and you get... 3. Oh Gabe... you clever son of a bitch.

 

[Sibylus]

I find it helpful at times like these to remind myself that our true enemy is Instinct.

 

[jerry113]

He is also in 13 groups.

But wait... he has 18 games. But he has 4 badges. 18-4=14, and he has one screenshot so 18-4-1=13. He also has one recommendation. So take off the one and you get... 3. Oh Gabe... you clever son of a bitch.

careful don't dig too deep or we can't get out

 

[petethepanda]

Every time a game in the HL series gets an update it feels vaguely cruel.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

careful don't dig too deep or we can't get out

Too late for that. For HL fans the world is filled with threes somehow.

 

[dekline]

So a Valve mod on the HL2 steam forums posted this:

http://steamcommunity.com/games/220/announcements/detail/2110217062141668727

However, take a look at his profile page....

http://steamcommunity.com/id/alfredr

His steam level: 13

Same as that elevator floor in the PC gamer magazine screenshot...

alfred 2 hours ago
No ARG sorry, just me mucking up.

He must have accidentally typed that.

 

[MrCunningham]

Don't read anything into it, PC Gamer has a joke page on the last page of every issue and that's the joke page this month.

There's been so many false HL3 alarms with PC Gamer that readers have developers a "Boy who Cried Wolf" syndrome with the magazine. But It's not common that something from Valve gets teased in the back pages of PC Gamer. But when it happens, it usually leads to a big announcement.

Unless they're hinting at a behind the scenes tour of Valves offices or a showcase of the Steambox... what else could it be? I'm not going to say Half-Life 3, but surely a game announcement of some kind?

 

[btkadams]

He is also in 13 groups.

But wait... he has 18 games. But he has 4 badges. 18-4=14, and he has one screenshot so 18-4-1=13. He also has one recommendation. So take off the one and you get... 3. Oh Gabe... you clever son of a bitch.

Haha so good

 

[jschreier]

There's been so many false HL3 alarms with PC Gamer that readers have developers a "Boy who Cried Wolf" syndrome with the magazine. But It's not common that something from Valve gets teased in the back pages of PC Gamer. But when it happens, it usually leads to a big announcement.

Unless they're hinting at a behind the scenes tour of Valves offices or a showcase of the Steambox... what else could it be? I'm not going to say Half-Life 3, but surely a game announcement of some kind?

Dota 2 official release.

 

[Sibylus]

Dota 2 official release.

That could actually happen this week, come to think of it.

 

[Nardonicus]

Half-life 2 had its big magazine reveal in PC Gamer.

Clearly they are doing the same for HL3.


...it must be true...please let it be true...

 

[EightBitNate]

What a strange way to announce Half-Life 3

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Realistically, what are Valve developing over there?

The whole team is working on Dota? That seems more like a side project.

 

[Nalsh]

Realistically, what are Valve developing over there?

The whole team is working on Dota? That seems more like a side project.

We know: DotA2, Steam (an ongoing process), SteamBox
Rumored based on last week's Jira leak: Source 2, HL3, L4D3

 

[Exuro]

We know: DotA2, Steam (an ongoing process), SteamBox
Rumored based on last week's Jira leak: Source 2, HL3, L4D3

We've known about Source 2 for a while now.

Gotta wonder how many prototypes/games they've gone through and canceled without us knowing.

 

[Sibylus]

Realistically, what are Valve developing over there?

The whole team is working on Dota? That seems more like a side project.

If my understanding is correct, the bulk of the Dota team moved on to other projects a little while ago.

 

[KingKong]

I bet that space game would have been awesome

 

[Chavelo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jczk-nF3gHA

 

[TheShah]

Heres hoping for the entirety of the half life saga (ending with half life 3) is remade in the source 2 engine and released in a box called "Freeman." One can dream.

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

mmmm there is that PC gamer teaser for Valve that comes out on July 4th
Maybe that has something to do with it?

 

[Nalsh]

We've known about Source 2 for a while now.

Yeah, just playing it safe

 

[dekline]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jczk-nF3gHA

This is sad

 

[Easy_D]

Y'know, this is probably nothing. Them tweeting "Prepare for unforseen consequences" in Korean was most likely a jab at themselves. Their localization update had unforseen consequences, didn't it?

 

[Darryl]

Dota 2 official release.

they gotta have an ARG encoded somewhere inside of the dota2 official announcement. gotta do anything they can to help raise attention for that game after all of this time they've put into it.

 

[IMGF]

Y'know, this is probably nothing. Them tweeting "Prepare for unforseen consequences" in Korean was most likely a jab at themselves. Their localization update had unforseen consequences, didn't it?

It was also a jab to every wound up HL fan on the planet when they decided to post half the tweet in Korean.

 

[Razorwind]

Maybe HL3 is going to be a RTS and they are going to launch it in Korea.

 

[The_Player]

Maybe HL3 is going to be a RTS and they are going to launch it in Korea.

Mghm.

 

[Lotto]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jczk-nF3gHA

Haven't seen that one yet.

lol

 

[FStop7]

They're making a joke about HL2 audio accidentally being switched to Korean.

It's not an ARG. Calm down.

 

[dekline]

They're making a joke about HL2 audio accidentally being switched to Korean.

It's not an ARG. Calm down.

 

[Scrooged]

What's this about July 4?

Valve can't count to 3...

HL4 confirmed.

 

[AkuMifune]

Everytime Gabe. It works everytime.

 

[Salsa]

so the only thing that is getting everyone riled up is the steam support twitter making a joke in Korean about "unexpected results" wich simpy refers to the fact that the issue involves the game being forced into Korean language?

seems.. about right

 

[EvilDick34]

I wish you guys wouldn't get worked up over nothing, i got over HL3 not coming out any time soon a long time ago, you should too.

 

[MrCunningham]

What's this about July 4?

Valve can't count to 3...

HL4 confirmed.

The Valve teaser at the back of the latest issue of PC Gamer:

http://i.imgur.com/9C7dE5m.jpg

Issue is slated for July 4th.

 

[Frolow]

They're making a joke about HL2 audio accidentally being switched to Korean.

It's not an ARG. Calm down.

B-b-b-but Half Life 3!

 

[Jubern]

The Valve teaser at the back of the latest issue of PC Gamer:

http://i.imgur.com/9C7dE5m.jpg

Issue is slated for July 4th.

Didn't some people said earlier that PC Gamer always does a joke preview like this and this not be taken seriously at all?

 

[Salsa]

Didn't some people said earlier that PC Gamer always does a joke preview like this and this not be taken seriously at all?

hype train's noise is too loud to listen to reason

 

[Zombie James]

Didn't some people said earlier that PC Gamer always does a joke preview like this and this not be taken seriously at all?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0EZobdiJ4M

 

[PenaltyMan]

Which interview was this again? He looks so angry and reserved with that look. TIA

 

[Cameron122]

The valve issue is going to end with Pcgamer asking about HL3, Mister Newell will say "I have nothing to say on the matter."

 

[amnesiac]

Which interview was this again? He looks so angry and reserved with that look. TIA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izoGqxYy9bs

 

[PenaltyMan]

^ Thank you. Maybe it's just the way the camera caught him leaving?

 

[arab]

no tears

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

I miss talkative gabe.