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[The Librarian]

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Translates to "A8M" in morse code

"A" ate "M"? Why would "A" do that?

 

[throwawayname]

 

[Felix Lighter]

Dots are the solar system.

huh, you're right. Saturn is the planet it's pointing to then.

 

[Interfectum]

Sephiroth in HL3?

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

nah

 

[Demon Lizardman]

Errrr, what is going on?

 

[Meia]

Jesus christ, at least attempt to provide some context. This isn't a race.

I don't even care about HL3 anymore, the OP + first 10 posts = I can't breathe.

 

[Lulubop]

Can't just be a coincidence with the Korean stuff in the HL2 update. No way. Gotta be real.

 

[Like the hat?]

Time
Minute hand pointing to Saturn
Hl3 releasing on saturnsday

 

[Orayn]

People still care about Half-Life for some reason.


…?

Yes. The Half-Life games were great, people want more of them, and Valve has been pretty vague about their plans for the series since Half-Life 2: Episode 3 dropped off the radar.

 

[Femmeworth]

"A" ate "M"? Why would "A" do that?

A is an asshole, that's why.

GABEN PLS

Did I just step back into the early 2000s?

 

[Mushroomer25]

Occam's razor: Bossa Studios (the game developers) are pulling a prank.

Hmm.. Has Surgeon Simulator recieved an update since the Korean HL2 patch?

 

[Darryl]

is that a game of hangman?

 

[GenericBadGuy]

Occam's razor: Bossa Studios (the game developers) are pulling a prank.

I can see this being the case. Surgery Simulator is silly enough as it is.

 

[Jotamide]

Nope. Summer sale ARG you mean.

 

[Complistic]

considering all the args for this game that haven't been args, valve finally making an arg is a given.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Someone on 4chan said the Korean word for 'three' has a lambda in it.

 

[dekline]

Errrr, what is going on?

I don't even think the OP knows

 

[Dictator93]

Time
Minute hand pointing to Saturn
Hl3 releasing on saturnsday

 

[Jamie OD]

So Valve's latest ARG is based around the Korean language. This should be fun.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

The thought of a new half life game using source 2 is more then my heart can handle.

im dead.

i hope you enjoy the blood on your hands OP.

 

[Pop]

People still care about Half-Life for some reason.


…?

 

[Kai Dracon]

I know the end of the ARG. It reveals in Half-Life 3

Spoiler

North Korea defeats the Combine and saves the galaxy. You play Kim Jong Un III, whom the Vortigaunts call "The Fatman".

 

[DrFunk]

"Time, Mr. Freeman?"

 

[Mister_Bubbles]

THIS IS IT. THIS TIME IT"S REALLY HAPPENING

 

[PandaPedinte]

Evebody aboard the HL3 hype train

Spoiler

again

 

[zyxwvu4321]

Dots are the solar system.

Arrow pointing to Saturn means it's a kart racer where Gordon drives a Saturn. Exclusively for Sega Saturn.

 

[BannedEpisode]

 

[ThreeSixty]

I think if Valve just announced the game with a standard press release they'd destroy the Internet by just doing that. This ARG meta-hype feels unnecessary, confusing and frustrating. If it was a clear signal that Half Life 3 is coming then that would be exciting but placing Korean text everywhere could literally mean anything. None of these signals even remotely indicate or provide evidence leading towards an announcement of Half Life 3.

If the fans find meta-games like this fun then I suppose that's cool but I would much rather they went with the lightning flash of a thunderous announcement than constant and vague teases. They had fans protesting outside their offices for the game at one point. They are acutely aware that everyone on the planet wants this game. They've obviously been working on it for years. It just makes good business sense and would be logical for an independent company like Valve to produce sequels to their popular games purely for reasons of financial security.

Just come out and announce it.

 

[AcceptableGhost]

the half-life 3 ARG will probably be more exciting than half-life 3

 

[The RaDaMaNt]

What if it's TF2 ARG?

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

I KNEW IT I KNEWIT1

 

[threetri333]

What does the Korean letters say? I hope it's not photoshopped.

 

[SneakyStephan]

People still care about Half-Life for some reason.


…?

You cared enough to click the thread.

 

[FinKL]

Someone want to ask the Surgeon Simulator devs :O

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Someone on 4chan said the Korean word for 'three' has a lambda in it.

google agrees.

weird.

 

[Brinbe]

 

[injurai]

i'm starting to get pissed

 

[ElfArmy177]

Arrow pointing to Saturn means it's a kart racer where Gordon drives a Saturn. Exclusively for Sega Saturn.

Saturn has 3 main rings...

 

[Whompa]

People still care about Half-Life for some reason.


…?

 

[Berto]

Someone on 4chan said the Korean word for 'three' has a lambda in it.

Yeah, kinda. 세

 

[Pungza]

Pointing to Saturn, lines at the top fit the word Saturn. First two letters circled, answer is 'SA'

 

[balladofwindfishes]

The DLC is related to TF2
Last night TF2 added a new item that hinted at an update this month (or basically said so)
There are 9 dots and 9 classes in TF2
TF2 has has several ARGs related to new updates

It's probably more likely related to the next TF2 DLC, not HL3

 

[Pipomantis]

Saturn?

Valve is releasing Dreamcast 2.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

First line: GORDON
Second Line: the solar system
Korean text: "something something" time
Question mark: profit

THIS IS THE ULTIMATE

 

[PandaPedinte]

Someone on 4chan said the Korean word for 'three' has a lambda in it.

It really looks like a Lambda 세. O_O

 

[TheVoidDragon]

It's probably nothing, but it would be a weird coincidence considering HL2 just got updated with the Korean language stuff.

I hope it actually is relevant.

 

[Mister_Bubbles]

I think if Valve just announced the game with a standard press release they'd destroy the Internet by just doing that. This ARG meta-hype feels unnecessary, confusing and frustrating. If it was a clear signal that Half Life 3 is coming then that would be exciting but placing Korean text everywhere could literally mean anything. None of these signals even remotely indicate or provide evidence leading towards an announcement of Half Life 3.

If the fans find meta-games like this fun then I suppose that's cool but I would much rather they went with the lightning flash of a thunderous announcement than constant and vague teases. They had fans protesting outside their offices for the game at one point. They are acutely aware that everyone on the planet wants this game. They've obviously been working on it for years. It just makes good business sense and would be logical for an independent company like Valve to produce sequels to their popular games purely for reasons of financial security.

Just come out and announce it.

Shhh. Sshhh, it's okay. You're among fellows here.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

At this point, I am pretty sure that we will have a Announcement in the next PC Gamer.

In the last week, there where to many clues in this direction, more than in the last two years.

It will happen. #Believe.

 

[endresults]

So the arrow is pointing between Mercury and Venus right, so what's between them? SPACE. This gives us 5 letters but we only need two letters, so we get rid of ACE which is a word and we are left with SP which is NOT a word. So now we know the first two letters of the ARG are SP.