True, but apart from the Portal 2 ARG, Valve has made a point of keeping them at arm's length.
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True, but apart from the Portal 2 ARG, Valve has made a point of keeping them at arm's length.
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Madrugador
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Those last mails are hilarious. The insanity is taking my brain now.
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Thank you based mod, for the new title.
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immortal-joe
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You guys are seriously overreacting.
We are all guaranteed Half Life 3; it's only a matter of when. True, "when" might be farther away than some of us would like, but things could be worse. Much worse. You could be looking for sailors.
We are all guaranteed Half Life 3; it's only a matter of when. True, "when" might be farther away than some of us would like, but things could be worse. Much worse. You could be looking for sailors.
Neuromancer
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I'm looking forward to playing HL3 in my new cyborg body.
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My cyborg body is ready!
I H8 Memes
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I will believe HL3 isnt coming out when the G Man says so. Who is this "chet" anyway? Never seen him in any Half Life game.
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I can't wait to see what new industry standards Valve decides to set with HL3. It's still kinda sad that a lot of companies still haven't even surpassed some of the standards set in HL2.
Fallout-NL
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Joking aside...if you had to guess, when do you expect Half Life 3?
2012.
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[Nintex];33805240 said:
If you google it (I just did), you'll find out it's not a secret.
immortal-joe
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Well, I guess I'd call that a worst case scenario. Right now Valve have to work through DOTA 2, Counterstrike, and beyond I'd say it's up in the air.
If I were a betting man, I'd say 2013.
Angry Fork
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HL3 isn't coming until next-gen consoles at the very least. They're probably waiting until then so that they don't have to dumb down the visuals/performance as much. They can make the PC version they want to make and then tweak things from there for xbox 720/PS4.
This thread was hilarious though. I do kind of hate Valve for doing everything except Half Life but whatever, I've gotten used to it now. All we can do is wait. If they do Left 4 Dead 3 before HL3 however I'll fucking snap.
This thread was hilarious though. I do kind of hate Valve for doing everything except Half Life but whatever, I've gotten used to it now. All we can do is wait. If they do Left 4 Dead 3 before HL3 however I'll fucking snap.
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Gotta love Gabe.
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I like to think Chet has this thread bookmarked. Homepaged, even.
I really hope those anecdotes about Valve looking into adding elements for gamers who are visually and aurally-impaired are actually added into the gameplay somehow. Like Gordon gets hit by enemy fire and his hearing or vision are impaired for while and you have to navigate the world based on that feedback.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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If you type some of that email text into Google, you'll discover that 'Episode Three' has been substituted in place of two other words.
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Well, yes, you type what ever you want in the blanks.
Google: Despite what many might think, is well known across hundreds of nations all over the world.
ShinobiFist
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This thread is like the sequel to incepection......
The line has been crossed. There is no going back.
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CS:GO has some HL references/easter eggs. http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2456534
Jive Turkey
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Ha! I like the shipping deadline.
Baron_Calamity
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I feel Valve itself has lost interest in Half Life and will never revisit it themselves. Maybe they will let some third party develop a new HL game.
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That might be the truth for the oldtimers, but it's hard to believe that from all those new people they hire every year, nobody has an interest to work on the company's flagship IP.
I know if I was a Valve fan ( well I am
), and they hired me, I would like to work on it!
Angry Fork
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They said this is why they moved on to other stuff after HL2 and the episodes I think. That's fine and all but now they did a bunch of other games it's time to come back to the meat and potatoes >=( For me Valve = Half Life. Everything else they make are nice diversions until the real king comes back.
An essay on Hitler
The issues involving Hitler has been a popular topic amongst scholars for many years. At one stage or another, every man woman or child will be faced with the issue of Hitler. Indispensable to homosapians today, it is impossible to overestimate its impact on modern thought. The juxtapositioning of Hitler with fundamental economic, social and political strategic conflict draws criticism from the over 50, who form the last great hope for our civilzation. Keeping all of this in mind, in this essay I will examine the major issues.
Social Factors
Society is a simple word with a very complex definition. When J H Darcy said 'fevour will spread' [1] she was clearly refering to the impact of Hitler on today's society. No symbol is more potent than Hitler in society today. It smells of success.
Some analysts have been tempted to disregard Hitler. I havent. Clearly it promotes higher individualism and obeyence of instinct. As soon as a child meets Hitler they are changed.
Economic Factors
Is unemployment inherently bad for an economy? Yes. We will begin by looking at the Lead-a-Duck-to-Water model using the median instead of the mean, where possible.
Market
Value
Of
Gold
Hitler
There are a number of reasons which may be attributed to this unquestionable correlation. Even a child could work out that the market value of gold will eventually break free from the powerful influence of Hitler, but not before we see a standardised commercial policy for all. What it all comes down to is money. Capitalists love Hitler.
Political Factors
Politics, we all agree, is a fact of life. Politicians find it difficult to choose between what has become known in politics as - 'The two ways' - pre and post war views of Hitler.
It is always enlightening to consider the words of style icon Demetrius H. Amster 'You can lead a horse to water, big deal.' [2] This clearly illustrates the primary concern of those involved with Hitler. Both spectacular failure and unequaled political accomplishment may be accredited to Hitler.
One thing's certain. The Human species liberally desires Hitler, and what's more human than politics?
Conclusion
To reiterate, Hitler has played a large part in the development of man in the 20th Century and its influence remains strong. It fills a hole, provides financial security and statistically it's great.
What a great essay. Finally a word from super-star Denzel Poppins: 'I love Hitler? Yes! Hurray for Hitler!' [3]
Exactly. They'll burn out on evil AI's, infected and hats eventually. And then the free man will make his return known.
Night_Trekker
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Episode 3 needs to come out and feature the return of Commander Shepherd. Anything else is unacceptable *arms crossed*
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valve are not, to my knowledge interested in carrying on the adventures of a character Gearbox invented.
Robot Pants
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I think the Operation Crowbar is kinda cool. But it won't accomplish anything. The good thing about Valve is that they are so light hearted and easy going they'd appreciate all those crowbars from their fans. They will probably dedicate an office to them at some point to show off on their tours. I can see most other companies getting really annoyed.
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UNACCEPTABLE! *arms still crossed*
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He existed solely to ensure that Black Mesa was destroyed completely and utterly so that fans couldn't beg for us to go back their in a creatively bankrupt segment of game.
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In 2006 GabeN replied to fan mail regarding Adrian Shephard: "I'm sure we'll get back to him one of these days."
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I think it's silly to imagine Valve has actually lost any interest in Half-Life. It'd be like suggesting Blizzard lost interest in Starcraft because Starcraft 2 took so long to come out. Even in a purely economic sense - Valve knows Half-Life 3 will sell bajillions.
Plus, Half-Life isn't a one-off game. It has become worked into an ongoing universe for their other products that has persistence.
Plus, Half-Life isn't a one-off game. It has become worked into an ongoing universe for their other products that has persistence.
Angry Fork
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I think I'm gonna join in the crowbar operation. It's only 8 bucks, it'll be fun. Although I wish I could make my own out of cardboard or something and send that.
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