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[Cameron122]

So when do you all think this will be official?

 

[S0N0S]

We've seen leaked concept art before and HL2: Ep 3 at some point existed in some nebulous, announced as in-development state. Valve now official calling the next game Half-Life 3, though? Holy shit, this is really happening.

 

[Horse Detective]

I can't believe anyone thinks they are just beginning development.

 

[Arthr2ShdsJcksn]

My fantasy:

Left 4 Dead 3, Half Life 3, Portal 3, Team Fortress 3 in...

Orange Box 2, exclusive for Steam OS.

 

[TouchMyBox]

Spoiler

R.I.P. in piece internet. xD

Is this the worst new meme or what?

 

[Sibylus]

I miss single-player Valve. : /

Whatever Half-Life 3 is, I bet it has an online component built in to the main game.

I'm hoping it's something crazy like allowing people on your friendlist to populate your combat scenarios as non-speaking NPCs, though it would require a crazy amount of work.

 

[PopcornMegaphone]

Off topic, but in regards to the looping train, it's totally CGI.

It would be impossible for a train (even one going twice as fast as a normal one - as in the gif) to be able to complete the loop.

Also, on a morbid note, if this was real then everyone on board the train is dead from G-force.

http://what-if.xkcd.com/43/

You have an authoritative grasp on the blatantly obvious.

 

[Coldsun]

We've seen leaked concept art before and HL2: Ep 3 at some point existed in some nebulous, announced as in-development state. Valve now official calling the next game Half-Life 3, though? Holy shit, this is really happening.

Its been known for ages, like 3-5 years that Episode 3 was canned and that they were going to go full HL3. It may of even been Gabe himself who stated the episodic content model failed.

 

[Garland7G]

I can't believe anyone thinks they are just beginning development.

I have to agree. This game has most likely been in development the whole time in one form or another.

 

[fallagin]

And all it took was a government shutdown to get this info.

 

[I H8 Memes]

I'm not going to say that this is 100% true, but it's likely true that I've played the Half Life games more than anybody else here. But even I dont care anymore. The story has lost all of it's momentum. It's been too long.

 

[Garrus Vakarian]

Please for the love of god let this be true, let it be done.

 

[theycallmeryan]

Well if they started just now then we should see the game in the next 3-4 years. That's right around the corner.

Just because they just trademarked it today does not mean they just started it. I believe someone at Valve said they've been working on HL3 for a long time, but they keep scrapping things and starting over from scratch. I'm still skeptical that we'll see it anytime soon though.

 

[JaseC]

JaseC pls come in here and kill this

pls

It's likely still in the earlier stages of development given that there's only now a second group. For comparison, L4D3 had three back in June:

Is it happening? Sure. Are you going to see it any time soon? Outlook not so good.

 

[Orayn]

I have to agree. This game has most likely been in development the whole time in one form or another.

And I'd be willing to bet that those forms are the reason for its development being kept so quiet. They don't want people to get expectations whiplash.

 

[dhonk]

I need it in my veins, Half Life never died in my heart.

 

[Brinbe]

HYYYPE

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Indeed. Not to mention the fact that I'm sure Valve would want to sell as many copies of Half-Life 3 as they possibly could. They can't do that by making it SteamOS exclusive. That'd be really stupid.

I wonder what is more important to Valve.

Selling Half Life 3 to substantially more people, or the adoption of their OS?

 

[Orayn]

I wonder what is more important to Valve.

Selling Half Life 3 to substantially more people, or the adoption of their OS?

And it's not like they have to choose strictly one or the other, since Half-Life 3 would make a killer pack-in game for the first wave of Steam Machines.

 

[Jaded]

My guess is that if steamOS and Steam console does come out in late 2014 either L4D3 or HL3 will launch with it no doubt, so the earliest we will see anything on these games is sometime next year, i doubt HL3 is still years away from it's debut though.

 

[charlequin]

Why would they force people to use steam to play Half-Life 2? They'd use it to drive adoption of their new software.

Valve aren't really going to care about adoption of SteamOS. SteamOS is just a tool to drive adoption of Steam.

 

[Drkirby]

So, uh, did anyone check any of the other entries before they killed the site? Like, how big are the teams for Dota and TF2 now.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Is it happening? Sure.

I never lost faith Gaben

 

[thefro]

Only 5-6 more years to wait now that Valve is actually developing it!

 

[dzelly]

Those are pretty decent sized development teams. How far does GAF reckon this thing is into production? I don't think there's any way it can be a launch title for the Steam Machines, can it?

 

[delta25]

I CANT DO THIS ANYMORE!!!!!

 

[JaseC]

I never lost faith Gaben

I previously believed there'd be no way the game would miss HL2's 10th birthday, but given events that have transpired this year I'd wager it's a Q4 2015 title at the earliest.

Those are pretty decent sized development teams. How far does GAF reckon this thing is into production? I don't think there's any way it can be a launch title for the Steam Machines, can it?

It's presumably far behind L4D3, which seems to be in all-hands-on-deck mode at this juncture as Portal 2's team maxed out at around 80 people -- Q4 2014 is looking like a shoe-in for Source 2's debut.

 

[Luthos]

I'm not going to say that this is 100% true, but it's likely true that I've played the Half Life games more than anybody else here. But even I dont care anymore. The story has lost all of it's momentum. It's been too long.

Even if you have played the Half-Life games more than anyone else, that doesn't give your opinion any more validity.

I mean I know that there are people who just jump on the "HL3 Confirmed" & "Praise Gaben" meme bandwagon when shit like this pops up. But there are still plenty of Half-Life fans who are legitimately anticipating the next game.

 

[cuyahoga]

Did anyone get a list of the other groups at Valve? Wonder if we could get some insight into secret Doug Church or Clint Hocking projects.

 

[AdmiralPain]

Valve aren't really going to care about adoption of SteamOS. SteamOS is just a tool to drive adoption of Steam.

Actually, SteamOS is the endgame of Steam. Valve's very existence as a digital distributor banks on the success of SteamOS. I don't understand how people are still oblivious to this fact. With Microsoft going down a devices and services path, Windows' days as a relatively open platform are ending. SteamOS is literally do-or-die for Valve.

 

[FatBaby]

It's likely still in the earlier stages of development given that there's only now a second group. For comparison, L4D3 had three back in June:



Is it happening? Sure. Are you going to see it any time soon? Outlook not so good.

Kelly Bailey? I thought he left Valve years ago. Did I miss something?

 

[Snaku]

Valve aren't really going to care about adoption of SteamOS. SteamOS is just a tool to drive adoption of Steam.

They're passed the problem of Steam adoption, that matter was practically settled when HL2 hit. Valve's new goal is getting Steam in the living room, and they need SteamOS to do it. They're not going to worry about PC gamers, they're technologically savvy enough to know how to install SteamOS on a separate partition. HL3 is going to be the Trojan horse that drives SteamOS adoption.

 

[Sibylus]

Kelly Bailey? I thought he left Valve years ago. Did I miss something?

He did to work on his own small game projects, but bear in mind that there's little technical difficulty in taking him on to do HL3's music (assuming he's interested). He's probably one of the few original team members that doesn't need a computer and a desk at Valve to still produce content.

 

[Lingitiz]

As exciting as Half Life 3 is, Source 2 is what has me really hyped. Modders are gonna come out with some really cool shit.

 

[FatBaby]

He did to work on his own small game projects, but bear in mind that there's little technical difficulty in taking him on to do HL3's music (assuming he's interested). He's probably one of the few original team members that doesn't need a computer and a desk at Valve to still produce content.

I suppose so.

 

[Cameron122]

As exciting as Half Life 3 is, Source 2 is what has me really hyped. Modders are gonna come out with some really cool shit.

See now that's why I'm hyped

Black Mesa Source 2 and City 17 Source 2

 

[Cloud Strife]

IT'S HAPPEN-
MY BODY IS REA-
I CAN'T EVE-

dkjfhd%&%kfjdhfo$5353edsidhso3nsloi!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Anbokr]

So this is why dota 2 died...

 

[Buckethead]

Now will we be getting a proper HL3 or some weird 4-player co-op nonsense that was hinted.

 

[Nafai1123]

My fantasy:

Left 4 Dead 3, Half Life 3, Portal 3, Team Fortress 3 in...

Orange Box 2, exclusive for Steam OS.

That is my nightmare, not my fantasy. I don't want a completely different OS to play those games.

 

[Grief.exe]

They're passed the problem of Steam adoption, that matter was practically settled when HL2 hit. Valve's new goal is getting Steam in the living room, and they need SteamOS to do it. They're not going to worry about PC gamers, they're technologically savvy enough to know how to install SteamOS on a separate partition. HL3 is going to be the Trojan horse that drives SteamOS adoption.

I think people who continue to trumpet this opinion are going to be eating crow.

 

[kutthoat5150]

so trademarks, rather than copyrights, eventually have to be used by the company who filed them right? wonder how long they have to put it out

 

[epmode]

That is my nightmare, not my fantasy. I don't want a completely different OS to play those games.

There is absolutely no chance that it's SteamOS-exclusive.

 

[Lingitiz]

I think people who continue to trumpet this opinion are going to be eating crow.

Valve games probably bring enough people to Steam as it is without being exclusive. Considering some part of HL3 will probably be service based, it's reasonable to expect them to have enough PC/SteamOS exclusive features just as a result of it being an open platform.

 

[bidguy]

l4d3 is more important anyways

 

[Laurentius]

jt03t

 

[Branduil]

They're passed the problem of Steam adoption, that matter was practically settled when HL2 hit. Valve's new goal is getting Steam in the living room, and they need SteamOS to do it. They're not going to worry about PC gamers, they're technologically savvy enough to know how to install SteamOS on a separate partition. HL3 is going to be the Trojan horse that drives SteamOS adoption.

HL3 is not going to be SteamOS exclusive. It's absurd to even suggest.

The whole point of SteamOS is to provide more options, not force gamers to install a new OS.

 

[neither]

I need to play the first two games to see what all this hype is all about.

 

[Laurentius]

qXqWm

 

[Jenga]

I just want Source 2 for the rebirth of the mod community.