I’m not a regular reader of the r/HalfLife subreddit, so I can only assume that it’s not every day that you see these kinds of topics dominate its front page:
- “Today is the big day, boys! »
- “I CAN’T TAKE ANY MORE”
- LET IT BE TRUE!”
- “TOMORROW IS NOW MY BROTHERS”
- “I’m all in”
- “I want to believe”
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, Half-Life diehards, but Valve isn’t announcing Half-Life 3 today. He’s too busy announcing lots of other things instead.
This may be the biggest news day of the decade for Valve in terms of simultaneous product announcements. There’s not one, not two, but three things to say, and we headed to Valve’s headquarters in Bellevue, Washington to check them out:
Unfortunately, you’ll notice that none of these things are Half-Life 3. Too bad!
The rumor mill has really been churning over the past week, as signs on the Steam store and engagement hints on social media have created a lot of smoke that could, in theory, be a signal of Half-Life 3. But no, this time, the smoke is coming from a different fire.
However, if you want to keep the hope burning in your heart, the Steam Frame and Steam Machine are not expected to launch until 2026, which means that Valve could will develop a new Half-Life game that will serve as the flagship application for its new systems. That would be pretty cool, huh?
If your body runs on Half-Life 3 copium instead of blood, it might be enough to keep you alive for the next year. Just keep in mind that we’ve had nearly 20 years of disappointments, rumors, and “confirmed” moments in Half-Life 3 that turned out to be nothing.
