


There are also efforts that other people may not have known were going on. I know over the years some of those things have had different degrees of awareness and involvement, whether it's the inclusion of senior or principle members of Valve, including Gabe Newell. "I know at various times there have been different groups of people that have started things that they hoped and imagined would be Half-Life 3. That's not to say no one has been working on a new Half-Life. A sound decision! But, with appropriate disclaimers, he has now shared some of what he heard and maybe this will make you stop.ĭue to Valve's buckets of money and weird flat-ish-but-not-really structure, a new Half-Life is an option rather than a requirement. Then the wall of silence meant he couldn't confirm it, and he wasn't happy building upon unverified information. Almost everyone he asked was silent or turned him down, all bar one person who spoke with him for half an hour on condition of anonymity. Then please shut up about it.Īndrew Reiner explains that he contacted loads of current and former Valvefolk, trying to find out anything he could about 'Half-Life 3' for a piece on Valve's inner workings. Go swallow needles for all I care! Or, fine, read this Game Informer bit which explains, using an unverified source, what everyone knows. There are loads of great games! Go for a walk. And yet! You - you there - are still harping on about it and cracking those same awful "Half-Life 3 confirmed?" jokes. It's knowledge as common as cleaning windows with white vinegar and newspaper.

Lacking a diktat from on high, folks and teams within Valve have never quite found the inspiration, momentum, or cohesion for another Half-Life, so attempts have faltered and they, y'know, haven't made it. Everyone knows the story of Half-Life 2: Episode 3.
