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Half-Life 2: Episode 3 is coming, so just chill.

Escapist Magazine "You will ever see [more Half-Life], yes. We are not done with Gordon Freeman's adventures. I have nothing other than that to tell you today, but hang in there with us."

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gorebago4779d ago

My guess this winter we'll be able to play hl2 ep3.....finally!

The half life 2 announcement came from nowhere and the game released soon after.

FACTUAL evidence4779d ago

Gorebago, am I dreaming?...Pinch me...please!

gorebago4779d ago

I'm hoping for an orange box sequel containing hl2 ep3, hl3, new counterstrike, whstever else they can throw in there - I know thats asking alot but if you would have asked me two years before the first one came out if there would be compliation with such high calibur, I would have said no.

NiKK_4194779d ago (Edited 4779d ago )

The orange box only has hl2 on it right? If so, since I have only played the beginning of 1 and don't really remember anything about it, should I play 1 also, or would just buying the orange box and only playing 2 be ok?

I don't have a gaming PC, that is why I am asking, I only have a netbook as of now

gorebago4779d ago

You can wiki the story and play the sequel and be alright. You'll probably find story summarizations on youtube

Either way you'll be fine. Most of the narrative drive and character are exclusive to 2 meaning you'll get a full experience just playing it and the episodes.

You'll love it too, I've already played it four times.

Solid_Snake-4779d ago

best news ive read on n4g since well.... ever.

ATiElite4779d ago

NOPE! We may get episode 3 in Q4 2012.

Portal 2 is up next followed by DotA2 in the fall or early 2012.

You never know we may get Alien Swarm 2 after that but episode 3 has been in production for a while now. Valve spent a lot of time on water physics and the lighting techniques in Alien Swarm which will be in ep3.

BeOneWithTheGun4779d ago

You do know Valve time is in a different demension, yes? One week in Valve time is, well, the entire Jurassic Era.

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metsgaming4779d ago

Valve better make either half life 3 or a new counter strike ! One or the other no more of the other stuff they have been making recently.

Mista T4779d ago

agreed. Or they could just make "The Red Box" with Half Life 3 and Counter Strike 2 :P

Ducky4779d ago (Edited 4779d ago )

Seeing as how Valve loves to abuse physics terms... I'd guess their next pack might be something like 'Schrodinger's Box'.
=x

karl4779d ago

seriously ...

portal is awesome.. but

if they dont come up with something BIG... its going to disappoint since its been so long since ep2..

now.. valve hasnt disappointed yet.. i dont expect them to this time either..

soo HL3 on its way!

GodsHand4779d ago

That's what we have been doing, chilling to the next episode.

Megaton4779d ago

At this point I think either:

a) Episode 3 has been turned into Half-Life 3.

or

b) Episode 3 will be released in the run-up to Half-Life 3, shortly after it is announced and dated.

kramun4779d ago

I'm hoping it's HL3 after all this time. A full fledged sequel is what we need right now. Episodes were supposed to be released in fairly short time. Not the time - or even more time - it takes to make a full game.

I love Valve but I love HL even more, and I haven't seen a whole lot of HL lately.

It's time to announce something.

Raf1k14779d ago

Half-Life 3 with a new Source engine would be awesome.

Kon4779d ago

I lost my faith in it years ago.

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Details of Multiple Cancelled Valve Projects Revealed, Including Half-Life 3

A new Half-Life making-of has revealed details about cancelled Valve projects, including Half-Life 3, Left 4 Dead 3, a Dark Souls-inspired RPG, and more.

moongrim1389d ago

wait so I have to pay Steam money for this "Video" and Epic Games are the ones who are greedy? FOH

kitano19471389d ago

its an interactive storybook, written by Geoff Keighley, why should it be free? hes worked on reporting valve games since before half life 1 released.

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-Foxtrot1389d ago

Open world L4D game?

I'm curious

I'd love to see Zoe, Francis and Louis come back, or maybe Bill if they pretend the cross over with L4D2 never happened and they went North to Canada.

Knightofelemia1389d ago

Shame about L4D3 I would have bought that day one

FlyingFoxy1389d ago

Same, tho interestingly if you check the steam database page you can see L4D2 is being updated frequently, just not publicly, seems they are up to something.

Also we can look forward to B4B trailers etc soon so we have another game that might be similar.

MadLad1389d ago

Damn I want more Half-Life and L4D..
Half-Life would be less jarring if it didn't end on such a cliff hanger.

Hard to believe that was all the way back in 2007.

Fist4achin1389d ago (Edited 1389d ago )

Wow, great plans all flushed down the toilet. These probably would have all sold well too. A fan in me no more of valve.

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Six Gaming Sequels We Desperately Need

B. Michael Logan writes: "Sometimes pressure from gamers has paid off when it comes to pushing game developers to grace our lives with sequels of games that we desperately need. However, we may never see sequels to game we’ve been demanding for years."

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ApocalypseShadow1676d ago

Not desperately. But I'd definitely take another Jet Set Radio.

SlagWolf1675d ago

I’d love a portal 3 but I don’t know where you’d go with it. The second one pretty much wrapped up every thing nicely.

AK911675d ago

Don't bother with Valve IPs anymore they don't make games anymore just focus on Steam.

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If Valve won’t make Half-Life 3, maybe one of these studios could

Gabe Newell's omni-studio might not have the appetite for Half-Life 3 anymore - but these developers could do it.

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THC CELL1760d ago

Someone should make in dreams on ps4

thatguyhayat1760d ago

Thats most likely to happen since theres a sonic Kirkby game and a playstation all stars battle royal sequel happening on that too

Profchaos1760d ago (Edited 1760d ago )

It's interesting but after all this time i don't think it's possible to launch a HL3 game without disappointing fans in some way.
Do they keep the old mechanics and risk the game feeling dated?
Do they overhaul the game play systems to be more competitive and risk alienating hardcore fans?
Who writes the story as the writers from the original have long since parted ways with valve?
Is it even worth it? HL2 ep 2 was released in 2007 games have evolved dramatically in the past 12 years and the same techniques and story devices have been surpassed these days and valve hasn't released a fully story driven game since portal 2 in 2011 (even that's a little debatable as to how much story it had IMO it was light on story intentionally but lots of fun).

Most fans have developed their own theories and there are so many possibilities out there with the direction the story could have went maybe Valve don't want a 3 because it will never live up to fans and their own story they create after ep 2.

If we see anything HL related from vavle i would prefer it to be set around an entirely new cast

porkChop1760d ago

Arkane is the only dev on this list that would remotely fit or make sense.

Skuletor1760d ago

They were working on Half-Life 2: Episode 4 before it got cancelled

CBaoth1760d ago

Gearbox did the expansions for Half-Life; Blue Shift & Opposing Force. They also served as a liaison between Sony and Valve during the early years, creating Half-Life Decay for the PS2. Arkane would be a decent second choice if Viktor Antonov is still there

porkChop1760d ago

I know Gearbox has worked on Half Life before, but I didn't think the expansions were any good. I don't think they're a good fit for HL3.

chazjamie1760d ago

How is this a topic worth writing about?

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