On 25 August 2017, Marc Laidlaw (opens in new tab), former writer on the Half-Life series with Valve – from the original game to its extended second chapter – posted a short story in the form of a letter entitled Epistle 3 (opens in new tab). While the names had …
Read More »“The number 3 must not be said” – the best responses from Gabe Newells AMA
The studio behind Half-Life and Portal doesn’t talk to the outside world much. So when Valve co-founder Gabe Newell went public with an “Ask Me Anything” thread (opens in new tab) on Reddit last night, people had plenty of queries. Questions ranged from niceties to obvious spots like what the …
Read More »Watch 10 years of Gabe Newell talking about the impending release of Half-Life 3
“Half-Life 3 is coming! I can’t wait!” Sound familiar? It should, because the collective internet has been reacting with unbridled anticipation toward the sci-fi sequel since it was announced in 2006. That’s right, we’ve been waiting for the conclusion to Gordon Freeman’s story for a decade. Let that sink in …
Read More »Heres what that “hl3.txt” leak actually means for Half-Life 3
When Valve does anything that can in any way be related to the number 3, the internet flips out. So when the developer pushed a file named “hl3.txt (opens in new tab)” to Dota 2 in an update late last week, bedlam ensued. But beyond the name, which admittedly does …
Read More »Half Life 3 spotted! (on a shirt)
The “are they or aren’t they” debate surrounding Valve’s development of Half Life 3 has been stoked once more with the discovery of a Half Life 3 t-shirt reportedly worn in public by a Valve employee. We don’t use italics lightly folks, this is a big deal. The shirt was …
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