Artist Reveals Previously Unseen Half-Life 3 Artwork
A veritable unicorn of a video game, Half-Life 3 is one of Valve's most eagerly awaited, yet seemingly impossible projects that effectively kickstarted the meme of Gabe Newell, Valve CEO, being incapable of counting to three. By the looks of it, the game isn't actually being made at this time, though pre-production material leaks have grown to be somewhat commonplace over the past couple of years.
In fact, one of the artists who worked with Valve on producing Half-Life 3 concept artwork, David McGreavy, has now announced that he is scanning and archiving his work, and that it's all going to be made available online in due time. In the interim, McGreavy has shown off some curious new pieces, some of which suggest that Valve had truly momentous plans for its flagship release before it fizzled out.
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According to McGreavy, he has worked on roughly 50 unique concept art pieces that had never been seen before, and his preservation efforts might shed additional light on existing details about the cancellation of Half-Life 3. Being a concept artist, McGreavy's work is sure to reflect some narrative developments and backstory reveals that would've taken place as part of HL3, which fans of the franchise are bound to be intrigued with.
Curiously, while this isn't the first time that Half-Life 3 concept art got shown off online, McGreavy's work has never been seen before by the looks of it. Whereas other prominent developers have already shared some details about the production of the game, such as Marc Laidlaw's Half-Life 3 ending explanation, McGreavy hadn't previously talked about his work on the project. This makes his concept particularly important for the preservation of this key
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