Half-Life 3: news and rumors for Valve's elusive beast
techradar.comThe prospect ofHalf-Life 3 doesn't seem too strong, but even still, there's a lot of great ways for Valve to finish off the spectacular story that was set up in Half-Life 2 way back when in 2007.
On 10th October 2007, Valve released Half-Life 2: Episode 2, the continuation of Gordon Freeman’s story as he and his friends fought to free the human race from the oppression of the alien Combine. The ending provided very little in the way of closure, setting up a number of plot points for Half-Life 3. But 13 years later, a sequel has still never arrived.
2020's Half-Life: Alyx, a prequel exclusively for virtual reality, marked the first kick in the franchise for a long time. But it's not a full sequel in the way that fans were hoping for. Fortunately, in a recent interview(opens in new tab), Valve's Robin Walker said that the franchise still has a future, stating: «we absolutely see Half-Life: Alyx as our return to this world, not the end of it.»
While this isn't a confirmation of definite plans for Half-Life 3, it's enough to give fans renewed hope that this long-dormant series is going to continue in one form or another. Here's everything we know of and hope for in another fully-fledged Half-Life game.
Back when Valve announced Half Life 2 would be getting episodic sequels, it revealed that there were plans to release three of them over the course of the following few years. They would together form what was essentially a third Half Life game. The idea was that development on an episode wouldn’t take as long as a full sequel, so fans could continue Gordon Freeman’s adventure sooner — albeit in smaller quantities.
Half Life 2: Episode 3 was never released, and over time people eventually just started referring to it as
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