Half-Life: Alyx (formerly: Half Life 3 is coming??)

al28283 · 08-12-2011 3:36pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Valve did say they weren't making the same mistakes they did with Half-Life 2 where they showed it to the public too early and it ended up getting delayed by a lot.

So they printed t shirts and made the game available to staff on Steam?

marco_polo · 08-12-2011 3:39pm

al28283 wrote: »

GTA 5 is also sure to be one of the top selling games of all time, and they already have a teaser trailer out, no mention of a release date yet, but they've already started publicising the game and will keep it up until release. Do you really think they wouldn't publicise the game if its that close to being finished? Do you think any publisher would be ok with investing millions in a game and not trying to market it?

I don't believe for a second it is nearly ready, but Valve are their own publsher so they could technically do whatever they hell the like, after all on the face of it creating tonnes of free DLC for your games is pretty stupid from a business perspective isn't it?

Surely the fact that were are discussing an unannounced sequel to an 8 year old game which we are not even certain exists, shows that the marketing would pretty well write itself

al28283 · 08-12-2011 3:43pm

If they are testing the game on Steam with a full achievement list available then it must be nearly finished

Retr0gamer · 08-12-2011 3:48pm

I've seen quite a few games have achievements lists leaked before they went live. Radiant Silvergun had an achievement list leaked years ago iirc.

al28283 · 08-12-2011 3:54pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I've seen quite a few games have achievements lists leaked before they went live. Radiant Silvergun had an achievement list leaked years ago iirc.

Before the game was announced?

Kiith · 08-12-2011 4:00pm

I want to believe!

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marco_polo · 08-12-2011 4:09pm

al28283 wrote: »

Before the game was announced?

Which would be the reason it is called a leak.

stevenmu · 08-12-2011 5:47pm

Even though I know this whole thread is about nothing more than some bloke who printed his own t-shirt, I still have to check back every hour or two "just in case".

Damn you Valve !!!

Bubblefett · 08-12-2011 7:59pm

Let's just face it, Gabe's eaten Gorden Freeman...

Potential-Monke · 08-12-2011 9:25pm

stevenmu wrote: »

Even though I know this whole thread is about nothing more than some bloke who printed his own t-shirt, I still have to check back every hour or two "just in case".

Damn you Valve !!!

Proof that Valve don't need to advertise HL3. All they have to do is say "Uh, yeah, it's out in 3 months" and the internet will be nothing but HL3 until then!

I only hope that by the time it does come out i have enough for a new PC because it will definitely have to be a PC game, console just won't cut it.

Myrddin · 08-12-2011 9:32pm

Potential-Monke wrote: »

I only hope that by the time it does come out i have enough for a new PC because it will definitely have to be a PC game, console just won't cut it.

Amen to that. Upgrade city

KilOit · 08-12-2011 10:50pm

Absolutely

Would be awesome early xmas present, i'd pre order the the f*ck out of it

mewso · 09-12-2011 11:48am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Didn't the ever expanding Gabe not say that the Half Life ep games were, essentially, HL3?

Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought he waffled about episodic gaming and how it would mean less time for us to wait between games. I was sure he specifically talked about 3 episodes a few months apart each followed by HL3 meaning the gap from episode 3 to part 3 would be shorter than the usual time between games. I thought this whole assumption that the next release is HL3 was pure speculation. I mean it wouldn't surprise me at all but officially the next release is supposed to be episode 3 of HL2 is it not?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 09-12-2011 11:49am

pretty sure I read thast they'd given up on an "episode 3" and the next game would be a full number of its own

i think I did read that they were considering eps 1/2 as "hl3" as well but.. i dunno if that would make much sense. If they jump straight into Half life 4 it would mean a lot of confused people.

LighterGuy · 09-12-2011 2:38pm

Potential-Monke wrote: »

... I only hope that by the time it does come out i have enough for a new PC because it will definitely have to be a PC game, console just won't cut it.

from the sounds of it you have 6 years to get a new pc then :pac:

ShadowHearth · 09-12-2011 5:00pm

KilOit wrote: »

Would be awesome early xmas present, i'd pre order the the f*ck out of it

xmas 2011 or xmas 2021?

Skerries · 09-12-2011 9:53pm

yeah I built a new pc for HL2 only for it to be delayed for a year

d22ontour · 10-12-2011 12:21am

More chances of the Public Sector being reformed and the banks being held accountable than HL3 coming out anytime soon tbh.

Zero-Cool · 10-12-2011 12:37pm

un-named voice actor claims to have recorded voice work for Episode 3 :pac:

http://thegamingliberty.com/index.php/2011/12/10/voice-actor-claims-theyre-working-on-half-life-episode-3/

Sarky · 10-12-2011 8:37pm

No matter how hard I try, I just can't stay mad at Valve for taking so long. I mean, pretty much everything they've ever released has been pure gold.

Retr0gamer · 10-12-2011 9:24pm

Half Life 3 announcement at the VGAs tonight. It better be gameplay and not some lame teaser.

Sarky · 10-12-2011 9:28pm

It'll be Gabe Newell reenacting the trololololololol video.

Burgo · 10-12-2011 9:32pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Half Life 3 announcement at the VGAs tonight. It better be gameplay and not some lame teaser.

Prepare to be disappointed.

KilOit · 11-12-2011 2:44pm

Absolutely

d22ontour wrote: »

More chances of the Public Sector being reformed and the banks being held accountable than HL3 coming out anytime soon tbh.

ED E · 11-12-2011 3:04pm

We wont see it for a long time, but when we do, it'll be totally worth the wait.

cloud493 · 11-12-2011 3:25pm

I just do not care at this point. Its like Duke Nukem forever, it'll be put off for so long, no one will care when it comes out.

Creamy Goodness · 11-12-2011 3:32pm

it's like duke nukem forever except that you'll actually cream your pants when you see it.

actually it's not like DNF at all really.

Potential-Monke · 11-12-2011 10:03pm

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

actually it's not like DNF at all really.

Unless after every headcrab he kills he'll say "I'd hit it!"

pixelburp · 11-12-2011 11:21pm

The big difference of course is that while DNF ended up being an obnoxious, badly-designed throwback created in a hurry after Gearbox bagged the IP, the worst HL3 could be is average. Valve are a rare developer in that they have the wriggle-room and money to build the games they want to create.

krudler · 11-12-2011 11:38pm

cloud493 wrote: »

I just do not care at this point. Its like Duke Nukem forever, it'll be put off for so long, no one will care when it comes out.

people will buy it, hear this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RLeBYbEJsI

and you'l be comforted knowing what you're about to play is gonna kick unholy ass.

Creamy Goodness · 12-12-2011 12:54am

hmm not sure how legit this is but adding more petrol to the media fire frenzy

http://www.reddit.com/tb/n8nsf

Kersmash · 12-12-2011 1:08am

Also:

http://i.imgur.com/L4XbP.png

Professey Chin · 12-12-2011 1:09am

Gabe trolling like a good thing

krudler · 12-12-2011 1:12am

ah seriously, now valve are just like that girl who will let you slide your hand up her dress but stops you before you get to the good stuff.

richymcdermott · 09-01-2012 11:17pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kjHqYxmKrA

RolandIRL · 09-01-2012 11:37pm

*sees bump in thread*

*gets hopes up*

*reads new post*

*is disappointed*

You made me think there was a new development :mad:

richymcdermott · 09-01-2012 11:53pm

sorry :pac:

Healium · 10-01-2012 2:25am

No! Trollface does NOT justify raising the hopes of Half-Life fans for nothing

Trollface can pretty much justify anything, BUT NOT THIS.

J. Marston · 10-01-2012 3:04am

folan · 10-01-2012 10:49am

fecking valve!

working on half life 3: so far we've done this tshirt!

Antar Bolaeisk · 10-01-2012 11:43am

folan wrote: »

fecking valve!

working on half life 3: so far we've done this tshirt!

Don't forget the two or three pieces of concept art they released three years ago.

gizmo · 11-01-2012 12:12pm

As tweeted by Garry Newman earlier...

Yay valve sent me a tshirt! pic.twitter.com/4YZbeimZ

Trololol :pac:

pixelburp · 11-01-2012 6:24pm

Can we just get this thread locked until such time there actually IS any Half Life news? I feel the semi-constant updates is bad for people's health

richymcdermott · 11-01-2012 6:25pm

Ign are predicting a revealing at e3 2012

Take it for what you will

11-01-2012 6:26pm

richymcdermott wrote: »

Ign are predicting a revealing at e3 2012

Take it for what you will

IGN likes traffic?

Myrddin · 11-01-2012 6:58pm

pixelburp wrote: »

Can we just get this thread locked until such time there actually IS any Half Life news? I feel the semi-constant updates is bad for people's health

I 2nd this motion, here here