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

Magill · 14-08-2012 1:04pm

Could get some info at gamescom.. Hopefully

http://m.t3.com/news/half-life-3-confirmed-at-gamescon

Genghiz Cohen · 14-08-2012 1:09pm

For super, duper, ultra, giga reals this time guise!

2smiggy · 14-08-2012 1:11pm

Captain Chaos · 14-08-2012 1:17pm

Magill wrote: »

Could get some info at gamescom.. Hopefully

http://m.t3.com/news/half-life-3-confirmed-at-gamescon

It would be nice but I don't even read T3 anymore due to the lack of research they do for their articles. I can pull almost any of them apart for wrong facts and information lately, especially any of the ones to do with consoles and gaming.

Valve did leak concept art of Alyx a little bit back so they seem to be working on something.

It has been so long now that this must be either A: Released very soon if it's still using the same Source engine as it's getting very dated, but Portal 2 did put on a good show B: It's a very long way off as they have made a new Source engine and it will be out for the next gen consoles and more powerful PCs. 2014 time scale at the earliest.

johnny_ultimate · 14-08-2012 1:26pm

I'll only believe Half-Life 3 exists when I've actually completed the thing myself. Anything else is too uncertain.

balkieb2002 · 14-08-2012 1:34pm

Source = Wired.co.uk

Although the document (.pdf) lists exhibitors as one source for the list of expected announcements, a disclaimer (written in German, which we translated) also lists games media, internet forums and blogs as sources for the compilation. Not to pour too much sadness juice on the fires of excitement, this could transpire to be the work of a hopeful Gamescom employee masquerading as droppings from a fact donkey. Valve has been silent on the matter, as is its trademark, so time will tell.

Also

Updated 14/08/2012, 12:50: At the start of July, Valve's VP of marketing, Doug Lombardi, told Valve fansite LambdaGeneration: "We will have the Steam team there to meet with developers and publishers. No game showing planned." That's a bit more sadness juice, right there.

Myrddin · 14-08-2012 1:39pm

Getting so tired of HL3 hype

Captain Chaos · 14-08-2012 1:54pm

Confirmed false report. Eurogamer was told that HL3 and Dragon Age 3 were to be announced by organisers of the event. No reason given.

Creamy Goodness · 14-08-2012 1:59pm

oh for the love of god, it was a pdf how could anyone believe it, especially with a game of half life 3's stature

Kiith · 14-08-2012 2:02pm

As much as i'm also sick of the hype, i still really hope we get some sort of news soon. Granted i've been saying that for a few years now, but i trust Valve to sort it out eventually, and for it to be brilliant if/when they do.

Kinski · 14-08-2012 10:49pm

Let's face it: they don't appear to be anywhere near announcing anything about it, they may not even be working on it, and they may not even have any plans to start. Perhaps a whole new Half-Life is just too big a commitment, when you consider their initial approach of following it up with individual episodes - since abandoned - and the more recent successes they've had with the shorter Portal games and multiplayer titles.

At this stage, everyone might as well just assume it's never coming (then if it does, 'twill be a nice surprise.)

Zillah · 15-08-2012 1:17am

Kinski wrote: »

and the more recent successes they've had with the shorter Portal games and multiplayer titles.

Not that the smaller episodes are not a great thing, but if they make Half-Life 3 and keep it at the standard we expect it would likely be one of the top selling games in history. It is so anticipated, so well-known and has such a massive, loyal and diverse fan base, it is absolute intellectual property gold. There is no way in hell they're not working on it, they just don't want to start hyping it too early.

AlmightyCushion · 15-08-2012 1:26am

Zillah wrote: »

Not that the smaller episodes are not a great thing, but if they make Half-Life 3 and keep it at the standard we expect it would likely be one of the top selling games in history.

That won't happen. Once it gets announced, the excitement will be too much for any Half Life fan to handle and will cause their head to literally explode. After that, it'll probably sell about 10 copies.

Sarky · 15-08-2012 1:32am

They could release a 50 Gig video of Gabe Newell beating a child to death called Half Life 3 and it would make more money on pre-order alone than several small countries. At this stage waiting so long for it is reminding me of Duke Nukem, and we all know how that turned out. So enthusiasm is not exactly high.

Of course some nights, when the moon is full and the stars are bright in the sky and there's a certain tranquility to the world that gives you the feeling that everything is going to be all right... On nights like those, I dare to hope. <wistful stare>

CastorTroy · 15-08-2012 1:48am

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

That won't happen. Once it gets announced, the excitement will be too much for any Half Life fan to handle and will cause their head to literally explode. After that, it'll probably sell about 10 copies.

It may sell to those same people who bought Duke Nukem Forever just due to the historical nature of the release.

Mantel · 15-08-2012 10:16am

Mann Vs Machine for TF2 will be released on August 15th. 1+5 = 6 This is Team Fortress 2. 6/2 = 3

There are three N's in Mann Vs Machine! This must mean the big gamescon reveal is that valve has managed to graft a third thumb on to their developers!

Genghiz Cohen · 15-08-2012 10:18am

Sarky wrote: »

At this stage waiting so long for it is reminding me of Duke Nukem, and we all know how that turned out. So enthusiasm is not exactly high.

Wait... Are you comparing a company that isn't Valve, to Valve?

I think I see your mistake...

Duggy747 · 15-08-2012 11:27am

The money and hype surrounding HL3 would be too great to just ignore it and not finish it off. It's Valve's flagship game so I well imagine they're working hard on the new game and it's new Source engine.

The game will come when they're ready, possibly closer to next generation consoles so realistically a good chance that some news within a year.

Genghiz Cohen · 15-08-2012 11:43am

Girlfriend is at GDC.
She messages me.
"Guess what I just got to play!"
"Half Life 3?"
"Yep"
"Lies"
"Is true"
"No"
"Not really"

....Crap

Shiminay · 15-08-2012 12:03pm

Red card offence that Genghiz! I think I've killed off the part of my brain that may have been interested in HL3/Episode 3 at this stage. I think Valve is afraid of a Duke Nukem scenario too tbh, it's gone too long for the hype machine to be anything other than destructive to the game now.

Genghiz Cohen · 15-08-2012 12:18pm

Team Fortress 2 was a huge success.
If anyone can do HL3 well, it's Valve. (I am an outrageous Valve Fanboi)

5uspect · 15-08-2012 5:59pm

So I was in Germany all week with the in-laws. No one mentions that GDC is on twenty minutes down the road. On the train back to London I comment on the Dishonoured posters all over Cologne main station, since it's rare to see game posters so prominent in game hating Germany. The OH sez, 'Oh, yeah there's some game thing on'.

FUUU!!!!!!

Shiminay · 15-08-2012 6:55pm

pixelburp · 15-08-2012 7:48pm

If I had to guess, I don't think Valve want to make a new Half Life. Why would they? In effect, they've made 4 games set in that universe, I wouldn't blame them if they'd had enough of City17. Plus, Valve seem the sort of company who don't take on a gaming project unless they can do something unique & interesting: HL3 would barely constitute that. Steam seems to be their main focus these days, with TF2 & Portal being the lead gaming franchises; two franchises that are very good for introducing new ideas & evolution.

Magill · 15-08-2012 7:53pm

Its called valve time, i'd be shocked if they never released HL3.. they're probably waiting for next gen consoles. I'd also be shocked if they didn't realise it as the first major game for Source Engine 2.0.

People comparing the HL3 situation to Duke Nukem... honestly ?

johnny_ultimate · 15-08-2012 8:05pm

pixelburp wrote: »

If I had to guess, I don't think Valve want to make a new Half Life. Why would they? In effect, they've made 4 games set in that universe, I wouldn't blame them if they'd had enough of City17. Plus, Valve seem the sort of company who don't take on a gaming project unless they can do something unique & interesting: HL3 would barely constitute that. Steam seems to be their main focus these days, with TF2 & Portal being the lead gaming franchises; two franchises that are very good for introducing new ideas & evolution.

I actually wouldn't agree with any of that :pac: Half-Life has gotten Valve where they are today, and it's still probably the most beloved of all their franchises. Half-Life 2 was a massively innovative game, in any number of both subtle and obvious ways besides the physics engine - storytelling, level design, consistent gameworld, character design, even the gunplay... It was also the perfect sequel: equal parts familiar and refreshingly new. Episode 1 was OK, but Episode 2 continued that trend of innovation, and the concluding segments of that game - from the huge Strider battle to that emotional gutpunch of an ending - suggest that they are still extremely excited by the potential the Gordon Freeman story and the Half-Life world have to offer, and that excitement is infectious. And wasn't

City 17 destroyed

? Ain't no going back there

There was also the extremely exciting hint that the worlds of HL and Portal would collide in any further sequel. Now that would be special... Several of the new mechanics and story elements introduced in HL2:Ep2 were experiments to be built upon in further installments. I'm not the biggest fan of endless sequels, but there were so many things teased and established in that game that I am very eager to see them resolved. These are rare games that wholly need sequels.

If anything, Valve aren't going to put out Half-Life 3 until it's good and ready. As has been said, it's a good bet there's going to be a new engine running the thing. Half-Life 2 paved the way for everything Valve have done over the last decade - from Steam to Portal. It's easily amongst the most beloved gaming franchises out there, from a studio rich with ideas both familiar and new. The wait is excruciating - is there any doubt it's being worked on - but such quality control is admirable. If their track record is anything to go by, Valve will try their darndest to ensure HL3 is worth the wait.

tuxy · 15-08-2012 8:21pm

As far as I know Half Life 2 episode 3 has not been officially cancelled so is still on track to be released.

Antar Bolaeisk · 15-08-2012 10:28pm

Mantel wrote: »

Mann Vs Machine for TF2 will be released on August 15th. 1+5 = 6 This is Team Fortress 2. 6/2 = 3

There are three N's in Mann Vs Machine! This must mean the big gamescon reveal is that valve has managed to graft a third thumb on to their developers!

Don't forget the appearance of the G-Mann

Nollog · 17-08-2012 1:26pm

http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/ncis3o/gt-tv-valve

Gaben joked about Half-Life 3. Looks like another 10 year delay.

tuxy · 17-08-2012 2:03pm

/\/ollog wrote: »

http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/ncis3o/gt-tv-valve

Gaben joked about Half-Life 3. Looks like another 10 year delay.

How do you delay a game that you never confirmed to be working on?

Nody · 17-08-2012 3:10pm

tuxy wrote: »

How do you delay a game that you never confirmed to be working on?

Ask the PR department to give feedback on what to say.

cloud493 · 23-09-2012 4:16pm

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2012/09/20/is-half-life-3-open-world-and-coming-after-2013

ew Half-Life 3 rumors suggest that the game will allow players to explore an open world and will be released after 2013. A “reliable source” tells French site journaldugamer that Half-Life 3 has been “revived several times” and is now targeted for a release after next year. The source also suggests that, unlike its linear predecessors, Half-Life 3 will be an open-world game including quests and non-playable characters.

Development on Half-Life 3 has reportedly been “very chaotic,” which the source points to for the delay. The game allegedly started as a “pure shooter” before moving toward puzzle solving and exploration-themed gameplay.

Half-Life 3 rumors have been flying lately, including word that it would appear at Gamescom (it didn’t) and concept art supposedly Half-Life 2:Episode Three. Fans have been waiting for a new Half-Life for years now, picketing at Valve HQ and organizing protests on Steam.

Myrddin · 23-09-2012 7:16pm

Half Life 3 rumours? Yawn {and I'm a fan}

johnny_ultimate · 23-09-2012 7:19pm

Bumping this thread with unsubstantiated rumour and speculation should be grounds for an insta-ban. Make it happen mods :pac:

al28283 · 23-09-2012 7:19pm

EnterNow wrote: »

Half Life 3 rumours? Yawn {and I'm a fan}

I hear there are more rumours due next month

Myrddin · 23-09-2012 7:24pm

al28283 wrote: »

I hear there are more rumours due next month

Yeah I'd well believe it. The problem is I'm finding myself less & less interested in them

ancapailldorcha · 23-09-2012 8:45pm

Same here. No game is worth this amount of waiting and hype.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 23-09-2012 8:46pm

weren't people waiting longer for stalker - shadow of chernobyl?

that turned out to be one of the best games of all time so... there's still hope

Meesared · 23-09-2012 8:49pm

Well it was good, going as far as to say it was one of the best ever is a massive overstatement

desaparecidos · 23-09-2012 8:51pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqlTuiLFFT0

Overheal · 23-09-2012 9:52pm

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Same here. No game is worth this amount of waiting and hype.

As proven by DNF

pixelburp · 23-09-2012 9:58pm

Overheal wrote: »

As proven by DNF

Ah now, DNF went through 3 rebuilds & ~10 years of unmanaged development, before being passed over to Gearbox, who polished up what must have been a fairly godawful build if the released version was as good as they could make it. Anyone reading between the lines couldn't have been surprised by how DNF turned out.

Valve on the other hand would have a clear run at HL3 & strike me as the kind of company with the creativity and the production acumen to actually make an excellent game each time they decide to create one.

That said, I second the motion to make the posting of bullplop HL3 rumours a bannable offence

ancapailldorcha · 23-09-2012 11:15pm

I've no doubt that Half-Life 3 will be a very good game if it ever sees the light of day. I've just cleared HL2 episode 2 and am in the middle of Black Mesa at the moment. After that, I've the expansions of the original to go through as well as the tons of games recommended by various people here. In short, I'll definitely pick it up if it arrives, it's just depressing that Valve don't even have the manners to give the fans even small amounts of info. I'll not be waiting with baited breath but it would be nice to at least find out more about the G man.

CastorTroy · 24-09-2012 9:53am

Don't think I would like an open world Half Life with loada side missions. Though something like Metroid Prime could be good.

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

I've no doubt that Half-Life 3 will be a very good game if it ever sees the light of day. I've just cleared HL2 episode 2 and am in the middle of Black Mesa at the moment. After that, I've the expansions of the original to go through as well as the tons of games recommended by various people here. In short, I'll definitely pick it up if it arrives, it's just depressing that Valve don't even have the manners to give the fans even small amounts of info. I'll not be waiting with baited breath but it would be nice to at least find out more about the G man.

I've got these to play as well. Does the HD add on work for these as well or is it just for the original Half Life?

Andy!! · 24-09-2012 11:46am

cloud493 wrote: »

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2012/09/20/is-half-life-3-open-world-and-coming-after-2013

Hmm. Thanks for linking this Cloud... seems to have a bit of info that makes a lot of sense. Open-world eh... so do they never make it to that ship in the North?

Also, if it hits in 2013, that is also news worth sharing. Unless it slips I can't see it being as late as 2014 tbh.

I just hope the Mayans were wrong about all this apocolypse stuff!:D

dreamers75 · 24-09-2012 12:47pm

Absolutely

So its borderlands with less guns

ancapailldorcha · 24-09-2012 1:09pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

I've got these to play as well. Does the HD add on work for these as well or is it just for the original Half Life?

No idea. I never touch mods. I have to say that the open world thing has dented my enthusiasm for the game. I'll still get it but I'm getting really sick of poorly executed open world games.

marco_polo · 24-09-2012 2:18pm

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

No idea. I never touch mods. I have to say that the open world thing has dented my enthusiasm for the game. I'll still get it but I'm getting really sick of poorly executed open world games.

Wouldn't worry about it too much about it just yet, history tells us that there is an approximately 0% chance of there being any real substance to this rumour whatsoever

ancapailldorcha · 24-09-2012 5:18pm

Thank God. I find that open world games get very dull after a while.

briany · 24-09-2012 5:34pm

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Thank God. I find that open world games get very dull after a while.

It depends. STALKER, Far Cry and Crysis 1 hadn't too many dull moments and they're your quintessential sandbox FPSes. It is possible that Half Life 3, if it were to be open world - it probably won't - but if it were, it could be dull, like Far Cry 2 dull, but I seriously doubt Valve would release it like that. Funny how a dodgy rumour gets the imagination going though.

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

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