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Valve insider Tyler McVicker has suggested thatHalf-Life 3’s potential announcement “could be any day” now.Half-Life 3has long been rumored to be in the works under the codenameHLX, and this latest development could come as exciting news to fans.
The originalHalf-Lifeand its 2004 sequel are two of the most critically acclaimed video games of all time, both pushing the boundaries of the FPS genre at the time of release. However, fans have waited over 20 years for a third iteration to arrive, and expectations are sky-high. For some, anything less than Valve producing another of thebest first-person shooters everwould be a disappointment. Others would undoubtedly be happy just to have it see the light of day after all this time.
As reported byTheGamer, Valve insider Tyler McVicker has claimed that dataminedHLXfiles continue to support the theory thatHalf-Life 3is in the polishing state of development, although he also points out that “we don’t know when this game is going to be announced. Honest to god, it could be any day. Could be tomorrow, but it could also be next year… Valve is going to decide when it happens.” McVicker specifically mentioned Geoff Keighley’s upcoming Summer Game Fest, saying, “No. I don’t think it’ll be there. Of course, there’s always a possibility it will be. There’s a possibility it’ll be literally any day… Go in with low expectations, and hell, if something shocking happens, that just makes it even better.”
Half-Life 3 is Being Polished, But an Announcement Soon is No Guarantee
According to McVicker, the current work on the game is “the kind of material that you would see done near the tail end of a game development cycle,” making it “an any-day-now thing. But this does not mean this is confirmed for Summer Game Fest or Gamescom Live or any of the things happening over the next few months.” There are undoubtedly still a ton of unknowns when it comes to the long-awaited title. Gamers hoping for aHalf-Life 3announcement this yearare still left in limbo, and will have to wait for Valve to deliver some concrete news on that front.
…we don’t know when this game is going to be announced. Honest to god, it could be any day. Could be tomorrow, but it could also be next year.
There are plenty of reasons to believe thatValve is working onHalf-Life 3at the moment. At the start of this year,Half-Life’s G-Man actor teased fansabout the possibility of the game being in development, while more recent rumors have gone on to state that the game is playable from start to finish. 2020’sHalf-Life: Alyxwas a great sign that Valve hasn’t forgotten about the series just yet, and it seems the third mainline title is closer than ever.
