Yes, Newell has been quoted stating that the Half-Life 2 Episodes are essentially Half-Life 3, and even saying they should have been called Half-Life 3. Still, they didn't call them that, so I'd guess that the next Half-Life game will be called Half-Life 3 either way. After all, Valve didn't say that they'd only be doing episodes from that point on, and they haven't released a Half-Life game in years.Gnargle said:OK people. OK. How many times do we have to go through this?Maikel Steneker said:Half-Life 2: Episode Three is definitely a possibility, and Half-Life 3 is too. I don't really care, as long as they make more Half-Life, Portal and other good games and release them on PS3 and Linux in the future.
Repeat after me:
'THE HALF-LIFE 2 EPISODES ARE HALF-LIFE 3.'
VALVe said themselves, you know.
Even if all of that is not true, it doesn't change my post. I just said that an announcement of a new Half-Life episode or a new Half-Life game wouldn't surprise me.