No New Half-Life for 2010

[Raiser]

The latest issue of Game Informer magazine has a bit of potential bad news for Gordon Freeman fans, casting doubt on the release of Half-Life 2: Episode Three in 2010.

Specifically, Game Informer's rumor-centric Loose Talk column notes that there "won't be any game from the [Half-Life] franchise in 2010, and what will finally come out is still unknown," implying that the next entry in the series could be either Episode Three or Half-Life 3.

Valve is well past the estimated time of arrival for Episode Three, a blown date we didn't expect after the release of concept art for that episode in 2008.

The developer has plenty to focus on in 2010 with Left 4 Dead 2 (and Left 4 Dead) downloadable content en route, as well as at least one more Team Fortress 2 update. And if Valve really is creating a character that speaks with sign language, those claims of the next Half-Life being an "ambitious product" sound legit.

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[Cermage]

i guess those gabe so fat jokes actually did do something....

 

[redact]

/me haxx gabe's pc

hey guize, i got episode 3!

 

[EnigmaXtreme]

RAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

If you dont get it i'm angry

 

[CannonFoddr]

Bummer - at this rate 'Black Mesa:Source' will be out before 'Episode 3'

 

[Satangel]

They should take their time, if they ever want to best Half Life 2.
No problem, I still got loads of other games to play anyway.

 

[superrob]

They should not launch Halflife 3 before episode three... episode two just did make too much of a "AWAIT SEQUAL" moment.

 

[Defiance]

I heard about this yesterday.. It's very disappointing, seeing as the episodes were created separately so we wouldn't have to wait for another "full" sequel. I'm also still waiting for BMS to come out. (Which they started in what? 2004?)

Who knows? Maybe in episode 3 there will be a new engine with the same concept of physics, just more in detail. (Source 2, anybody?)

 

[shakirmoledina]

why so? is it bcz they are not with enough ideas for improvement? is it cuz they have trouble with the development team or funds (nah tht cant be it)? I would say they are really trying to expand the horizon with this game reaching more ppl like how MW2 did