"Over two decades have passed since Half-Life 2 was released, but its developer, Valve, has never gotten around to making Half-Life 3. Instead, Valve has been busy turning Steam into the top marketplace for PC game sales (and making a VR spin-off that won our GOTY award). But every once in a while, rumors about Half-Life 3 flare up, and it's happening again right now."
"As noted by Kotaku, Valve's Steam storefront says that it has two upcoming games, but only Deadlock is listed, and that title is still in early access. The Game Awards are also coming soon, and there almost always seems to be speculation that Half-Life 3 will debut there. Some fans have also read a little too much into The Game Awards' post celebrating today's 27th anniversary of the original Half-Life."
"More recently, Valve unveiled Steam Machine and Steam Frame, and fans have noted that Half-Life 3 would probably help the company sell a lot of hardware. Near the beginning of 2025, Mike Shapiro--who voices G-Man in the Half-Life games-- shared a cryptic New Year's message that was also taken as a sign that Half-Life 3 was near. But nothing came of that either."
More than twenty years after Half-Life 2, Valve has not released Half-Life 3, focusing instead on building Steam into the dominant PC game marketplace and developing VR titles such as Half-Life: Alyx. Periodic fan speculation flares around events like The Game Awards and Steam storefront listings, with dataminers claiming a codename HLX shooter. Valve unveiled Steam Machine and Steam Frame hardware, and noise around potential Half-Life 3 announcements has been fueled by an early-access title Deadlock, a cryptic New Year's message from voice actor Mike Shapiro, and an RTX demo that enhanced Half-Life 2's graphics.
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