Last week, Valve hosted a launch party for its new virtual reality headset, and company co-founder Gabe Newell took to the stage to talk about the milestones of the company and what the future holds. While discussing these milestones, he also took the opportunity to tease a third entrant to the Half-Life series yet again:
The thinly-veiled line is yet another reference to Half-Life 3, which may just be one of the most oft-requested games on the planet. Valve has been known to make Half-Life 3 jokes in fairly regular occurrence, so Gabe’s teasing line will come as a total non-surprise to many.
Persistent rumors indicating that an as-yet-unannounced Valve Index game takes place within the Half-Life universe have kept surfacing, and it’s something that may have been in the works since at least three years ago. While the company has yet to make any concrete statements about such a venture, one thing is certain: VR or not, fans are hungry for a new Half-Life title. With the earlier games of the franchise being so well-received, however, the pressure to maintain such high consumer standards has put Valve in a tough spot when it comes doing the series justice and satisfying consumer expectations.
In any event, Gabe’s latest one-liner regarding Half-Life 3 can be added to a pile of previous hints and teases. There’s no official statement from Valve regarding the game, but even the lack of anything concrete won’t prevent fans from always having hope.
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