Why Half-Life 3 rumors are getting stronger again

More than two decades have passed since the release of Half-Life 2, but its developer, Valve, has never gotten around to making Half-Life 3. Instead, Valve has been busy making Steam the top marketplace for PC game sales (and producing a VR spin-off that won our GOTY award). But every once in a while, rumors about Half-Life 3 explode, and now it's happening again.

as pointed out my cityvalve Steam storefront Says there are two upcoming games, but only deadlock is listed, and the game is still in early access. The Game Awards are also coming up, and there's almost always speculation that Half-Life 3 will debut there. Some fans are also reading a little too much into today's Game Awards post celebrating the 27th anniversary of the original Half-Life.

For the record, The Game Awards publishes the same post every year on this day. But that never stopped speculation. Data miners have also been snooping around Valve projects and claim to have discovered evidence An unannounced shooting game codenamed HLX. Recently, Valve introduced Steam engines and steam racksfans pointed out that Half-Life 3 could help the company sell a lot of hardware.

As we approach the beginning of 2025, Mike Shapiro—the man who voices G-Man in the Half-Life games—Shared a mysterious New Year's message This is also seen as a sign that Half-Life 3 is about to be launched. But nothing came of it.

What’s most exciting for Half-Life 2 fans this year Demo of RTX mod This significantly upgrades the game's graphics. Perhaps one day, Valve will finally resolve the final cliffhanger of Half-Life 2 Episode 2. Currently, the latest game in the series is a VR game Half-Life: Alyx 2020.