Half-Life 3

If it comes out this generation, I expect them to just use whatever improvements they put in L4D2.

 

I just saw this news blurb about a new Kickstarter project (about swordplay, dueling in arenas and such) headed up by author Neal Stephenson, and it made me laugh. Anyway, clicquez ici: http://kotaku.com/5917188/a-hell-of...tephenson-pitch-his-sword+fighting-video-game

...Why am I posting in this thread? Well, watch the attached video, and I'm sure you'll understand...

 

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/08/14/half-life-3-to-be-announced-at-gamescom-goodness-knows/

 

It's been declared as "mistake on the list", though, but who knows

 

Hah I am more interested in that game by far than HL3...

 

No secret HL3 announcement snuck into Gamescom through the back door, I presume?

Guess we'll have to wait another 5 years for this one...

 

Concept art?

 

Looks like in-game engine, probably a cutscene. It looks just like the Portal 2 cut-scenes, so I presume it's the latest version of Valve's Source engine.

 

I hope the loading times are better than Portal 2's if that's the case. I swear, if it weren't Valve who was behind Portal 2, PC gamers would scream "console port" all over the place

 

Looks too bad to be ingame. Well, at least I'd expect far better graphics...

 

Those images clearly are not realtime generated - the middle in particular is an obvious composite of photographic elements (the icy ground and fireball) and CG elements (heli, smoke, and background objects.)

These pics ae quite old by now, it's been weeks or maybe even months since I first saw them.

 

Actually comes from here, and is labelled as HL3 Concept Art from 2008. Probably doesn't look anything like the game if they are five years old.

 

Hell, don't blame console port cause even consolers were giving Valve hell for their completely shitty eternally loading levels setup.

 

Is it time?

 

One can only hope so.

Where did you find the second image, the one with rendered elevator buttons? The texts in that one doesn't seem to match the ones in the PCGamer. For example the number 6's text is completely different.

 

Hehe notice how the HL3 rumours seem to take a respin in June?

FWIW, Valve stated that the Steam Trading Cards beta would end today at 19.p.m. (Greenwhich), and they would be introduced as final during "an event we think everyone can be excited about..".

Everyone thinks this event is the start of the Summer Sales, as it would be during the same time window as previous years.. And truth be told, no one really expects anything about HL3 anymore..

If it really is the unveil of Half Life 3, it'll be the best kept secret ever.

 

Apparently, those who have HL2 installed are getting a 3.7GB update.
When they restart Steam, all voices are in Korean.

 

The superscript E on VALVE could indicate a 3.

 

From MuroBBS with no mention of original source