Half Life 3 is a touchy subject, but hope for the third proper title in the first-person shooter series may arrive soon after Half Life: Alyx.
The recently announced Half Life: Alyx VR game has rekindled the dormant fandom of the Valve series. As if a new game in the series wasn’t enough to give us hope for a Half Life 3, recent comments by the game’s creative team hint that there is much more of Gordon’s story in the works.
Speaking with The Verge, Valve programmer David Speyrer had the following to say about life being breathed back into the Half Life franchise.
“It’s probably no surprise that many people at Valve have been wanting to get back to the Half-Life universe for a long time, and this experience has only reinforced that,” says Speyrer.
This passion for rebooting the Half-Life series is bringing up a newfound interest in crafting more games in the sci-fi series. “In the process of creating Half-Life: Alyx, we’ve had to explore new ways to tell stories with these characters and this world, and we’ve discovered a lot of new gameplay experiences that go beyond what we’ve been able to do before.”
Speyrer left fans on their toes with a tease as for what’s to come in a potential proper Half Life 3. “Of course, we’ll have to wait and see how people react to Half-Life: Alyx once it’s out, but we’d love to continue pushing forward.”
Whether or not Speyrer’s comments mean that Half Life 3 is in development is still up for debate, but if the fervor surrounding Alyx is any indicator, the fandom would wholeheartedly embrace the third title in their favorite long-lost shooter.
‘Half Life 3’ release date announcement
As it will take a full 12 years for Half Life: Alyx to come out after Half Life 2: Episode 2 (not to mention the six-year gap between 1 and 2), I wouldn’t hold my breath for a Half Life 3 release date announcement anytime soon.
Half Life 2: Episode 2 released in 2007, while the full-length VR adventure Alyx will hit in March 2020 for Windows, Oculus, Vive, and Valve Index operating systems.
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