News Tagged: half-life

Having a very comfortable position in the glamorous world of big-budget Hollywood movie making, director JJ Abrams also seems to have his mitts on the potential movie versions of two of the gaming industry's most revered achievements - Half-life and Portal...

According to a report from Journal du Gamer (translation via OXM), which cited a "trusted source" close to developer Valve, Half-life 3 is, in fact, in development. Supposedly the game won't be out until after 2013. Meanwhile, and this is the cool bit, the anonymous source commented that the game was inspired by the RPG Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim...

So, what did we decide about this then, fake? Most of you seem to think it's fake. Personally, I really want it to be true. Then again, it could just be a prank pulled off by some fan, which would be a shame indeed, because despite my skepticism about Valve actually working on HL3, there isn't a game I'd sooner play right now (hm, apart from Dragon Age: Origins 2 - The Proper Sequel You Fucking Assheads!)

And here we go again. Fan site ValveTime.net seems to have grabbed concept art from a "Valve employee." The images are supposedly from the rumored Half-Life 3 (or rather Half-Life 2: Episode 3), which was supposed to be released long ago or that's what may eager fans expected at least...

How many times have we longed for Valve to reveal at least a shred of evidence that Half-Life 3 exists (or Half-Life 2: Episode 3, if you prefer)? The thing is they never said a word. No official info or media. Nothing. Hints, rumors, possibly some tidbits that might lead us to believe they haven't given up on the project entirely, albeit nothing concrete...

This one's one of the best I've seen.

Well, Portal 2 is on the horizon. It's gonna be in stores in a few weeks and I must say I can't wait. Now, wouldn't it be great if Valve announces, right out of the blue, that they've been planning to release Half-Life 3 along side Portal 2 this month? Yes, it would be beyond awesomeness. Ah, a man's gotta a right to dream...

The Half-Life based short -- 'Beyond Black Messa' -- is now available online (for a short that had a $1200 budget, it's pretty decent work):

We may or may not have seen this by now, but it's a nice paper flick, amusingly reminding us of the Half-Life 2 story: Thanks, VE3D.

This is my bathroom in its current state. Pretty cool place, huh? Looks like a level straight out of Half-Life or something.

PC Gamer reports how the creators of a Half-life were not too keen on seeing Hollywood make a movie version of their popular shooter. Not that they haven't considered the idea. Valve's Gabe stated: "Where we got into this direction was after Half-life 1 had shipped...

Regarding Half-Life 3... NO! They're not making it! So, quit talking about it! It's over, over I tell you! *SNIFF* Damn it! Someone hold me... Not you Doomsday!

Wow, this Half-Life 3 rumor madness is slowly starting to get out of hand. Here's what I think. If it turns out Valve has been working secretly on Half-life 3, I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised. When Half-life 2 made its debut at an E3 many years back, I remember we asked Gabe Newell if they've been working on it for a long time...

Half-Life is on my mind every day. And it's all Valve's fault. AT COMIC: Uncanny Similarities

You can cry your eyes out and weep until you're blue in the face, but Valve is not planning to announced Half-Life 2: Episode Three at the E3 2010, despite numerous reports that the company might do just that. Fan site Halflife2.net has word from Valve boss Gabe Newell who sent a private message which simply states: "It isn't Ep 3...