Half-Life 3
Ten years after the series’ last release, could Valve still be working on Half-Life 3? One of the best answers in the AMA came when someone asked about the status of the game, to which Newell replied, “The number 3 must not be said.”
Whether this is a good or a bad response is up to the imagination, but he went on to comment on the recent anonymous leaks that detailed the cancellation of the game. His answer was concise and sarcastic: “Yes, I personally believe all unidentified anonymous sources on the internet.”
In this, Newell is pointing out the illegitimacy of the leaks, and is most likely making it clear that the game has not been cancelled. The game has been sat in the engine room of the hype train for 10 years now, and it seems like Valve has certainly been trying to make it, but struggling to realize their vision with the constant changing pace of technology.
Newell went on to talk about his personal opinion towards the Half-Life franchise. He spoke about how his involvement in a “higher percentage of decisions about the games” led him to look upon them as a “series of things I regret.”
He further mentioned how he feels that he had to cut a lot of things and make trade-offs during his time with the series, a key example being the divisive ‘Xen’ portion of Half-Life 1. Newell believes “anything in a game is a sacrifice of things not in the game” and has struggled when being involved in the development process. Hopefully, they’ve worked out the kinks by now and are taking the time to overcome creative obstacles for the third entry.
