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Half-Life 3 is back in the news again as Valve developer accidentally sort-of references it in public, reigniting hope once more
It's been 19 years since the release of Half-Life 2 : Episode 2, and yet the ceaseless clamour for a Valve game with a number '3' in its title continues.
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Nineteen years after Half‑Life 2: Episode 2, fan demand for a Half‑Life 3‑titled game remains intense. Recent rumors of a new Half‑Life 3 in development sparked fresh chatter when a Valve engineer unintentionally mentioned the project’s codename during a livestream. The studio’s earlier effort, Half‑Life 2: Episode 3, was dropped around 2009 after being announced as part of a planned trilogy. Gabe Newell later confirmed that a full Half‑Life 3 was pursued in 2013‑14 but was abandoned because it relied on the unfinished Source 2 engine.
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