Episode 11 - Half-Life 3
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In 2007, the gaming world held its breath as it counted down to the release of the final episodic instalment to the main Half-Life game series. Gordon Freeman and game-developer, Valve's, story came to prominence with the release of the original Half-Life in 1998, the release of the sequel, Half-Life 2, in 2004 and then 2 more episodes continuing Gordon's story set to end with the final Half-Life 3, or Half-Life 2 episode 3, in December 2007.
But that game has never been released! The story ends on a cliffhanger, press releases were made to hype the Christmas release of that final instalment, but Valve devolved into silence and not a whisper has been heard about the fabled Half-Life 3... Will it ever get released, and why hasn't it been? Where will the story go? Matt and AJ speculate... for far longer than is strictly necessary!
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Sources and further reading:
The Half-Life Iceberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LryI-0Fe4T8
The Half-Life Iceberg part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdmFuSRGogU
History of Valve: https://www.gamesradar.com/history-of-valve/
Interview with Gabe Newell: https://web.archive.org/web/20111126125407/http://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/story_type/site_trail_story/interview-gabe-newell/
Spanish article about Half-Life containing references to Akira: https://as.com/meristation/2018/08/29/noticias/1535543681_545901.html
Article about the release of Half-Life: https://web.archive.org/web/20100308234131/http://uk.gamespot.com/features/halflife_final/part34.html
Review of the original Half-Life: https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_32/page/n107/mode/2up
Valve's design process: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131815/the_cabal_valves_design_process_.php
Article about the release of Half-Life 2: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-final-hours-of-half-life-2/1100-6112889/
On the 10 year anniversary of Half-Life 2: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-11-16-half-life-2-10-years-on
Article about the hacker who leaked Half-Life 2: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-21-the-boy-who-stole-half-life-2-article
Another interview with Gabe Newell: https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/publishing/the-valve-manifesto/
Why HL2E3 was never made: https://www.ign.com/articles/valve-explains-why-half-life-2-episode-3-was-never-made
Mark Laidlaw's "Epistle 3": https://www.businessinsider.com/half-life-2-episode-3-story-marc-laidlaw-valve-2017-8?r=US&IR=T
Half-Life Alyx release: https://www.polygon.com/2019/11/18/20970733/half-life-alyx-vr-release-date-valve-announcement
Cancelled Valve projects: https://www.ign.com/articles/half-life-3-left-4-dead-3-details-cancelled-valve
HLA review: https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/games-apps/game-review-vr-only-alyx-is-a-triumphant-return-to-the-half-life-universe
Production of HLA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9K0eJEmMEw
Article about Valve giving Black Mesa its blessing: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-20-valve-gives-black-mesa-permission-to-be-a-commercial-product
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