Half Life fans have been waiting for years for news about Half Life 3, and some are running out of patience. Some are really wondering just what the hold-up is.
Valve hasn’t said anything official, but this doesn’t stop the gossip. They talk a lot about the potential reasons for this epic delay.
Half-Life and Portal writer Erik Wolpaw has detailed how his team has been using Generative AI for research and development at Valve.
Valve has responded to New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against the firm, stating it does not believe that lootboxes in its Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 games unlawfully encourage minors to gamble, adding it was "disappointed" to see the action go ahead despite efforts to "educate" the NYAG about virtual items since "early 2023."
The last proper Half-Life game was HL2, which came out holiday season 2004. In fact I believe it came out the same day as Halo 2. That was a long time ago, going on 10 years. I think we would have had a new HL if they knew what to do with it, but like the article said they may have hit a dead end and maybe were not really looking to keep making HL games. I wish they would just come out and say that they have moved on.
This subject is enough to make a grown man cry.