Half Life 3: The Wait Continues It's been over two decades since Valve Corporation first announced Half-Life 2 at E3 in 1999. Since then, fans have endured numerous delays and false hopes for a release date. Despite promises of an 'ambitious' timeline that would bring us the long-awaited sequel years ago, we're still waiting.

In recent years, rumors have begun to circulate about a potential spin-off or even a prequel game set before the events of Half-Life 2: Episode One. However, none of these theories seem to hold any weight as Valve remains silent on the matter.

The latest update came earlier this month when Gabe Newell spoke at Steam's annual conference in China. While he didn't directly address whether or not a new game was in development, his comments only served to fuel speculation among fans.

When asked about Half-Life 3 by a member of the audience, Newwell simply replied: 'We're working on it.' Not exactly what we wanted to hear.

Despite this lack of concrete information from Valve, there are still glimmers of hope for fans who have been patiently waiting all these years. In an interview with Polygon last year, veteran game designer and former Valve employee Erik Johnson offered some encouraging words about the future of Half-Life.

'I think it's safe to say that we're going to see more single-player games from us,' he said when asked if there were any plans for a new IP beyond Portal 2. 'We've had great success with those kinds of experiences and I don't see us moving away from them anytime soon.'

While these comments may not have provided an exact release date or even confirmation that Half-Life 3 is indeed in development, they do suggest that Valve hasn't entirely abandoned the franchise.

So what does this mean for fans who are still holding onto hope? Well, it seems we'll just have to wait and see. In the meantime, here's a look back at some of the most recent rumors and speculation surrounding one of gaming's most beloved IPs:

The Last Update: What We Know About Half-Life 3 So Far

It's been over two decades since Valve Corporation first announced Half-Life 2 at E3 in 1999. Since then, fans have endured numerous delays and false hopes for a release date.

Despite promises of an 'ambitious' timeline that would bring us the long-awaited sequel years ago, we're still waiting. In recent years, rumors have begun to circulate about a potential spin-off or even a prequel game set before the events of Half-Life 2: Episode One.

However, none of these theories seem to hold any weight as Valve remains silent on the matter. The latest update came earlier this month when Gabe Newell spoke at Steam's annual conference in China.

While he didn't directly address whether or not a new game was in development, his comments only served to fuel speculation among fans. When asked about Half-Life 3 by a member of the audience, Newwell simply replied: 'We're working on it.'

Not exactly what we wanted to hear.

While these comments may not have provided an exact release date or even confirmation that Half-Life 3 is indeed in development, they do suggest that Valve hasn't entirely abandoned the franchise.

The Last Update: What We Know About Half-Life 3 So Far

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