>>1991632 Does anyone know the music used on the webm?

>>1991458 >>1991473 It's not happening and it would be shit even if it did

>>1991632 I'm well aware today was more on the hopeful side. I just believed today was simply more likely than any other day for the rest of December. Sort of like a last chance. Clearly there's nothing here at the moment. There is still a chance for a Steam Machine bundle thing, but I'm not holding my breath on that one. I feel like the anniversary was most appropriate to announce the game, and since there was nothing in this one then maybe in the next one.

>>1992037 Here. Since the site won't let me attach the audio file heres the soundclown link: https://soundcloud.com/user-547905437/black-bear-idfc-acoustic >>1992102 It's all really in jest, I still even now have hope. while it's tiring to have spent about a third of my life waiting, I'm certain it'll come out.. soon™

>>1992143 >It's all really in jest, I still even now have hope. >while it's tiring to have spent about a third of my life waiting, I'm certain it'll come out.. soon™ I only really played the games in 2022, so that could be why I'm not necessarily going insane over this. Honestly, just the fact that it exists and is under real development is enough for me really. That's a big jump from Not Happening, they don't feel motivated, theyre not financially required to do it, etc etc.

There is still the VGA...

HLX (Half Life 3) is releasing late next year and will have a digital Artbook and digital Soundtrack release. The artbook will have concepts from even before HLX and commentary from current and former Valve artists. There's a new six-legged alien spiecies or enemy similar to the Antlion. They have spikes all over their body, two antenna, several manibles on their mouth and glass eyes. The name of the creature is related to the Spikes. Combine themed Horses and Warbeasts which are ridden by enemies. There is a new Drone enemy inspired by the Manhacks but larger. The Combine themselves look similar to Alyx although their designs are have been changed to seem more militaristic. Some Combine models have visible duct tape and scratched up gear on their persons. Concept art for barrels blowing up, being destroyed, spilling liquid, and so on. Trucks with oil containers, large gas cylinders, fire extinguishers, that sort of thing. There is an art piece of a destroyed space ship (parts blown away, floating in space, dead Combine bodies) in either space or some alien planet. Weapons are modern inspired but are entirely fictional. Shotgun, Pistol, Crowbar, SMG, etc. This may just be because they're Combine weapons. Gordon Freeman looks like Gordon. If you were expecting Valve to redesign him, they haven't (at least based on the art). If you're expecting HLX to be announced this year, just don't...

Source: My dad works at Valve

I hate all the new combine designs in Alyx. They're clearly going the nu Star Wars route, where everything is a metaphor of the holocaust and baddies are snarling demons who just want more atrocities. All the cleverness in HL2's vision of the future is that it was a very non-american, non-semitic vision. Americans always end up having a variant of the wild west, as an excuse to have constant shootouts and chase scenes. Semites of course just want a chosen one that fights the demonic people around them with dirty tricks.

Half-Life 3, Team Fortress 3 and Portal 3 will all be released at the same time early next year in a bundle called The Black Box. The Black Box being the Steam Machine, you get the games for free if you buy it.

>>1995684 >Gordon Freeman looks like Gordon. If you were expecting Valve to redesign him, they haven't (at least based on the art). Since he's in stasis, why would he look any different than Half-Life 2 ? Referencing the longer hair/beard I see in fan renders.

>>1995724 source: it came to me in a dream

Just let it go already anons. It isn't ever happening.

>Release updates for both games >Announce a new version of Raising the Bar >Announce new hardware Certainly something will happen! right?

>>1998994 Yes, just give it a bit more time™.

This is easily the most reddit thread on the board. That's not even anything against Half-Life I'm the OP but the posts here are just dreadful.

>>1999090 I on the other hand am having a blast!

>>1995684 What LLM did you get to write that for you?

This list of posts from 4chan's /v/ gives a pretty good overview of why it's happening sooner rather than later

<<1999637 This guy again?

>>1999637 replying to you only to spite on the stupid retard above

>>2001063 At this point, someone is doing this on purpose, Valve or otherwise.

>>2001063 Please stop acting like a le ironic shitposting redditor, man.

unless valve redefines gameplay (they won't) then the only other direction they can push will be visuals and storytelling. Judging by the attention to detail faking bubbles in a bottle for Alyx then probably they'll be showcasing cheap effects that look good, AI direction and maybe better contextual voice acting. Cheap for hardware requirements but good for immersion. The reason they won't redefine gameplay is because valve culture (and gaming culture in general) is completely against emergent gameplay. every project they've had since Half-Life has a set origin, path and destination. It's also against DARPA agenda for players to ever feel in control again. The dangerous notion of player power and control won't be allowed again except within very strict boundaries or past many barriers to prevent easy accessibility. You'll never feel in control again and you'll be "happy."

>>2002309 >Tyler McNigger

>>1986572 >>1986578

So can we turn the title to "mental asylum" again? It didn't happen at TGA and anon got rabid about it for nothing.

I'm never believing people when they say "it's totally coming out!" again. The game is dead. This is just like those other times when someone shocked the corpse but nothing is actually gonna come of it.

>>2011154 THIS TIME FOR SURE!!!

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