After a decade, fans are still hoping for a "Half Life 3" release date announcement.
Several reports have hinted that the thrid installment to Valve's popular title is underway, but no official and sound proof have been shown about the said rumors. Leaked artworks were revealed, but they were proven to be studies of a different game.
The biggest disappointment would be Valve not giving "Half Life" fans a proper ending. Den of Geek explained:
"Fast-forward to seven years later. The series is basically comatose. What's worse is that Gordon Freeman, the protagonist of the series, wasn't even put back to sleep at the end of Episode 2. He's still in that hangar, watching Alyx mourning her father's death, and waiting to continue his mission against the Combine. He stands in the whiteness of time, listening to the buzzing silence."
Several gaming sites have suggested that fans of the franchise should just stop waiting for any "Half Life 3" release date announcements, because it probably will not ever materialize.
As Movie Pilot reported, "Wouldn't we have more concrete information about these titles if they were in fact in existence? It seems like we'd have more to go on than just speculation and rumours. Thankfully, these are two studios with equal reputations for perfection. They are hardly going to release an unfinished product, and we love them for that (looking at you Ubisoft)!"
"Therefore, no amount of fan pressure is likely to persuade them to make a game, if anything, they seem to be more annoyed by our constant pleading (but we waaaant it). But the fact remains that gamers are desperately seeking for excellent games for the PCs, Xbox One or PS4 consoles. We haven't been getting anything that fantastic as of late..."
The only hope the 3rd installment could ever be released is if Valve decides to outsource the game to a different developer.
JBG News reported that in Dan Amrich's (Ubisoft San Francisco community developer) interview with IGN, he mentioned that Valve should just let someone else do it if they're uninterested to keep the franchise alive.
"According to him, Valve might want to look towards Gearbox if they'd want to follow this path. Gearbox did handle the two expansions of the original Half Life (Blue Shift and Opposing Force), both of which were quite good and are considered canon," the side said.
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