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Half-Life 3 fan-made demo in Unreal Engine 4 is now available for download

DSOGaming writes: "Half Life fans, here is something for you today. Denys Almaral has released a demo for his Half-Life 3 fan-made version in Unreal Engine 4. This demo uses free assets that are currently available via the Unreal Engine marketplace, and looks quite cool."

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XxINFERNUSxX1825d ago

I like this quote from one user in the comments: "He made own "Half Life 3" on EPIC unreal game engine? This is best trolling ever" Valve you are pathetic, if this gets completed and a proper release I lost all faith in you.

Giblet_Head1825d ago (Edited 1825d ago )

Honestly if expectations weren't so high after Half-Life 2, we probably would have had a third entry by now. A problem with universal acclaim is trying to replicate it a second time. If Half-Life 3 came out now, the hype would build as would expectations of it being 'the next big thing' as Half-Life 2 was, and failure to meet potentially unrealistic expectations would actually hurt Valve. For them it probably comes down to 'more likely to fail than succeed, so why bother?'. It also doesn't help that they've sat on it for as long as they have with most, if not all the people who worked on the previous entries have since left the company.

Skuletor1825d ago

It's been so long, I doubt most people would expect much from a new Valve game these days tbh

william_cade1825d ago

Yeah, because staying average or slightly above or below is such a great way to do things.

opc1825d ago

A few years back, Gabe Newell mentioned that he wants to develop new games and hardware at the same time in the same way Nintendo does. In a couple of weeks they are revealing a new VR headset, Knuckles controllers and they are also rumored to be working on 3 games to go along with them.

jjb19811825d ago (Edited 1825d ago )

I agree with this completely. The game came from a time when mechanics were a bit simpler in first person shooters. The game has a great story and setting but players expect too much nowadays. The integrity of the story would probably be torn to shreds by journalists that were 6 when part 2 came out. It would be ridiculed for not staying true to half-life roots by older journalists that can't relive the magic. There would be a focus on which "version" is better. It seems like they're damned if they don't and damned if they do.

XxINFERNUSxX1825d ago

I also believe that if it came out now, it would never live up to the hype. If it was released many years ago I would be certain it would be epic. But lets see what comes out of this ^_^

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william_cade1825d ago

This is awesome and sad at the same time. The passion is great, but the deaf publishers are sad.

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Details of Multiple Cancelled Valve Projects Revealed, Including Half-Life 3

A new Half-Life making-of has revealed details about cancelled Valve projects, including Half-Life 3, Left 4 Dead 3, a Dark Souls-inspired RPG, and more.

moongrim1388d ago

wait so I have to pay Steam money for this "Video" and Epic Games are the ones who are greedy? FOH

kitano19471388d ago

its an interactive storybook, written by Geoff Keighley, why should it be free? hes worked on reporting valve games since before half life 1 released.

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-Foxtrot1388d ago

Open world L4D game?

I'm curious

I'd love to see Zoe, Francis and Louis come back, or maybe Bill if they pretend the cross over with L4D2 never happened and they went North to Canada.

Knightofelemia1388d ago

Shame about L4D3 I would have bought that day one

FlyingFoxy1387d ago

Same, tho interestingly if you check the steam database page you can see L4D2 is being updated frequently, just not publicly, seems they are up to something.

Also we can look forward to B4B trailers etc soon so we have another game that might be similar.

MadLad1388d ago

Damn I want more Half-Life and L4D..
Half-Life would be less jarring if it didn't end on such a cliff hanger.

Hard to believe that was all the way back in 2007.

Fist4achin1388d ago (Edited 1388d ago )

Wow, great plans all flushed down the toilet. These probably would have all sold well too. A fan in me no more of valve.

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Six Gaming Sequels We Desperately Need

B. Michael Logan writes: "Sometimes pressure from gamers has paid off when it comes to pushing game developers to grace our lives with sequels of games that we desperately need. However, we may never see sequels to game we’ve been demanding for years."

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ApocalypseShadow1674d ago

Not desperately. But I'd definitely take another Jet Set Radio.

SlagWolf1674d ago

I’d love a portal 3 but I don’t know where you’d go with it. The second one pretty much wrapped up every thing nicely.

AK911674d ago

Don't bother with Valve IPs anymore they don't make games anymore just focus on Steam.

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If Valve won’t make Half-Life 3, maybe one of these studios could

Gabe Newell's omni-studio might not have the appetite for Half-Life 3 anymore - but these developers could do it.

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THC CELL1759d ago

Someone should make in dreams on ps4

thatguyhayat1759d ago

Thats most likely to happen since theres a sonic Kirkby game and a playstation all stars battle royal sequel happening on that too

Profchaos1759d ago (Edited 1759d ago )

It's interesting but after all this time i don't think it's possible to launch a HL3 game without disappointing fans in some way.
Do they keep the old mechanics and risk the game feeling dated?
Do they overhaul the game play systems to be more competitive and risk alienating hardcore fans?
Who writes the story as the writers from the original have long since parted ways with valve?
Is it even worth it? HL2 ep 2 was released in 2007 games have evolved dramatically in the past 12 years and the same techniques and story devices have been surpassed these days and valve hasn't released a fully story driven game since portal 2 in 2011 (even that's a little debatable as to how much story it had IMO it was light on story intentionally but lots of fun).

Most fans have developed their own theories and there are so many possibilities out there with the direction the story could have went maybe Valve don't want a 3 because it will never live up to fans and their own story they create after ep 2.

If we see anything HL related from vavle i would prefer it to be set around an entirely new cast

porkChop1759d ago

Arkane is the only dev on this list that would remotely fit or make sense.

Skuletor1758d ago

They were working on Half-Life 2: Episode 4 before it got cancelled

CBaoth1758d ago

Gearbox did the expansions for Half-Life; Blue Shift & Opposing Force. They also served as a liaison between Sony and Valve during the early years, creating Half-Life Decay for the PS2. Arkane would be a decent second choice if Viktor Antonov is still there

porkChop1758d ago

I know Gearbox has worked on Half Life before, but I didn't think the expansions were any good. I don't think they're a good fit for HL3.

chazjamie1759d ago

How is this a topic worth writing about?

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