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Valve getting "pretty ambitious" with Episode Three

Valve Software has revealed it's aiming for something pretty ambitious for the final chapter in the current Gordon Freeman storyline.

Its plan has emerged from a question put to Valve's David Speyrer on the absence of an Episode Three trailer at the end of Episode Two.

Explaining that one of the reasons for the lack of a trailer was to avoid diluting the ending of the second episode, Speyrer added that another reason "was to leave us open on Episode Three" in an interview on Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

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ThisIsWaiting6012d ago

Valve is awesome and the HL series is one of the best series in gaming imo.

CrashSharc6012d ago

HL is just so classy and feels very high quality. But since my laptop sucks so much I'm not gonna buy the PC version. ORANGE BOX 4 PS3 WHERE ARE YOU!!!!???? it's gonna be awesome... I hope. Hopefully the devs take a page from Infinity Ward... especially Gabe N.

xboxlj6012d ago

The halflife 2 series is the best gaming franchise to date.

zonetrooper56012d ago

Actually there is gonna be a Half Life 2:EP4 which won't be made by Valve but by another third party company under the supervision of Valve so that the game does stay awesome.

I would love it if they made Half Life 3 but they are making alot of money at the moment so I don't expect them to do that just yet.

Blackmoon6012d ago

Not really valve has stated that the Half-Life series isn't over after Episode Three and that they'll also be likely abandoning the episodic structure after that which makes the next logical game; "Half-Life 3"

There is a reason why Valve named them "Half-Life 2: Episode ___"

PS360PCROCKS6012d ago

Only briefly played Half Life on PC online and it was pretty fun, never actually played the real game...hmm I should try orange box...

jay36012d ago

Yeah I suggest you get it. It's a great experience to go through it all fresh. That's what I did, I never played HL2, and this was just great. And then you have Portal and TF2?

You won't be disappointed. Have fun :)

Charlie26886012d ago

Does "pretty ambitious" mean releasing the next episode in the 6 months as originally stipulated with the "episodic" content?

Cuz seriously at this point my children will be playing HL3

jackdoe6012d ago (Edited 6012d ago )

"Pretty ambitious" means it won't come out for another year or two.

Syko6012d ago

Drop all development on Half Life and GIMMIE MORE PORTAL!! Please, lol

Rooted_Dust6012d ago

Valve will be updating the SDK shortly and then we'll be able to play custom Portal, TF2, and Episode 2 content. That is unless you're on a console.

Syko6012d ago (Edited 6012d ago )

Dude I will upgrade my computer just for Portal. I love this game and with the user created levels already exploding this game will have a sick following on the PC. I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again on the PC.

35 PC levels right here: http://www.n4g.com/pc/NewsP...

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5 Ambitious Games That Shouldn't Have Been Canceled

Sometimes even promising titles never see the light of day. These are five of the most ambitious games that shouldn't have been canceled.

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GaboonViper280d ago

Silent Hills cancellation was a travesty.

mrbearbear279d ago

I still wonder to this day if it was a reboot, or sequel.

cammers1995279d ago

Lol. The tags made it so I didn't have to visit your website.

goldwyncq279d ago

Kojima wouldn't have started his own studio if Silent Hills didn't get cancelled so even if it stung at first, I'm fine with it.

chobit_A5HL3Y279d ago

i remember being so excited for patriots for years, only to have them release that siege trash. i hate how multiplayer games, pvp in particular, have ruined so many potentially good games.

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15 Years Ago This Month, Valve Announced Half-Life 2: Episode 3

Zack Zwiezen writes, "It seems like just yesterday when Valve announced a trilogy of expansions for their super-popular PC game, 2004's Half-Life 2. But it’s actually been 15 years since Episode 3 was announced. And while Valve has since released a new Half-Life game, it wasn’t the one the developer announced back in 2006."

Orchard1060d ago

Still hurts a little that we didn’t get Ep3… and the “leaked” plans for it sounded like a great finale to the HL2 story arc.

-Foxtrot1060d ago

It sounded fantastic and it's a shame we'll never get that

The ending of Half Life Alyx and what it did basically put the nail in the coffin for those plans.

Fntastic1060d ago

Whatever they release next i hope it's not catered to consoles first. Back 4 Blood seems to be going that route by having automatic flashlights, but i have high hopes Valve won't water down any games as they are usually released on PC way earlier, like HL2 and HLA.

CrimsonWing691059d ago (Edited 1059d ago )

Man, I wish I played Half-Life 2 when it first came out so I could love it like the fans do.

I played it on Xbox 360 and I thought it was ok. I recognize it set a standard for a lot of things like physics in game and story-telling in an FPS, but I think by the time I played it the design had been improved upon by other games.

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5 Vaporware Games We’d Like to Finally See Released in 2018

Agent Vaporware is a term used for software and games that are announced, but never released or cancelled. Essentially stuck in limbo due to development hell, lack of communication to the public, or pushed aside for other, more lucrative projects. Here are five long-awaited games we would like to see released this year.

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JonTheGod2253d ago

Beyond Good & Evil 2 will be a PS5 title. Not happening this gen.

jay22253d ago

Beyond 2 shouldbt be on that list, its coming.

Fist4achin2253d ago

Ahh, HL 3, the unicorn,... I wish, but I don't see any more coming from valve.

clockworkerr0r2253d ago

I love the Vaporwave aesthetic, and I would definitely love to see a lot of these games come out soon. I think my favorite out of the list was Agent. Something about this style combined with the Cold War Spy setting really makes me want to try it out. Since it's from the makers of GTA, I'm sure it would be fun, and it would be interesting to see their take on an espionage game. Even if we don't get any of these games this year, I'm still pretty excited for some of the confirmed releases. One that I'm really looking forward to is Nova Nukers. It's a competitive multiplayer that has a lot of really interesting weapons that effect the game's environment, and a unique spherical stage design. I think it's going to be a really interesting game since it's doing a lot that I haven't seen in a multiplayer before.

3-4-52253d ago

I don't want Agent.....I just want a spy game...doesn't have to be agent but we don't really any any good ones to play.

* Create an agent....pick an agency to start at....do espionage and missions against other agencies and stuff.

^ would sell 3,000,000+