Half-Life 3 Development Nears Completion: What It Means for the Franchise?
Don't you dare give me hope. The newly discovered engine updates are a particularly good sign for the HLX project after credible reports that the game had gone into a friends and family playtesting phase at Valve near the end of 2024. While many Valve projects have seen major changes after that kind of testing, McVicker says that these new engine updates are "confirmation indeed that HLX survived the holiday break, does not seem to be going through any form of reboot, and [that] an announcement seems to be inching ever closer."
- This promising development could signal a return to form for the Half-Life series, which has been criticized in recent years for its departures from traditional gameplay.
- Will the long-awaited sequel live up to fan expectations, or will it succumb to the same pitfalls that have plagued other Valve projects?