Half-Life 3 in Development, Left 4 Dead 3 "Looks Great," Says CS Dev
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Of course they're bloody making it, that was never up for debate, the only question is when exactly we're going to be playing it. Frankly I never understood why the internet is so obsessed with the damn thing, it'll come out eventually, Valve will not forget about their most popular franchise.
And did any of you really think that L4D3 wasn't an inevitability with the numbers the first two games moved? I'd be way more shocked if I found out they WEREN'T making another one.
And did any of you really think that L4D3 wasn't an inevitability with the numbers the first two games moved? I'd be way more shocked if I found out they WEREN'T making another one.
People say things like this until the first real info on HL3 comes out, then they'll all be chomping at the bit.Sanunes said:
He hasn't worked there since 2009 or so, so him only seeing concept art two years after the Orange Box isn't terribly surprising.Deathfish15 said:
Honestly, the way I see it, there's a reason they abandoned the plan for doing Episode 3: they didn't want to just make another HL2 expansion. Valve isn't the sort of company that just likes to pump out rehashes of the exact same formula over and over. They work on projects that interest them, and I would not be surprised if they ditched Episode 3 specifically so that they could do a proper sequel once they had their ideas for one ironed out.
As for what specifically takes so long, I'd say doing a proper follow up to one of the most popular and influential FPS series isn't something you rush. Plus releasing a game a year for almost a decade is going to put a lot on your plate. Honestly, people who act like Valve's been sitting on their butts doing nothing this whole time drive me crazy because they have a rather revisionist view of the company's release history.
maybe valve is going the duke nukem way and will release the game after 14 years. lets hope this will not be the case.
Yeah, I've seen the story bits that are there, like the dead soldier at the end of an off ramp with a ton of dead zombies on the off ramp. And I liked how Left 4 Dead 2 actually had the campaign maps string together, which was a huge improvement. It's just, as you said, compared to the Portal series and the Half-Life series, Left 4 Dead is very boring and bare. Now if they change that with 3, perhaps my interest will be renewed. I will admit that at the end of 2 and The Sacrifice DLC, it looked like they were starting to take a deeper interest with the story.Vigormortis said:
Holy shit guys! Someone on the planet Earth made concept art for Half-Life 3! Therefore it will be released soon!
Note: Valve have no understanding of the concept of time and thus 'soon' could be anytime between later today and never.
So really, what this is saying is: the potential existence of Half-Life 3 has been pondered by a human. Wonderful.
Note: Valve have no understanding of the concept of time and thus 'soon' could be anytime between later today and never.
So really, what this is saying is: the potential existence of Half-Life 3 has been pondered by a human. Wonderful.
Wow did he also see the ark of the covenant? and maybe a leprechaun?
Piss off Gooseman no one likes vague twitter updates about companies you don't even work for.
Lets all make an agreement not to talk about 3rd instalment Valve game unless its officially announced by Valve or available at the Steam Store.
Piss off Gooseman no one likes vague twitter updates about companies you don't even work for.
Lets all make an agreement not to talk about 3rd instalment Valve game unless its officially announced by Valve or available at the Steam Store.
Steam is invaluable to the PC gaming community and their existing games are good an' all, but does it matter now? They've orphaned their most popular series, and they've been pecking at it only to shut the internet up. (which has backfired spectarularly)
Besides, concept art = concepts. Concepts =/= development. Obviously, they're making it. But for all we know, this concept art (as pretty as it is. And it's very pretty) could just be a sketch because the artist forgot how to work in the style (it has been, like, 7, almost 8 years since episode 2) and it could have no relation to the game, at least in a direct manner.
It won't live up to expectations, and they may aswell invest the budget into Steam/starving refugee children in eastern Europe.
Besides, concept art = concepts. Concepts =/= development. Obviously, they're making it. But for all we know, this concept art (as pretty as it is. And it's very pretty) could just be a sketch because the artist forgot how to work in the style (it has been, like, 7, almost 8 years since episode 2) and it could have no relation to the game, at least in a direct manner.
It won't live up to expectations, and they may aswell invest the budget into Steam/starving refugee children in eastern Europe.
How does he reckon its "common knowledge" that Valve is working on HL3 when pretty much the entire internet is desperate for any info on it at all... there has been NO confirmation at all about it.
Weird! I think he just wants attention.
Weird! I think he just wants attention.
"so somebody has seen something" is now News?
Look, dear Escapist, I know you need the clicks but please stop 'reporting' about Half Life 3 and Fallout 4 until the companies have a release date.
You only lose credibility.
Look, dear Escapist, I know you need the clicks but please stop 'reporting' about Half Life 3 and Fallout 4 until the companies have a release date.
You only lose credibility.
They hired new people to do DoTA 2, so it's not the same people that did Half-Life 2 (just the same as the EA people behind FIFA didn't do Titanfall). Maybe the same people were doing Left4Dead, because the same core of being a FPS game.Vivi22 said:
Also, it's not about pumping out game after game and just making a sequel. Half-Life 2 is a game unlike any other; no slapped on multiplayer being 1/2 the game. HL2 is a cinematic masterpiece that is an interactive story on a grand scale. I dare say it's far better than a Peter Jackson film. And it's a cinematic experience that was left on a huge cliffhanger at the end of Episode 2 that needs to find closure. That is why players want it so badly....the story closure.
They hired two people for the project. IceFrog and Guinsoo. That's all.Deathfish15 said:
Yet, the core Dota 2 team is rather large, and much of it is comprised of designers, coders, artists, etc, that had worked on Valve's other titles - from Half-Life to Portal to Team Fortress. So there's every chance a sizable chunk of the original Half-Life 2 team is currently working on Dota 2 or other Valve products.
Well, not really. FIFA and Titanfall were made by entirely separate development studios - the latter of which is entirely owned and was conceived of by Respawn, not EA. The games that come out of Valve are, for the most part, made in-house by Valve employees.
Given they're work structure, that's entirely possible. But something tells me what's more likely is that the group from Turtle Rock; of whom were hired by Valve some years ago; are likely the ones that comprise much of the Left 4 Dead 3 team.
I'd even go so far as to assume that a good part of the L4D3 team includes members from the Source 2 team, given those "leaked" Source 2 sample pics.
Regardless of all that, it is clear that both games are, and have been for some time, in active development. While it's nice to hear it from someone who was actually involved with the company, his "revelations" aren't really new.
Not a big fun of Half-Life like I am for Persona games [if a second official Persona 5 trailer pop up, I will *** buckets all over my room and my parents will screaming in horror], but yeah, good to know we will have after some years a third Half-Life.
Far as I heard most of then left Valve, re-formed Turtle Rock and are working on Evolve now.Vigormortis said:
