Half Life 3?...

[FUBAR]

I picked this up off of Steam today, to be honest it seems like a bunch of 633k5's reading too much into a video but as they say companies, including Valve love leaving cryptic teaser clues to their future projects, ( See hidden  references to the Borealis in Portal 2 and the not-so hidden references to Aperture Science Laboratories in HL2: Ep2.

The rather spuriously analysed video is on gamer site "Rock Paper Shotgun" (shotgun wins) here:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/12/12/valve-vga-vid-appears-to-offer-hl3-clues/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rockpapershotgun%2Fsteam+%28Rock%2C+Paper%2C+Shotgun%3A+Steam+RSS%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/12/12/valve-vga-vid-appears-to-offer-hl3-clues/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rockpapershotgun%2Fsteam+%28Rock%2C+Paper%2C+Shotgun%3A+Steam+RSS%29

Now anyone on here not into games is probably wondering WTF? why do we care, well you probably don't to be honest, but for me, and a couple of others here this is different, this is Half Life, a game that in 1998 single handedly re-wrote the book on how to make a first person shooter game, and the industry has never looked back since, it set a new bar.
Half life 2 exceeded this bar and in some respects is still yet to be surpassed, so...
A 3rd installment to the HL Saga is not a suprise, now nearly 8 years on from Half Life 2 it makes perfect sense to provide everyone with the conclusion to the open book story that we were left with at the end of HL2: Ep2 with a next generation engine & Graphics.
So where are we? if this is happening (which is probably is, see above) expect further news in the next 12 months, Christmas 2012 release? possible... Summer 2013? most probable...

you heard it here 2nd folks

bloomin link button doesn't work... someone fix it!!

[Roadkill]

Valve have been doing this for years.

I don't think it means we're any closer to HL 3 . . . but I hope I'm proved wrong.

[FUBAR]

...  http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-02-valve-employee-spotted-in-half-life-3-shirt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-02-valve-employee-spotted-in-half-life-3-shirt

Good 'ol Valve...

This is also very nerdy, but kinda cool, the word "Exists" should be in quotations though...

http://kotaku.com/5865809/a-half+life-gravity-gun-that-exists-in-the-real-world/gallery/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://kotaku.com/5865809/a-half+life-gravity-gun-that-exists-in-the-real-world/gallery/1

[Roadkill]

That'd never work . . . . . . the Grav gun looks too barrel-heavy.

[FUBAR]

Quoting: Roadkill

the Grav gun looks too barrel-heavy

Don't be silly... its a "Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator"... its not heavy at all...

[Roadkill]

You're right.  I'm a n00b.

[FUBAR]

[FUBAR]

Pretty good i thought, found that randomly

[Incursus]

[Roadkill]

On a separate note :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a3pA1mkiwc&feature=related\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a3pA1mkiwc&feature=related

Bits of this had me laughing so hard I farted.

Although it's not that funny.

EDIT - Dammit - used to be able to do this !!

[ianjpage]

[ianjpage]

the link you had dean has the "&feature-related" bit on the end which confused it - needs to be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a3pA1mkiwc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a3pA1mkiwc to go into the youtube embed thingy

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: Roadkill

Bits of this had me laughing so hard I farted.  

The map at the end with the zombie and the microwave is the Counter-Strike map CS_Office. Love that map, a total classic.

GARAGE RUSH!

[PaulS]

these are nicely done too.

[Roadkill]

I liked the way they used the sound effects from the games

[FUBAR]

Those are really really good