Multiple gaming industry sources have indicated that Valve may announce Half-Life 3 around the franchise's 27th anniversary, following hardware reveals for Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Controller. Insider Nate the Hate confirmed receiving information about the project from his contacts while noting conflicting details about potential reveal timing. Shpeshal_Nick reported receiving advance notice that Valve planned hardware demonstrations followed by software announcements.
Journalist Sean Hollister observed unusual security presence during his visit to Valve headquarters for hardware previews and photographed a customized Steam Machine featuring memes, including a censored title beginning with H. Data mining has uncovered references to a project codenamed HLX within Source 2 engine updates, with analyst Tyler McVicker claiming development was nearing completion months earlier.
Journalist Sean Hollister observed unusual security presence during his visit to Valve headquarters for hardware previews and photographed a customized Steam Machine featuring memes, including a censored title beginning with H. Data mining has uncovered references to a project codenamed HLX within Source 2 engine updates, with analyst Tyler McVicker claiming development was nearing completion months earlier.
