Valve still hasn’t announced Half-Life 3, but a DOTA 2 code joke shows developers know dataminers are watching every HLX clue.
Key takeaways
- 20 years after fans expected Half-Life 2: Episode Three to continue Gordon Freeman’s story, Valve’s latest public “signal” is not a trailer, release date, or p...
- Valve has still made no Half-Life 3 announcement, but developers appear to know exactly who is watching. In a recent DOTA 2 update, dataminer Gabe Follower fou...
- > “Because it's been 20 years since announcing Half Life Episode 3 and you have been radio silent ever since.”
- That reply, from a user named Edmond, captures the psychology of the entire rumor cycle. Valve is joking. Dataminers are digging. Fans are counting years.
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