No new Half life in 2010

[Rob Oplawar]

Yeah in all fairness, it seems like the way this typically works is a certain core team within valve works on half life, or at least is currently working on hl2ep3, and that the new games were/are done by different teams. The only trouble is that doesn't really fit with the comment that there are no near-future plans for episode 3... does that mean they really want to blow us away with their tech and content and therefore need a lot more time, or does that mean the core team actually was reassigned for the time being?

I demand transparency in government game development! :hurf:

I have a conspiracy theory for you: Valve never actually had the story planned out and have been making it up as they go, and now they can't figure out how to resolve the craziness what with the gman and the slug things and aperture science and the borealis.

You know, I expected a Portal sequel as well... crazier conspiracy theory: they're working on further integrating the Portal and Half Life universes.

Or, the craziest theory of all: they've taken a break from the Half Life series to explore other games, broaden their consumer base, and try new things instead of going the Bungie route...

e: To clarify the irony of my statement, taking into account the Halo: Reach thread:
Bungie: Halo 1 came out in 2001. It's 2010, move on to new things!
Valve: Half Life 1 came out in 1998. It's 2010, keep expanding your story!

ee: But to be serious, the difference is, you see, that Bungie wrapped up their main storyline and now they're mucking about with the side-quests, while Valve left us with countless questions a fucking cliffhanger and refuses to tie it up any time soon.

[n00b1n8R]

Episodic games are supposed to be released faster than regular games.
As far as Valve Time goes, they're right on schedule. vOv

[Sever]

I think that VALVe TIMe increases exponentially as it goes, starting a new spur each time there's a new project (ex: If VALVe intended to make a L4D3 and intended for an early winter release next year, it would take at least 6 more months, putting its release at early fall 2011, and L4D4 would take another 6 to 12 additional months, putting its earliest release at early winter 2013). With this understanding of VALVe TIMe, we can predict that HL3 will be indefinitely postponed, sadly.

[sdavis117]

Left 4 Dead seems to be immune from larger amounts of VALVe TIMe. I mean L4D2 was released on schedule, which was just a year after L4D1.

[Dwood]

At least we have come to this conclusion: Valve is not made up solely of people from Bungie or Blizzard.