No new Half life in 2010

[rossmum]

jesus christ you kids need to learn some fucking patience. just because everyone is being such a whiny bitch about it, i hope it takes them another three or four years.

[Warsaw]

Fucking Left4Dead.
Yes, it was a fun game.
No, you do not need to make a Left4Dead 3.

Let's see here, it takes them FUCKING FOREVER to make something new for Half-Life, and it took them a DECADE to make TF2, and then L4D2 comes out almost right after L4D1 came out.
Why, Valve, why? Focus your energies on your games which have a MUCH bigger fanbase than L4D.
TF2 is considered one of the best class-based shooters of all time (admittedly, this isn't such a big deal because of all the extra goodies Valve has been giving us over the years).
HL2 (and HL1) are considered one of the best games of all time.
L4D is not.
Get your priorities straight.

Maybe the developers at VALVe like to dabble in things besides decade-old titles? Take Bungie for instance...they've been working on Halo for about 12 years...TWELVE FUCKING YEARS. And they are finally making their last Halo title, probably because they want to do something new. Left 4 Dead is new. VALVe wants to spend time expanding that game, they deserve it. Half-Life may have a bigger fan-base, but as long as they continue to net a profit, they can do as they please.

[Huero]

Fucking Left4Dead.
Yes, it was a fun game.
No, you do not need to make a Left4Dead 3.

Let's see here, it takes them FUCKING FOREVER to make something new for Half-Life, and it took them a DECADE to make TF2, and then L4D2 comes out almost right after L4D1 came out.
Why, Valve, why? Focus your energies on your games which have a MUCH bigger fanbase than L4D.
TF2 is considered one of the best class-based shooters of all time (admittedly, this isn't such a big deal because of all the extra goodies Valve has been giving us over the years).
HL2 (and HL1) are considered one of the best games of all time.
L4D is not.
Get your priorities straight.

left 4 dead is actually ridiculously popular and has made them a lot of money
you're more likely to see left 4 dead 3 released than half-life 3
half-life may be considered one of the best games ever but it's still a niche
left 4 dead has found popularity amongst all groups of teens, similar to halo or call of duty
tl;dr they have their priorities straight you're just bitching

[Rook]

Left 4 Dead 2 is the best valve game aside from the ragers you get in game, with TF2 close behind. I'm guessing their goal is work on multiplayer content more people would buy instead of spending efforts on single player content. I did like the HL2 series but it is SP, you can't play it more than once and not get sick.

[Warsaw]

Well, I don't know that I'd agree with that assessment. I don't own a single L4D game because I personally just don't like it. I'd gladly play single player oriented games over and over again if they are good, and I know that the size of the demographic that likes single player is quite sizable. I just think VALVe is taking a break from Half-Life and trying to establish itself as a studio that makes great games, not just "the studio that brought you Half-Life."

[Heathen]

So I am playing Half Life for the first time and SHIT this game is hard.

Marines at the beginning pwn me.

Im slipping on slime, tripping tripwires, and getting shot by turrets non stop.

ANd thist stupid green thing is killing me in the silo constantly.

[rossmum]

yeah, hl1 is ridiculous. that said, i miss the days where games didn't hold your fucking hand all the way and make you akin to the destroyer in terms of ease in killing enemies

[ejburke]

Anybody ever wonder how they were planning on getting Gordon from White Forest to the Arctic in the seamless style of a Half-Life game?

Please no shortcut through Xen.

[StankBacon]

at the end of ep2 they were planning on using a helicopter weren't they?

we don't know the distance between the 2 locations so who knows.

[Dwood]

As far as i've seen, Valve likes its community mods. I think they're waiting on Black Mesa to come out before anyone says anything at all...

That said, when Valve does come out with HL: 3 or Hl 2: ep 3, it's going to be on a brand new engine. Think about it, guys. L4D2 may be a game but I think it's closer to the engineers at Valve experimenting and working with gameplay and new physics elements for Half Life 3 or ep 3 than Valve would let on.

My 2 cents worth