Half-Life 2: Episode 2 was released in 2007 as part of The Orange. ET: EA's press conference has wrapped up, with no sign of Dragon Age 3 certainly not a great sign of the original listing's accuracy. Rumours and speculations are surrounding Valve and the sequel to the Half-Life series. No responsibility is taken for the correctness of this information."Ī Valve representative informed Polygon in July that there wouldn't be anything "exciting" at Gamescom, as the company was only taking business meetings while in Germany. As commenter ccook031 points out, the translation of the list - titled "expected announcements" - reads: "Please take note of the sources: exhibitors, media, internet forums, blogs. As of January 19, the Steam group 'A Call for Communication (Half-Life)' has been covered by over 27 gaming publications. A Half-Life 3 ad at Gamescom is turning heads, but it’s not the announcement you’ve been waiting for. Update: Gamescom organizers have told Eurogamer that the two games' inclusion on the list was a "mistake," but did not clarify why they were added in the first place. Following Ekanayake's information about the Half-Life 3 T-shirt, Garry Newman, creator of Garry's Mod, trolls the community on January 12 by showing a fake Half-Life 3 T-shirt on his Twitter, claiming it was sent by Valve. We'll let you know if we hear anything - in either case, tune in later today! We've contacted both EA and Valve to find out if we can expect to see either of these elusive titles during their press conferences, though they're likely to remain mum until said shows kick off. Dragon Age 3 and Half-Life 3 Appear in Gamescom Product Listing. If Dragon Age 3 is announced, EA's press conference seems like a likely place for it to happen - though both EA and Sony would be strange bedfellows for Valve. Valves Gabe Newell Teased New Single-Player Games, Portal and Half-Life Movies in His. ET, while Sony will give its highlights at 1 p.m. Gamescom Majorly Trolled With Half-Life 3 Poster Attendees at Gamescom 2016 might notice a particularly eye-catching Half-Life 3 banner hanging at the convention center, baiting those gullible. While Gamescom doesn't officially kick off until tomorrow, two press conferences will take place later today: EA will showcase its upcoming titles at 10 a.m. We speculated earlier this year that the time was ripe for the company to reveal Half-Life 3 and, after a quiet E3 for Valve, it'll be interesting to see whether it's decided at long last to put us out of our misery.Half-Life 3 and Dragon Age 3 are both included in a list of new releases uploaded to the official Gamescom 2012 site, possibly teasing announcements for both titles at the Cologne, Germany event. There has been no word at all from Valve over whether this rumour is correct, and it seems unlikely we'll hear anything now until the reveal actually does (or doesn't) happen. Frustration at Valve's refusal to discuss the sequel last year led to a fan driven campaign to force the company to talk, with limited success. Its now been revealed that one of the posters is for Half-Life 3, but not really.
Though never officially confirmed, followers of the series have been hoping for the title for an extended period of time. With Gamescom kicking off this week, posters are being hung outside the convention hall. However, according to the document's header, the Gamescom site basically says the information it lists is "Offered without proof/guarantee." The list also features BioShock Infinite, which Irrational said earlier this year would not be shown at Gamescom. The title appears on an official listing on the Gamescom site that proclaims all the games we'll be finding out during the show. Original Story: Half-Life 3 may be officially confirmed and shown off for the first time at Gamescom 2012. T3 spotted Half Life 3 in Gamescom 2012’s product list and you can see it for. Valve told IGN that it will show no games at Gamescom 2012. A new rumor arose a few minutes ago, suggesting that Half Life 3 might be unveiled during this year’s Gamescom.
Update : Looks like this was yet another false Half-Life-related alarm.