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January 20th, 2010, 03:50
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2010/01/500x_half_life_2_2010.jpgThe latest issue of Game Informer magazine has a bit of potential bad news for Gordon Freeman fans, casting doubt on the release of Half-Life 2 (http://kotaku.com/tag/halflife2/): Episode Three in 2010.
Specifically, Game Informer's rumor-centric Loose Talk column notes that there "won't be any game from the [Half-Life] franchise in 2010, and what will finally come out is still unknown," implying that the next entry in the series could be either Episode Three or Half-Life 3.
Valve is well past the estimated time of arrival (http://kotaku.com/5064112/so-how-long-until-half+life-2-episode-three) for Episode Three, a blown date we didn't expect after the release of concept art (http://kotaku.com/5024040/first-look-at-half+life-2-episode-three) for that episode in 2008.
The developer has plenty to focus on in 2010 with Left 4 Dead 2 (and Left 4 Dead) downloadable content en route, as well as at least one more Team Fortress 2 update. And if Valve really is creating a character that speaks with sign language, those claims of the next Half-Life being an "ambitious product" sound legit.
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Specifically, Game Informer's rumor-centric Loose Talk column notes that there "won't be any game from the [Half-Life] franchise in 2010, and what will finally come out is still unknown," implying that the next entry in the series could be either Episode Three or Half-Life 3.
Valve is well past the estimated time of arrival (http://kotaku.com/5064112/so-how-long-until-half+life-2-episode-three) for Episode Three, a blown date we didn't expect after the release of concept art (http://kotaku.com/5024040/first-look-at-half+life-2-episode-three) for that episode in 2008.
The developer has plenty to focus on in 2010 with Left 4 Dead 2 (and Left 4 Dead) downloadable content en route, as well as at least one more Team Fortress 2 update. And if Valve really is creating a character that speaks with sign language, those claims of the next Half-Life being an "ambitious product" sound legit.
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