We've been waiting on tenterhooks for Valve to make Half-Life 3 ever since that heart-wrenching cliffhanger in 2007, and while rumours mount that the sequel is finally underway, Valve just made a tongue-in-cheek jab at its fans.
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To announce Premier Season 3 for Counter-Strike 2, Valve penned a blog post titled "Season Two: Episode One"—sounds familiar, eh? That's pretty much exactly what the Half-Life 2 sequel was called.
I had a quick scan of r/HalfLife and, surprisingly, fans are taking it well. Nobody has the Pepe Silvia conspiracy board out just yet (give it time), and only a couple of people seem genuinely upset at Valve. Everyone else is laughing along.
THERE ARE 3 "THREE" ON THE PAGE—u/Standard-Pair-683.
"This is actually funny ngl," u/mjshmjsh77 said. "That's pretty fu**ing hilarious," u/TAJack1 commented. "Surely they won't leave it at a cliffhanger on Season Two: Episode Two," joked u/Gumballegal.
The blog post title is a pretty fun hook that has certainly gotten people who typically aren't as invested in Counter-Strike talking about the new season. But the actual meat of this...
