If you're out of the loop on the Half-Life leaks, here's a quick rundown: dataminers have uncovered something called 'HLX' in various Source 2 game updates, which appears to be a wholly new, non-VR game, centered on Gordon Freeman. In other words, Half-Life 3. There has been a steady stream of leaks for years now detailing new physics and emergent gameplay, with insiders alleging that the playtests went smoothly and that an announcement was imminent in November. That announcement never came.
HLX references are still being found, so the game hasn't been canceled, but it's unclear what exactly is happening behind-the-scenes. Some speculated that Valve kept quiet because Half-Life 3 was intended to be a Steam Machine launch title only for the global memory shortage to delay the price and release date announcement. Others dispute this, arguing that it's unlike Valve to care about synergizing hardware and software — after all, the Index launched far in advance of Alyx.
Whatever the reality is, the quiet from insiders and Valve has left fans to fill in the blanks, and all kinds of new theories are cropping up. Just recently, after a high frequency of "game console"...
