We're amid a full-blown Half-Life 3 hysteria as hopeful fans of the series cling to every shred of evidence that supports that the fabled game is in development at Valve (again).
There is another twist in the tale as file names identified in a recent data mine by reputable Valve leaker Tyler McVicker were recently changed by Valve, possibly to deflect suspicion about Half-Life 3. A file name referencing Gordon Freeman's famous HEV suit was changed to 'Burbank Suit'.
A couple of new lines of code were also identified, including references to Houndeyes and the shifting of gravity. Houndeyes are exploding alien enemies that haven't appeared since the original Half-Life, not counting the fan-made remake Black Mesa.
All of this comes in the wake of a mysterious entry on voice actor Natasha Chandel's resume, where she says she worked on a Valve game called 'Project White Sands'. White Sands is potentially a reference to White Sands, New Mexico, the setting of the first Half-Life. It could also be seen as the 'opposite' of Black Mesa, Half-Life's infamous research corporation.
After this surprising discovery, data miners were able to find references to 'HLX' in...
