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 Valve has decided at long last to put us out of our misery. Prior to large gaming events, such as the Electronic Entertainment Expo, speculations on the announcement of Half-Life 3 are often made surrounding Valves. 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. I'm not certain a half life 3 announcement will ever happen unless a half life movie happens or the property is sold off, but I think a mobile companion game could be a fun way to advertise it and build hype. 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. Though never officially confirmed, fans of the series have been hoping for the title for an extended period of time. The list also features BioShock Infinite, which Irrational said earlier this year would not be shown at Gamescom. However, according to the document's header, the Gamescom site basically says the information it lists isn't necessarily reliable (translated from the top of the document). The title appears on an official listing on the Gamescom site that proclaims all the games we'll be finding out during the show. The new game mechanics, improved game engine and next gen console’s led Valve to creating Half Life 3. Half-Life 3 may be officially confirmed and shown off for the first time at Gamescom 2012. Valve decided to not make a Half Life 2 Episode 3 because the story will vary a little bit from the original, all though it will include many of the main characters. I just read this morning that Half-Life 3 is on the list to be announced at Gamescom. So I dunno about you guys, but I really liked the original Half-Life and Half-Life 2.

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