Half Life 3, oh Half Life 3. A game that a lot of PC gamers dream of getting their hands on. November 11th was meant to be a huge day for Valve fans. A lot of “leakers” were teasing a Half-Life 3 announcement. And, to the surprise of no one, Valve did not announce it.
Let’s start from the beginning. Yesterday, some people on X/Twitter teased a big announcement from Valve. And they were right. Earlier today, Valve revealed the Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and Steam Frame. However, the rumors about Half-Life 3 were not true.
This is the second time that “leakers” have been wrong. Some of them claimed Half-Life 3 would be revealed during Summer Game Fest 2025, but that never happened. Now, five months later, we have another HL3 “leak” — and once again, it turned out to be false.
What’s funny is that I almost wrote an article before the announcement to warn people not to expect a Half-Life 3 reveal. It was pretty clear that Valve’s big news would be about the new Steam hardware. There was no way Valve would reveal Half-Life 3 at the same time as its new Steam Frame. An HL3 announcement would have overshadowed the Steam hardware.
But why are people talking about Half-Life 3 in 2025? Earlier this year, rumors surfaced that the game was in development and that it was in its final/polish phase. As you’ve seen, I’ve made sure to stay away from them. Unless Valve announces Half Life 3, I won’t believe it’s real. And neither should you. There is no reason at all to wait for a game that may never come out. You should enjoy the games that are out as we speak.
So, there you have it. Despite all the rumors, Half Life 3 has not been revealed. Time to reset the clock, I guess.
If you want to get a taste of HL3, I suggest downloading the demo of Project Borealis. This is a fan game that uses Unreal Engine 5. You can download it from here.
Stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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