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{{hl2ep3|4}} was a cancelled game that was intended to wrap up the {{hl2|4}} Episodic Trilogy. Announced in May 2006 with a supposed release of 2007, it was one of the most anticipated video games of all time, but ended up becoming an infamous case of [[Wikipedia:Vaporware|vaporware]]{{ref|1}}. Any chance of the game being released was diminished with the release of {{hla|4}} in 2020, which resulted in changing the ending of {{ep2|4}}. Similarly, '''Half-Life 3''' was in development at some point in 2013 | {{hl2ep3|4}} was a cancelled game that was intended to wrap up the {{hl2|4}} Episodic Trilogy. Announced in May 2006 with a supposed release of 2007, it was one of the most anticipated video games of all time, but ended up becoming an infamous case of [[Wikipedia:Vaporware|vaporware]]{{ref|1}}. Any chance of the game being released was diminished with the release of {{hla|4}} in 2020, which resulted in changing the ending of {{ep2|4}}. Similarly, '''Half-Life 3''' was in development at some point in 2013-2014, which was planned to use procedurally generated levels, but it's was also cancelled early in development as the {{source2|4}} engine at the time was unfinished{{ref|2}}. | ||
== Announcements == | == Announcements == | ||
It was '''hinted''' in a 2007 CVG interview] that Episode 3 would have taken place in the arctic base{{ref| | It was '''hinted''' in a 2007 CVG interview] that Episode 3 would have taken place in the arctic base{{ref|3}}. It was also been stated by Valve that this would have ended the Half-Life 2 story arc, but not the Half-Life series{{ref|4}}. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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<li>[https://www.wired.com/business/2011/01/vaporware-2010-the-great-white-duke/#slideid-72634 Vaporware 2010: The Great White Duke {{!}} WIRED] | <li>[https://www.wired.com/business/2011/01/vaporware-2010-the-great-white-duke/#slideid-72634 Vaporware 2010: The Great White Duke {{!}} WIRED] | ||
<li>[https://www.ign.com/articles/half-life-3-left-4-dead-3-details-cancelled-valve Details of multiple cancelled Valve projects revealed, including Half-Life 3 - IGN] | |||
<li>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080626152707/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=162955 PC Preview: Half-Life 2: Episode Two - ComputerAndVideoGames.com (archived)] | <li>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080626152707/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=162955 PC Preview: Half-Life 2: Episode Two - ComputerAndVideoGames.com (archived)] | ||
<li>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191012165926/https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/marc-laidlaw/ Marc Laidlaw (Valve) - Interview - Arcade Attack] | <li>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191012165926/https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/marc-laidlaw/ Marc Laidlaw (Valve) - Interview - Arcade Attack] | ||
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Half-Life 2: Episode Three was a cancelled game that was intended to wrap up the 
Half-Life 2 Episodic Trilogy. Announced in May 2006 with a supposed release of 2007, it was one of the most anticipated video games of all time, but ended up becoming an infamous case of vaporware[1]. Any chance of the game being released was diminished with the release of 
Half-Life: Alyx in 2020, which resulted in changing the ending of 
Half-Life 2: Episode Two. Similarly, Half-Life 3 was in development at some point in 2013-2014, which was planned to use procedurally generated levels, but it's was also cancelled early in development as the 
Source 2 engine at the time was unfinished[2].
Announcements
It was hinted in a 2007 CVG interview] that Episode 3 would have taken place in the arctic base[3]. It was also been stated by Valve that this would have ended the Half-Life 2 story arc, but not the Half-Life series[4].
External links
- Half-Life 2: Episode Three on Wikipedia