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'''Half-Life 2: Episode Three''' is a cancelled '''[[Half-Life 2]]''' Episode that was intended to wrap up the Episodic Trilogy. Announced in May 2006 with a supposed release of 2007-08, it was one of the most anticipated video games of all time, but ended up becoming an infamous case of [[Wikipedia:Vaporware|vaporware]]{{ | '''Half-Life 2: Episode Three''' is a cancelled '''[[Half-Life 2]]''' Episode that was intended to wrap up the Episodic Trilogy. Announced in May 2006 with a supposed release of 2007-08, it was one of the most anticipated video games of all time, but ended up becoming an infamous case of [[Wikipedia:Vaporware|vaporware]]{{cite|1}}. Any chance of the game being released was diminished with the release of '''[[Half-Life: Alyx]]''' in 2020, which retconned the ending of '''[[Episode Two]]'''. The game was officially confirmed as cancelled on the twentieth anniversary of Half-Life 2's initial release, with the release of behind-the-scenes material detailing the "episode that never came to be"{{cite|2}}{{cite|3}}. | ||
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{{ | 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{{cite|4}}. | ||
== Announcements == | == Announcements == | ||
It was ''hinted'' in a 2007 CVG interview that Episode 3 would have taken place in the arctic base{{ | It was ''hinted'' in a 2007 CVG interview that Episode 3 would have taken place in the arctic base{{cite|5}}. It was also been stated by Valve that this would have ended the Half-Life 2 story arc, but not the Half-Life series{{cite|6}}. | ||
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{{ref2|cite id=1|[https://www.wired.com/business/2011/01/vaporware-2010-the-great-white-duke/#slideid-72634 Vaporware 2010: The Great White Duke <nowiki>|</nowiki> WIRED]}} | |||
{{ref2|cite id=2|[https://www.half-life.com/en/halflife2/20th Half-Life 2 Anniversary Update]}} | |||
{{ref2|cite id=3|[https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/my-personal-failure-was-being-stumped-gabe-newell-says-finishing-half-life-2-episode-3-just-to-conclude-the-story-wouldve-been-copping-out-of-valves-obligation-to-gamers/ 'My personal failure was being stumped': Gabe Newell says finishing Half-Life 2: Episode 3 just to conclude the story would've been 'copping out of <nowiki>[Valve's]</nowiki> obligation to gamers']}} | |||
{{ref2|cite id=4|[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]}} | |||
{{ref2|cite id=5|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080626152707/https://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id%3D162955 PC Preview: Half-Life 2: Episode Two - ComputerAndVideoGames.com] (archived)}} | |||
{{ref2|cite id=6|{{wayback|20191012165926/https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/marc-laidlaw/|Marc Laidlaw (Valve) - Interview - Arcade Attack}} (archived)}} | |||
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* {{w|Half-Life 2: Episode Three}} on '''Wikipedia''' | * {{w|Half-Life 2: Episode Three}} on '''Wikipedia''' | ||
{{half life games}} | {{half life games}} | ||
[[Category:Cancelled Games]] | [[Category:Cancelled Games]] | ||
[[Category:Valve Games]] | [[Category:Valve Games]] | ||
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Half-Life 2: Episode Three is a cancelled Half-Life 2 Episode that was intended to wrap up the Episodic Trilogy. Announced in May 2006 with a supposed release of 2007-08, 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 retconned the ending of Episode Two. The game was officially confirmed as cancelled on the twentieth anniversary of Half-Life 2's initial release, with the release of behind-the-scenes material detailing the "episode that never came to be"[2][3].
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[4].
Announcements
It was hinted in a 2007 CVG interview that Episode 3 would have taken place in the arctic base[5]. It was also been stated by Valve that this would have ended the Half-Life 2 story arc, but not the Half-Life series[6].
References
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External links
Half-Life 2: Episode Three on Combine OverWiki
Half-Life 2: Episode Three on Wikipedia
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