Valve studio's jefe Gabe Newell says "people will be shocked again" by primo trio of announcements due over the coming year. (Excitement!)
Valve released a pretty intense twist during the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo, when former PlayStation 3 critic and Valve studio's Gabe Newell announced that Portal 2 would coming out for Sony's console in addition to versions for the Xbox 360, PC, and Mac. and wait there's more!, Newell actually enthroned the PS3 version of Portal 2 "the best console version of the game," because of it's compatibility with the new Steamworks, which allows for auto-updates, downloadable content, and community support directly from Valve. (Say, What!) Of course, Portal 2's presence on the PS3 as it would seem won't be the only bit of astonishing news from Valve in the near future. In an interview with PC Gamer magazine, Newell promised that his studio (Valve) is planning to make three more, (Yes, not 1, not 2 but 3 MORE.) surprising announcements over the coming year.
"We have three pretty big surprises in the next 12 months at least," Newell told the magazine. "I can guarantee you people are going to be surprised at stuff we do. That isn't going to stop anytime soon. I'm just laughing because people will be shocked again."
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| Half Life 2: Episode 3 Concept Art. |
Another (arguably) astonishing and amazing announcement would be that for Half-Life 2: Episode 3. It, initially was all planned as a rapid-fire episodic series, Valve's Half-Life 2 expansions generated quickly and took on a life of their own following the release of Episode 1 in June 2006. Episode 2 presented itself and arrived on its release more than a year after the first release in the series, coming hand in hand bundled style with Team Fortress 2 and Portal as part of The Orange Box in November 2007. Valve has not offered a time frame for the release of Episode 3.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Any news from valve is good news! I'm tickled with excitement! i hope this means a Half-Life 3 announcement or maybe an original IP. Both would be fantastic!
I hope they just go straight into Half-Life 3.
Half-Life 2 eps. 3 hell yeah
I love Half-Life, but I would kill for more Team Fortress or maybe a HL3/TF3 combo.
I'll be disappointed if i don't hear anything on half life at all!
I think LFD3 announcement and on Ps3 is one of them.
The yellow box?
PLEASE let it be either Half-Life 3 or Half-Life 2 Episode 3. PLEASE!!! I'm also prepared to be let down. So that Pretty much covers all my bases.
New Counter Strike?
A new Half Life episode, maybe even HL3, and a L4D3 comes to mind first. Would love for some more Team Fortress action though
Half - Life 2 Episode 3 coming soon and Half - Life 3, just watch.....
counter strike wouldn't surprise me. On consoles with a full fledged single player experience would be amazing.
Whatever VALVe have up their sleeves, i hav eno doubt it / they will be worth the wait : )
It better be the next Counter Strike
Can't wait! I hope it's HL2:E3!
My predictions:
A brand new game engine to build games. Source Engine is getting old in the tooth. A new Half Life game built on this brand new engine to showcase it. A MMORPG by Valve. Valve is capable of running a MMO on its community platform.
I hope these are 3 'free' surprises
Left 4 Dead 3: The Midnight Riders.
HL2 Episode 3 looks like a sure shot announcement and it's about time. Episode Two IMO is amongst the best games Valve has created and I can't wait for another HL2 installment.
This is Vlave we are talking about, so Im pretty sure these are going to be big deal. Just hope they skip Episode 3 and go stright to Half Life 3. Or announce that both are done. Either way...
HALF-LIFE 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hope so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope two of those "surprises" will be Episode 3 and Half-life 3.
Episode 3 or a new mode for TF 2 please?
1. HL3
2. DOTA thing
3. Left4Dead2 coming to PS3.
Great news!! can't wait to know more about this...
1. Meet the Pyro video
2. Meet the Medic video "coming soon"
3. Some DotA thing no one cares about
We love you Valve!!!!!
HL2 ep. 3 as a mini appetizer to HL3. That would be absolutely awesome.
Maybe team fortress 3
I don't think episode 3 is going to be one of the surprises, because its taken way to long for Valve to produce a single episode. Its definitely HL3, maybe a new LFD for PS3 or LFD3 and that DOTA thing. Hey, at least we know Valve is cooking something up for us!
The more time they spend on porting to Mac, PS3, and Xbox, the more time it will take for Episode 3/HL 3 and other PC hits. Sad story :'(
Seriously, screw Episode 3. Make HL3 instead. The engine is too old now and the constant revamp of a 2003ish engine doesn't work so well seven years later.
New Counter-Strike
please god tell me they're canceling HL2:EP3 for HL3.
Oh God, I wish they never told us that they had some surprises up their sleeves. Now it's gonna drive me nuts trying to figure out what they are. Knowing Valve, it's gonna be something totally NOT what we expected.
TEAM FORTRESS 3 PLEASE!!!
Half-Life 3 and Left 4 Dead 3 perhaps?
Valve just hasn't done the trick for me lately. Maybe the new stuff will keep my interest longer.
Half-Life 3 please.
The only surprise I want to hear is HL3.
Im sure everyone is going to be so focused on half life that they may be sneaking out a new team fortress. Valve never disappoints. Come on episode 3!
how about some new games that doesnt suck? not sure why so many devs have trouble making new ips..
Chances are it's Half-Life 3 on a new engine
They just pop up one day and say 'episode 3 will come out tomorrow'
Half Life announcement please! Goooordonnnnn...wake up Dr. Freeman...
I guess one of them will be DOTA game which Icefrog in development with Valve.
I'm hoping for two things. Ether a New Counter Strike or Half Life 3...screw Half Life 2-Episode 3, Just give me Half Life 3 and a new Counter Strike.
Here is what im guessing. HL Episode 3 Delayed till 2016. Left 4 Dead 3 will be Left 4 Dead 2 with more piant and polish and will come out 2 days after announcing it. And Portal 3 Will be released on the same day as Portal 2 And cost 3 times as much.
1. Half Life 3 in 2011; 2. Half Life 3 delayed to 2012; 3. Half Life 3 delayed indefinitely
Valve is a great game developer. Their games are infinitely better than the Halo games.
they must create half life 3 with a new engine as cool as cry engine.could that happen
I love Valve to death. Gabe knows gaming, unlike some other companies....I guessing something HL related will be at least one of them. A new game engine would be really nice, even though Source holds up really well.
Gabe Newell is a spy!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEAAASE tell me were going to get another Half Life game. I've overplayed the half life series waayyy too much to not get a sequal.
Please tell me it's something decent. They really need to update their game engines, Source is so old now. Maybe a new Counter strike game
Please for the love of God, Episode 3 needs to come out.
Id have to say HL3/Source 2.0/Left 4 Dead 3 would probably be good candidates for things Valve is working on... though none of them would really supprise anyone so I'm not sure they are what hes talking about.
I gotta tell ya I hope it is something like this...They release HL2 EP3 and then tell us we are only a few months away from HL3s release....Its been too long for EP3 to work on its own...yeah we want it...but a couple years for 1-3 hours of play? They could really ROAR Half-Life back into the top spot with a move like that...I pray thats what their doing...HL was far too good to abandon.
I just thought of something.....Gabe is gonna tell us that Portal 2 and HL3 will be intertwined. Their stories overlap. Gordon Freeman and all his adventures are in GLaddos's mind....it's all fake! Wake up, Dr. Freeman...there is cake to be had.
If Left 4 Dead 3 comes out before Halfe-Life 3 does...Well.....then I give up on Valve because that is just out of this world ridiculous...
hm, so steamworks going to ps3. could this mean a "play anywhere" feature letting you play on ps3, pc, and mac?
m... my guess is Half-Life 3, Left 4 Dead 3, and Team Fortress 3.
Half-Life 3 or Episode 3? It damn well better be. L4D was a nice side project, but we got them back-to-back. It's been YEARS since a true Half-Life.
So, what is the release date of the first... surprise?
I hope the announcements have nothing to do with consoles, smart phones or Macs. If they do I couldn't care less.
I'm betting they are just jumping straight to Half Life 3 on a new Source 2.
If it has anything to do with the PS3 I don't care , I'm playing through HL2 EP2 (PC of course) again for the ..?. too many to count. Compared to games lately Valve could take a sh!! and it would be just as good if not better (there are good games out but nothing that compels me to play all the way through non stop) than all of them.
@darkcyborg343 highly unlikely
i dont care about tf and care even less for portal.. the only thing i want or will buy from valve is a all new hl3- not a freaken episode- but a whole new game.. hl2 is way too old now.. we need a hl3 and a new engine and better graphics- and give gordon freaken hands when he drives etc- make the guns a lil better with good iron sites and or scopes etc. mature alyx maybe give her a 7of 9 cat suit like up to date suit with same functions as gordons- and let them get together- romance etc- maybe start hl3 from the ending of epi2. maybe add a flying type vehicle and co op play. its starting to feel like valve is like all the others- they just want to milk us- and portal in no way is my cup of tea- hl2 is all i love in pc gaming- hl2 is in the history books.. valve needs to top it- put out a all new hl3- or shut up.. oh ya- i only play pc..
i just hope for a new Counter Strike!!! T T
I'll admit that I would rather play Serious Sam than LFD any day though.
@eht - You're post is so wrong I have no idea where to start. You really need to learn that all the cosmetic things you want, do not make a game great... and its laughable that you try to compare Valve to every other compnay out there. How many other companies give games and DLC away for free these days? Other then Valve I don't really think anyone... yet you say they are milking you? Give me a break.
I wouldn't object to an OPFor2
I think Gabe knows what he is talking about, there is no reason to get sarcastic about it. Gabe knows what we want, and I will let him toy with me as much as he wants... just give me Episode 3.
L4D?
OH please...please...please let me get what I want this time...lord knows it would be about time
I know this has been said several hundred times before, but Valve need to start focusing more on Half Life. If it were not for Half Life, no one would even know Portal or Left 4 Dead would exist. Even if they did, it wouldn't sell very well due to a lack of a decent reputation. I like Left 4 Dead, Portal and the many Half Life mods out there. But please just spill the beans. Are ye making Half Life 3 or not?
They should make a full-blown Half-Life 3 with a brand new engine.
AHAH!
Thats why they switched gears. They like being able to sell DLC directly on Sony's system, unlike them having to go through LIVE on the 360.
It's always just about the money...
If Valve considered Portal 2 on PS3 'big news', then my bet the three "surprises" are nothing more than Black Mesa: Source mod on Steam, the long awaited second installment of the promised L4D short movies, and last but not least, Peggle 3.
For some time now, Valve has been proving again and again that they are the No.1 company in the realm of PC gaming. Their games are top notch, and are supported with tons of mods and community features, unlike any other game. Their Steam Store is a little intrusive at times but the very low price tag for games ( especially during sales ) makes it the best service around. Keep up the good work guys!
The Source engine is getting old. I hope Valve will make HF3 instead of HF2 Episode 3.
Hopefully the Left 4 Dead series makes it way to PS3, I'm a buyer.
Man, I wanna see how Half-Life ends. I'm still so angry at what happened at the end of episode 2! Giant mother humping worm. Freakin A!
DotA is not a tower defense styled game
new counter-strike please? and xbox 360 support to boot?
It better be another HL, you moron!
Okay...one of these "surprises" HAS to be Episode 3. If it's not...then what the hell, Valve?
I hope they announced left for Dead hitting the PS3 and Team Fortress 3
man..why cant they focus on half life 3? i wanna see how it ends so bad
Awesome. I can't wait to hear what these announcements are. I REALLY hope we hear something about Half-life 2 Ep. 3, or Half-life 3, or whatever they are going to end up calling it.
Team Fortress 3?!
well it cant be portal2 and episode3...since we know theyre coming already, not much of a surprise..
Come one Valve, stop torturing us. Hurry up and give us a release date for Episode 3...preferablly within the next 4 months. ~hint~ ~hint~
Well, I wouldn't be so surprised if it was a new Half-Life game. But it definitely would again make me excited about the Half-Life series.
Half-Life 3 FTW!
I think EVERYONE Knows what the 3 Surprises are. I mean, it's not that hard. SteamCloud looks interesting though. =/
Left for dead collection for PS3!!!!!!!!!!!!
Counter Strike 3DS please
half life 3 plus combo portal 2 all for 30 bucks
I really hope they would show us HL2:ep3 already.
please..just something Half-life related..
its either half life or some cool bundle
Well this is awesome. If it's another Half-Life game then epic win. If it's another Left 4 Dead game then double win. If its a another bundle then can we get a big Hallelujah.
Left for Dead 3, Left for Dead 4 and Left for Dead 5.....There are your 3 surprises book it!
I don't get the hype that for Portal 2 coming to the PS3. Is that reea=ally that big of a deal?
Yes,we will BE SHOCKED AGAIN,cause none of these surprises will be related to HALF- LIFE!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!??!?!?!?
BLACK MESA RELEASE DATE!?!?
Left 4 Dead 1&2 to the PS3, possibly GOTY editions.
as a valve fanboy I say this...HOLY!&^#&^@& I can't wait!!!!!
This is going to end up being 1 surprise in the next 36 months-remember, this IS Valve we're talking about.
New IP should be one of them. Or work out alien swarm into a big franchise. And half life needs the be there!
We're going to be shocked that Left 4 dead 3- 5 are being released, and not the next Half-Life game. Game loves to troll. And he's going on a spree this time.
Portal 2's presence on the PS3 apparently won't be the only bit of shocking news from Valve in the near future. " i dont get why portal 2 was a shocking to be released on the ps3. wasnt portal one released on the ps3?
Whats' with all the people saying they want Half Life 2 Episode 3 released getting down voted? It's an epic series with a storyline that rivals Metal Gear Solid and Ace Attorney series'. Left 4 Dead is a good shooter, but honestly the Half Life community has been waiting longer, then the L4D people who saw a release last november compared to an even further dated HL release.
HL2 ep3 coming boxed with portal 2
One is about TellTales game and the other will be about the DoTA game. That just leaves hopefully HL3
episode 3 please. i want to know what happens.
Team Fortress 3.
i hope one of them isn't left for dead coming to ps3. or anything related to left for dead for that matter. Im sure one will be half life 3.
Im expecting a new Source Engine and EP3 to be part of those announcements.
I'm not sure why PS3 fans are wanting to jump into the Left 4 Dead series at the third game? As an owner off all the consoles I can safely say I wouldn't have wanted to jump into God OF War 3 on the Xbox 360 and missed out on the first two. It'd be like Resistance 3 coming to the Xbox 360, I doubt it would do well and I don't think getting into a series a few games in is going to really be a good thing.
Half Life 3!!!!! Half Life 3!!!!!
Or.. you know... even a new Blue Shift, where you can play as Barney would be pretty cool! I always thought it was cool that Barney was secretly working for the Combine at the start of HL2. Seems to be a decent spot for a good story, no? =P
Anything from Valve is always good.
Please oh please give some Ep 3 info, if not a release date, for the love of all that which is holy!!!
love Valve to death but they are really making it hard for me with their horribly slow Half-Life releases...
Left 3 Dead?
If I'm going to be shocked, then I guess one of the announcements is not HL2:Ep3!
Half life 3? I can't think of anything else really.. Maybe counterstrike 3
orange box 2 in 1 year fingers crossed
I'm hoping for a Half-life game that tells the story between 1 and 2. Either that or a new game.
whooooooooo... good news i hope it is for pc and not ps3 since steam is on the pc and valve made it. does that make sence.
Words cannot describe how exited I feel.
When did newell beomce a ps3 guy?
I love the 1st paragraph of this article.
o lawd
big mistake putting a timestamp on it. now waiting for "surprises delayed till next year" article
Here comes Left 4 Dead 3!
one of these surprises better be half life 3 or anything to do with half life
They will probably will announce Half-Life 3 or another game box! About time!!!
Hoping for Valve's take on DotA, HL2:Ep 3, and something multiplayer based (anything, even L4D3... everything Valve makes is solid gold)
so that's 36 months in "valve time"
200 COMMENTS NIGGAHS.
I love Valve but they sure take their sweet ass time with the games we want, while giving us sequels that we don't want (at least at the moment).
Episode 3 is all that comes to my mind... maybe a remake of the entire series with a new Source Engine? I dunno.
Still happy for the Orange Box Valve sold...still unhappy that it has left me hanging all these years with the ending of the 2nd episode. I really hope its Episode 3 or a part 3 that is almost done.
This is news? "Be excited about things we haven't announced yet"?
I almost gave op on Half-Life 3. but this story is giving me a reason to BELIEVE!
Well if its going to be "shocking" I dont think it will be episode 3 or L4D 3. I mean I would love to hear about something new for Half-Life but we were already waiting for that.
Another "_____ box" game, team fortress 3, L4D 3, and half-life. all for the xbox 360!
@midnightkilla no man you got it all wrong they are gunna do it like the brand new harry potter movies! Half Life 2: Episode 3-Part1 out of 5
I think we are all hoping for half-life 3, but I will probably be pleased with whatever these suprises are. I mean it's valve after all.
YUMS NEW COUNTER STRIKE
HALF LIFE 3!!!
SURPRISE....L4D 3
Gawd... no way will it be left 4 dead 3.. Valve isn't stupid they know that we know that they totally cashed in on left 4 dead.
Who cares bout Left for Dead? We already have Left 4 Dead 2...Where is half-life 3? Half-Life blows L4D or portal or any other game out of the water.
over half the posts here are asking for a all new hl3.. valve should wake up.. if valve does not have a new in house game engine and cant make 1- maybe the new crytek2 engine would be good- its said its not a computer on earth that can run the crytek3 engine they are working on now-- but crytek started leasing the rights out for its engine- 2 i think it is.. videos ive seen- it looks nice enough.. other changes id like to see- is a less linear game - they could even add some rps [role playing shooter] elements- id be ok with that. and being rps games are my favorite genre these days [stalker- bioshock- fo3- borderlands] etc. fo3 having the worst fps mechanics of them listed. its clunky- its a poor fps- and with vats its more a rpg game.. maybe valve could make the new in house gsc engine better- seems valve and gsc has worked together in the past.. i dont know- im just popping ideas is all.. the only surprise that will get my rise is 3 lil words.. Half- Life- 3.....
if its L4D3 stop there........thats not a suprise.....nevertheless that would be pretty cool though
Hell, it's about time!
half life 3, left 4 dead 3, and maybe a new counterstrike. But the first two are guaranteed if you ask me
i really hope for a day of defeat source style mp game in a vietnam era that would be soooo epic
Orange Box 2 ?
Ep 3, L4D3, news about portal 2....
A brand new version of the Source Engine would be nice.
I'm hoping for a HalfLife 3 announcement... or at least an announcement that HalfLife 2: Episode 3 will be built on a current-gen engine... as great as the other games are, they're starting to look more than a little crusty.
it better be hl2:ep3
Orange Box 2 would be bad ass. I wouldn't be suprised if it was L4D3 though.
user created downloadable maps for both L4D/L4D2 on the XBOX360?....or just more maps?
Left 4 Dead 3... please god...
Somehow I doubt they'll do a L4D3. There's no need right now, they can just release more content as DLC expansions for L4D2. If the 3 surprises are DotA and Ep 3, the third surprise is probably going to be something completely new nobody knows about.
They better be damn good surprises 'cause the wait for Episode 3 has been agonizing.
The reason why I like Valve so much, when they deliver content it's good and stands for quality.
Valve always likes to shock people! Cant wait.
@eht not trying to say it's bad to be open minded or anything but Ive readyour post and allot of the things you said are kinda too un logical. Especaily when you talk about what you want in halflife 3. Seriously dude what makes you think that valve would just change every thing that makes half life good and put alyx in black leather, use a engine made buy a differntdevoloper, or try to make it more like FO3? It's not bad to want half life three and to wish for it to be filled with cool new epic things but when you start saying things like you want them to use the crytek 2 engine and that you want alyx dressed like cat woman or whatever. You just sound like a completely, ignorant dumb***. Also how the f*** is valve milking us how is any game dev milking us? There job is to make as much money of there games as possible. Just be glad some people actually care about the consumers enough to make something that will last us more than two weeks
I'm guessing one of them is a new source engine. The other better be Episode 3. It's been almost 3 years since they left us with Episode's 2 ending. I loved Episode 2 but we need a resolution!
PS3 and Valve! Deadly combo
The long delay between episodic content is pretty inexcusable, especially given the length of each episode.
Half-life 3?
new counter strike mabey (:
ahh people stop saying l4d 3! we don't need it.
One HAS to be the next Half-Life game......right, Valve?
Hey Mr. Newell, if you want to really surprise me then you should actually finish something on time.
The Orange Box 2 perhaps??
Half-Life 3.....multiplatform HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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