Earlier today, word got out that two fans were picketing Valve's headquarters in Washington. But what is it that they want?
Half-Life 3, of course.
For those who thought it was a joke, Bungie's Jason Sussman tweeted the image above (via IGN) this afternoon. It shows Valve boss Gabe Newell standing with the two fans and each of their signs: "Canada 4 the Release of Half-Life 3" and "Half-Life 3... is it Left 4 Dead?"
Chances are this won't have any impact on Valve's release schedule (which is to say, it won't). It's been almost four years since the most recent game in the series, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, was released as a part of The Orange Box in October 2007. It hardly gave fans any closure, and it clearly wasn't intended to finish Gordon Freeman's story arc.
The episodic releases were intended to speed up the delivery of Half-Life games after the franchise saw a six-year gap in between the release of the first two games. Episode One came out less than two years after HL2, and Episode Two followed less than a year-and-a-half after that. Valve has remained tight-lipped about Episode Three (or a full-on Half-Life 3) ever since, releasing Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Portal 2, loads of new Team Fortress 2 content, and Alien Swarm since The Orange Box's release. It's currently at work on Defense of the Ancients 2, coming later this year.
When most recently asked about the subject of Episode Three/Half-Life 3, Gabe Newell answered, "If you know enough to ask the question, you know enough what the answer is."
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