Half-Life 3 News: Fan-Made Trailer Looks Real, Will Valve Revive Franchise? (VIDEO)
Half-Life 3 news has been rather scarce until today as a fan-made trailer makes it seem like the game is actually coming out.
The trailer was developed and released by Deviant Pictures, and seems more like a movie than an actual game. However, that was not their intention.
It begins with two characters exploring a cave when they are surprised by a vicious monster. It's eerie, dark and so realistic that those who do not know that it is a fake could think that the game is actually confirmed by Valve.
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The original Half-Life debuted in 1998. It is a science fiction thriller that follows the first-person shooter format, which at the time was struggling to gain prominence. This game helped to create a experience that made the genre worth playing as it sold 9.3 million copies by 2004.
The main protagonist is Dr. Gordon Freeman, who is a theoretical physicist who must fight his way out of a secret underground research facility. The research and experiments into teleportation technology in the facility have gone wrong.
Thanks to the game's success, a second installment of the series was released in 2004 called Half-Life 2. This version was released for the PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox, OS X, Linux and Windows. It received 39 "Game of the Year" awards and was given the title of "Game of the Decade" at the Spike Video Game Awards in 2012. Over 6.5 million copies of Half-Life 2 were sold by the end of 2008, which made it one of the best-selling PC games of all time.
Valve has not mentioned anything about a third installment, but fans refuse to give up hope on it actually being released. This new trailer could stir up a buzz big enough to get the company to change their minds.
To see the trailer, click below.
