Half-Life 3 is reportedly not in development, as 'Valve ...

Half-Life 3 is not in active development, and Valve is instead focusing on Steam Deck friendly titles, according to a report. FirstforVideoGameNewsFollowVGCHalf-Life3isnotinactivedevelopment,andValveisinsteadfocusingonSteamDeckfriendlytitles,accordingtoareport.TylverMcVickerofValveNewsNetworkstatesinanewvideothataccordingtohissources,thereisnosequeltoHalf-Life2:EpisodeTwocurrentlybeingdeveloped.“Togetthebigquestionoutoftheway,isthereatruefollow-uptoHalf-Life2:EpisodeTwoindevelopmentinanycapacityatValveSoftware?”McVickerasksinhisnewvideo.“TheendofHalf-LifeAlyx,forthosewhohaven’tplayeditheavily,hintstowardsthecontinuationofGordonFreeman’sstory.Half-Life:AlyxannouncementtrailerSubscribetoVGConYouTube“Theissueisthatno,atthecurrenttime,thereisn’tamajordevelopmentteamworkingonanythingoutsideofthefewpiecesofsoftwarethatarespecificallytailoredforhardwarerightnow.“ValveistryingtogettheSteamDeckoutand,likemanypeoplehaveobserved,theSteamDeckhasbeensignificantlymoresuccessfulthanoriginallyanticipated,soValveisthrowingalotatit.“Half-Life3,Half-Life2Episode3,anykindoftraditionalmouseandkeyboardFPSatValveisnottakingplace,[and]ifitis,it’saverysmallgroupofpeopleandthoseindividualswillnotbeseenasvaluegeneratingbythehigher-ups.”McVickerclaimsthatValveisinsteadworkingonaseparateprojectcalledCitadel,whichMcVickerhasbeenreportingonforsometime.Accordingtohim,Citadel’sgamemechanicsmakeitabetterfitfortheSteamDeck,whichiswhyValveisreportedlyfocusingonthat.“ValveisworkingonapieceofsoftwaretobestshowcasewhattheSteamDeckiscapableofdoing–Citadel,”McVickerexplained.Notice:TodisplaythisembedpleaseallowtheuseofFunctionalCookiesinCookiePreferences.“Thisisanostalgiafest,thisisaHalf-LifebasedFPS/RTShybridthatisco-operativelybased.ThinkaboutLeft4DeadandAlienSwarm,andRTSandHalf-Lifeallhavingababy.”AnnouncedinJuly,SteamDeckisdescribedas“apowerfulall-in-oneportablePC”capableofrunningthelatestAAAgames.SteamDeckrunsthelatestversionofValve’sSteamOSsoftware–whichisbasedonLinux–allowingplayerstoaccesstheirSteamgameslibraryandalltheplatform’sfeatures.However,ValveinsistsSteamDeckisalsoanopenPCwiththeabilitytoinstallanysoftwareorconnectwithanyhardware.3CommentsRelatedVGCContentValvehasregisteredthetrademark‘NeonPrime’foruseingamesoftware1dayagoModernWarfare2’sPCtrailerpromises500+customisationoptions4daysagoValvequicklydeletesSteamDeckvideofeaturingaSwitchemulator6daysagoValvesaysSteamDeckcannowbeboughtwithoutareservation1weekagoPopularNowonVGC1TheEpicGamesStore’snextfreetitleshavebeenannounced2GothamKnightswon’thaveperformanceoptionsonconsolesandrunsat30FPSSponsoredcontentDiablo-likeUNDECEMBERcouldbeyournextRPGaddiction3Review:Scornwrapsajaw-droppingworldinsideafrustratinggame4DisneyDreamlightValley’sScarupdateiscomingnextweekMoreVideoGameNewsSteambrokeitsconcurrentuserrecordtwiceovertheThanksgivingweekendMorethan27millionplayerswereloggedinonbothSaturdayandSunday10monthsagoOverwatch2hasalreadysmashedtheoriginal’speakplayerrecord,accordingtoBlizzardDailyplayercountshavenearlytripledthefirstgame'speak,and25millionplayersobtained2hoursago5GothamKnightswon’thaveperformanceoptionsonconsolesandrunsat30FPSExecproducerclaimsthedecisionisdueto“thetypesoffeatureswehaveinourgame”2hoursago5CommentsHaloInfinite’sFebruarymultiplayereventseeminglyleaksPlayersdataminenewhelmets,posesandmore10monthsagoBycommentingonthisarticleyouagreetoadheretoVGC’scommunityguidelines.Notice:TodisplaycommentspleaseallowtheuseofFunctionalCookiesinCookiePreferences.