The Half-Life 3 thread of closure and memorium AKA what Tyler McVicker just said on YouTube

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Audience member: Okay, um. What about Half-Life 3?

[audience laughter]

Newell: Funny you should mention that. I would like to state right now that the next Half-Life game will officially be exclusive on Linux platforms.

[audience cheers]

Newell: Many might say, Gabe, there isn’t a strong enough gamer base on Linux, you will lose money! I do not care about the money. I care about the players. They deserve an unparalleled experience and I intend to give it to them. This release will spark a Linux gaming revolution and will provide a dynamic shift in the developer space that is desperately needed to save everyone from the nightmare that is Windows 8.

Audience member: What if there isn’t a revolution?

Newell: There will be. There has to be. If I didn’t have faith that Linux would take off as a gaming platform, I would not be up here. In fact, we had to restart development when I made the decision to move to Linux. Half-Life 3 for Windows would be finished right now if I did not make that choice.

Audience member: What about iOS?

Newell: Exclusive means exclusive.

Audience member: So, how about a release date?

Newell: Don’t push it.

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What... I want to see something to back this up, some kind of proof he actually said this. These are some fucking big news!

It's a troll, helder. Jesus.

Get back in EOT.

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' timestamp='1352244593' post='316179']Audience member: Okay, um. What about Half-Life 3?

[audience laughter]

Newell: Funny you should mention that. I would like to state right now that the next Half-Life game will officially be exclusive on Linux platforms.

[audience cheers]

Newell: Many might say, Gabe, there isn’t a strong enough gamer base on Linux, you will lose money! I do not care about the money. I care about the players. They deserve an unparalleled experience and I intend to give it to them. This release will spark a Linux gaming revolution and will provide a dynamic shift in the developer space that is desperately needed to save everyone from the nightmare that is Windows 8.

Audience member: What if there isn’t a revolution?

Newell: There will be. There has to be. If I didn’t have faith that Linux would take off as a gaming platform, I would not be up here. In fact, we had to restart development when I made the decision to move to Linux. Half-Life 3 for Windows would be finished right now if I did not make that choice.

Audience member: What about iOS?

Newell: Exclusive means exclusive.

Audience member: So, how about a release date?

Newell: Don’t push it.

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What... I want to see something to back this up, some kind of proof he actually said this. These are some fucking big news!

ahahaha,,,,

,,hahaha

lol wtf dudes

Not cool guys. That article had me going for a minute there..

They should make HL3 exclusive to the Nexus 10. Would make about as much sense.

Seriously though, I don't think Valve would ever purposely make an OS exclusive game.

Agreed. An OS exclusive game isn't that good for business imao.

Hey guys I heard that HL3 is exclusive to PS2. I just bought a PS2 just to prepare myself!!!!!!!!

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Hey guys I heard that HL3 is exclusive to PS2. I just bought a PS2 just to prepare myself!!!!!!!!

Dammit! Should have checked my sources...now I bought a Sega Saturn for nothing.

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Agreed. An OS exclusive game isn't that good for business imao.

Do they really need to make a lot of profit on their own games to cover their development? I mean, they have steam as their cash cow, that's all the funding they need. That's how they're able to do all the crazy stuff that they do, right? Am i mistaken somehow. It does seem like they have a good business model though, TF2 hats and all that but even without that... wouldn't steam cover pretty much everything?

I know nothing about financing, I wish there was more information out in the open but most studio's keep their mouths shut

Valve has always been profitable on their games, they'd be doing fine without Steam. Obviously Steam does help them be more comfortable about it.

http://beefjack.com/news/gabe-newe…-3-development/

This is actually the most promising news in a long time. Brings a great smile to my face. I love Gabe.

I'll be loling so much if they do actually put out Ricochet 2.

really looking forward to source engine 2, sounds boss as fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

That was some awesome news......wish I could skip all the waiting....all the valvetime.

My most anticipated engine & game right there.

I wonder what will become of Hammer.

The new level design tool will be called Sledge