Episode 3, Half-Life 2 and Valve

Valve devs explain why Half-Life 2: Episode 3 never happened
In the Half-Life 2 20th anniversary documentary, we finally get the reason why we never got an Episode 3. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Half-Life 2 Gets Big 20th Anniversary Update, As New Information On Episode 3 Revealed
Twenty years ago this month, Valve released Half-Life 2. The company is celebrating the anniversary with a 20th anniversary update that includes new content and various bug fixes. Best of all, Half-Life 2 is free right now on Steam, but only until 1 PM ET today, November 18.
Valve Reveals Early Gameplay Of Canceled Half-Life 2 Episode 3 And Why It Never Got Finished
In a new two-hour documentary from Valve, current and former members of the company talk openly about the creation of Half-Life 2 as well as finally spilling the beans on what happened to Episode 3, and even showing gameplay of early prototypes of the canceled game.
Never-Before-Seen Half-Life 2: Episode 3 Gameplay Footage and Ice Gun Revealed in New Documentary
Now, on the occasion of Half-Life 2's 20th anniversary, Valve has opened up about its development in a brand-new documentary that shows never-before-seen work-in-progress footage, a brand-new Ice Gun, and a raft of new concept art. You can see the gameplay segment from the documentary in the video below.
Half-Life 2: Episode 3 would've included an ice gun with 'kind of like a Silver Surfer mode,' and Valve just released footage
Half-Life 2's third DLC episode was never finished because Gabe Newell and company didn't just want to finish the Half-Life 2 story arc, but to do something big and innovative with the game design, and as Newell put it in a new documentary,
Valve just released a new version of Half-Life 2, and it’s free right now
A new Half-Life 2 update celebrating the FPS game's 20th anniversary has arrived, and it's a true love letter to one of the ...
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And best of all, Valve has made Half-Life 2 (which now includes all the Episodes) totally free for the next three days. You ...
Steam players have less than 24 hours to grab Half-Life 2 for absolutely nothing
HALF-LIFE 2 is commonly considered one of the best games of all time, and now everyone can see that for themselves. Despite ...
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Half-Life 2: Episode 3 gameplay showcases its Artic setting and brand-new Ice Gun
As part of its big Half-Life 2 20th anniversary documentary, Valve showcases gameplay footage from the canceled Half-Life 2: ...
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Half-Life 2 tops record concurrent players following 20th anniversary update
Following an update that brought a few QoL changes to the game, Valve made Half-Life 2 free for a short time.
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Despite being a 20 year old single-player game, Half-Life 2 just hit an all-time high concurrent player count thanks to that anniversary update
Crikey, Half-Life 2 just turned 20 this week, but despite that, and even thanks to that, it's just hit a new concurrent ...
Fan-made Half-Life 2: Episode 3 project gets free demo, available now on Steam
Half-Life 2 owners can now download a free prologue for an upcoming fan game that aims to conclude the story from 2007's Half ...
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Valve talks about Half-Life's future, and what Half-Life 3 would look like
Half-Life, technological, and design innovation for hand-in-hand, and we won't see another game in the franchise until it ...
'My personal failure was being stumped': Gabe Newell says finishing Half-Life 2: Episode 3 just to conclude the story would've been 'copping out of [Valve's] obligati…
Episode 3 never happened because Newell "couldn't figure out why doing Episode 3 was pushing anything forward." ...