Quote: HeyitsHotDogWhat's going on about Half Life recently?
Bitfrost got it down pact for the most part. It's worth noting the final paragraph of the blog post:
Quote:Old friends have been silenced, or fallen by the wayside. I no longer know or recognize most members of the research team, though I believe the spirit of rebellion still persists. I expect you know better than I the appropriate course of action, and I leave you to it. Except no further correspondence from me regarding these matters; this is my final epistle.
Connect the dots and it doesn't just refer to the story of Half-Life, but Valve as a company and what appears to be word that they won't speak of the series again.
The hush hush Newell has had about the game for years now (closest he's spoken of it is in an AMA where he suggested one of the three supposed VR games they're working on is a new IP that takes place in the HL/Portal universe), the writers and original devs leaving the team, and Artifact being the only real game announcement Valve has made in a very long time suggests that Half-Life as a series is over, and the blog post is meant to serve as closure for fans who have spent a decade waiting on the edge of their seats for something Valve and Newell refused to admit wasn't happening anymore.
Dota 2 is getting review bombed on Steam and Episode 2 is also getting its share of negative reviews in protest. Valve hasn't been a pristine name for a few years now, but it's now on pace to becoming one of the most hated gaming companies if it turns out that Half-Life (and its other IPs) is truly dead and gone.