The Escapist

Forget Half-Life 3 on Steam Machine – here’s why the series needs to come to modern consoles

The Escapist recaps Half-Life has been on consoles before Their return could introduce new players to Half-Life 3 Ask The Escapist Rumors now suggest a 2026 release as part of the Steam Machine, Valve ...
HotHardware

Half-Life 3 Tipped As A Steam Machine Launch Title This Spring

by Chris Harper — Sunday, December 14, 2025, 11:28 AM EDT Half-Life 3 may be a Steam Machine launch title, according to journalist Mike Straw. Since the Steam Machine's launch date and MSRP have yet ...
Engadget

Half-Life 3 is rumored to be a Steam Machine launch title and could arrive in spring 2026

Half-Life fans are nothing if not patient. For the diehard fans out there, the latest test of patience comes from Insider Gaming Weekly's podcast, which claimed that the third installment in the ...
PC Gamer

This Half-Life mod reimagines the game as a boomer shooter—yes, even boomier than the original

Half-Life revolutionized the first-person shooter when it released in 1998, what with its top shelf storytelling and novel puzzles. But who needs any of that crap? What if there was a game that turned ...
Game Rant

Insider Shares Positive Half-Life 3 Update as Hype Reaches Critical Levels

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and began doing so professionally in 2010 because an opportunity presented itself ...
VideoGamer

Half-Life 3 announcement rumored for “this year” but likely not at The Game Awards

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IGN

Why Is Everyone Posting About a Half-Life 3 Announcement Soon?

Haha. Yeah, I know. "Half-Life 3". The long-fabled, often-rumored, still non-existent third numbered entry in the Half-Life series that fans have craved but never heard a credible whisper of. It's ...
GameSpot

Why Half-Life 3 Rumors Are Intensifying Again

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Over two decades have passed since Half-Life 2 was released, but its developer, Valve, has never gotten around to making Half-Life 3. Instead, Valve ...
GamesRadar+

As Half-Life 3 hopefuls convince themselves that an announcement is imminent, Geoff Keighley accidentally causes chaos with a screenshot of one wishlisted Steam game

As everyone is on Half-Life 3 watch, a single Geoff Keighley Steam wishlist entry has truthers going into overdrive. Half-Life 3 copium has been at an all-time high recently following the Steam ...
GamesRadar+

Half-Life 3 "would register on a GDP level" as a Steam Machine launch title, but "Valve doesn't need a Half-Life-sized spectacle to sell hardware," analyst says

FPS Games Highguard boss says "the toxicity is challenging," will "continue to ask" if The Game Awards reveal was right decision RPGs As GTA 6 looms near Fable's fall release date, Xbox Game Studios ...
PC Gamer

Half-Life fans are in a frenzy over the prospect of a Half-Life 3 announcement that there's (almost) no good reason to believe is happening

To be fair, I also can't think of a good reason to believe Valve won't announce Half-Life 3 today, except for the fact that it hasn't on any previous day. When you purchase through links on our site, ...