Quick summary
Wake up. There's Half-Life 3 chatter occurring again. This time because, about an hour into a panel about sounds in video games, a Valve composer has uttered three eyebrow-raising letters. HLX. In an industry rife with acronyms, what's so special about this one? Well, it's a rumoured codename for the next entry in the…
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What we know so far
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The report is Rock Paper Shotgun's, on its own for now. They usually verify before posting. Half-Life needs no introduction: since 1998 it has been the yardstick for everything that followed. In the 30 days before this one, 4 other Half-Life stories ran here. Park the excitement for now: nobody has made it official.
Bottom line: The core of it should hold; if another outlet tells it differently, that shows up below.
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- 10/23/2026 08:27
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- 10/23/2026 08:32
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