Gamers suggest the beloved game will return 20 years after the last major release

HALF-LIFE 3 has been anticipated for so long that it has become a meme, with rumors about its development popping up every few years.

The last full entry in the series, Half-Life 2, was released in 2004 and while two episodic entries followed, fans were waiting for the next full game.

Rumors about the development of Half-Life 3 date back to 2011, however, developer Valve never claimed to be working on it.

Considering how long fans have been waiting for the game, if Valve announced it, players would be elated.

Fans have been desperately searching for signs that Half-Life 3 is in development and have just found another hint that it could still happen.

Voice actor Natasha Chandel has an impressive resume listed on her website, including big-name games like Starfield, Valorant, and Fallout 76.

However, it wasn’t any of these well-known titles that caught gamers’ attention, but rather a mysterious untitled Valve project.

One entry on the list is codenamed Project White Sands, and while Chandel’s role is still “to be announced,” the developer is listed as Valve.

Half-Life fans on Game leaks and rumors subredditimmediately began speculating about when the White Sands Project might be.

They noted that White Sands is the name of a national park in New Mexico, where Black Mesa, the laboratory that began the events of Half-Life, was located.

However, although the project appears to be from the Half-Life series, that doesn’t mean it’s the long-awaited Half Life 3.

To add to the rumors, Chandel removed the entry from her website shortly after it was discovered.

This may have been because Valve told her to remove allusions to her unannounced project or because the influx of visitors was destroying the site.

The entry on Chandel’s website is just a small hint that a new Half-Life project is in the works, but it hasn’t stopped fans’ excitement.

One user wrote: “Half-Life 3 copium is back guys,” while another added: “we are back.”

Others spoke about how long fans have waited for a Half-Life 3 announcement, writing: “I think we’re at a stage where even if we got a Half-Life 3 announcement, none of us would accept it. seriously.

“Like what? Letting one of gaming’s biggest memes die? Just like that?”

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