Rumors about Half-Life 3 have been circulating for a long time, but now it turns out that the game is ready and its announcement could take place this summer with a release in the winter. This is reported by Engadget.
Insider Tyler McVicker, known for his accurate Valve leaks, revealed that the game is now playable. In his opinion, this indicates that the project will be announced and released this year.
In addition to McVicker's claims, there have been other previous hints that Half-Life 3 is in the works. In March, a Valve concept artist claimed that he had also seen the game in development. In addition to him, another insider said that Half-Life 3 would conclude Gordon Freeman's story, which would mark the end of the series.
Further confirmation of the game's development is that in February, online users discovered code in Deadlock and Dota 2 that references HLX, which is believed to be the codename for Half-Life 3. These rumors are not exactly confirmed, but the fact that they come from different sources could mean that the announcement of the long-awaited game, which will be released 20 years after Half-Life 2, is indeed approaching.