Valve Plans 3 "Big Surprises" [Sep 01, 2010, 11:49 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Valve is promising "at least" three "big surprises" over the next 12 months, reports Computer and Video Games based on an interview with Valve's Gabe Newell in the brand new print issue of PC Gamer UK. "I can guarantee you people are going to be surprised at stuff we do. That isn't going to stop any time soon. I'm just laughing because... people will be shocked again," Newell told PC Gamer. "We have three pretty big surprises in the next 12 months at least." Thanks joao.
Quit talking about it and give it to us already!
"Yeah everyone's gotta have the sickness
Cause everyone seems to need the cure"
Cause everyone seems to need the cure"
"I can guarantee you people are going to be surprised at stuff we do. That isn't going to stop any time soon. I'm just laughing because... people will be shocked again,"
L4D3 will be released in Nov 2010
Steam: SpectralMeat
That's kind of a broad timeframe to announce surprises. Lol @ valvetime.
Love thy wookie.
L4D3 in November, Portal 2 delayed until 2013, HL2:Ep3 still on course for a 2016 closed beta.
Just my prediction.
Seriously, announcements to do with L4D3, Portal 2 and Episode 3 are all possible. The "Source 2" engine or something like that for these to run on might also pop up.
Just my prediction.
Seriously, announcements to do with L4D3, Portal 2 and Episode 3 are all possible. The "Source 2" engine or something like that for these to run on might also pop up.
i don't need 3 big surprises i just need one in the form of hl2 eps 3
that should do it for me
that should do it for me
I take it, one will be a new Half-Life (Main moneymaker)
Followed by a source game of sorts, L4D (good bet)or something similar.(might even be that Movie they are attempting to make themselves)
then a NEW ENGINE... cause they don't want to fall to far behind ID, or Epic.
Followed by a source game of sorts, L4D (good bet)or something similar.(might even be that Movie they are attempting to make themselves)
then a NEW ENGINE... cause they don't want to fall to far behind ID, or Epic.
YESSS!! Duke Nukem Foreva!!!!! 
The "Source 2" engine or something like that for these to run on might also pop up.
That's most likely one of the "surprises." Erik Johnson of Valve was saying that they weren't going to announce anything related to the engine at E3, but a "technology related announcement" would come later in the year.
Makes sense too. Source 1 for HL2; Source 2 for HL3.
MMOFPS
You saw it here first people.
Why yes I just pulled that out of my butt.
You saw it here first people.
Why yes I just pulled that out of my butt.
FFS! Even Valve are getting in on the "zero content" announcement of future announcements!
Kajetan wrote on Sep 1, 2010, 12:05:
YESSS!! Duke Nukem Foreva!!!!!
ROFL, well played good sir.
Kittens!
Wookiestick wrote on Sep 1, 2010, 11:58:Yeah - is that normal world/universe time or Gabe/Valve time he's in there? lol
That's kind of a broad timeframe to announce surprises. Lol @ valvetime.
"You see these man boobs? Shortly they'll be lady boobs."
Well, that certainly is, er, surprising.
Well, that certainly is, er, surprising.
We admit that the episodic idea didn't pan out as expected, that's why we've taken a new dynamic shift with the Half-Life series! No more Episode 3, say hello to Half-Life: Mine Craft (pt1)! Now you can play in a dynamic open world while we take half a lifetime to make the next installment!
Gordon Freeman finds himself in a strange Xen landscape, where he'll need to craft crowbars and other useful items and weapons to survive the night.
Dig and dig while you search for Alex buried somewhere deep in on of the uniquely generated mountains!
Gordon Freeman finds himself in a strange Xen landscape, where he'll need to craft crowbars and other useful items and weapons to survive the night.
Dig and dig while you search for Alex buried somewhere deep in on of the uniquely generated mountains!
"We need some more ideas...make a bait announcement, then troll the forums for something good."
-Jn-
Ifriti Sophist
Kajetan wrote on Sep 1, 2010, 12:05:
YESSS!! Duke Nukem Foreva!!!!!
If any company could take it and do an amazing job, it would be Valve. I wouldn't be against this, however unlikely!
"In questions about good and bad, we ought not to follow the opinion of the many, but the opinion of the one who has understanding."
I would bet whatever the next Half-Life is it has multiplayer, which is one of the big surprises. I'm pretty sure Valve view multiplayer through Steamworks as what keeps their piracy numbers in check.
"L4D3 will be released in Nov 2010"
That's the first, the second is, "L4D4 will be released in October 2010."
The third will be, "We've cancelled the Half-Life franchise, we are focusing our efforts on continually putting L4D in new boxes with incremental numbers."
Seriously, I love Valve, I do. I think all gamers do. But we are all dying for something HL related, and it seems like they are everywhere but there.
HL2 ep3 (or just hl3). L4d3, since a year was kinda short between releases last time, this time it will be 14 months.
And what else...
Nice. I was just playing minecraft yesterday.
And speaking of gordon & hl2, 10 mins ago I was watching "freeman's mind" on youtube. Fun stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J80KD4BG7M
Oh wait, didn't that minecraft guy said he was in talks with valve? #3 really COULD be half life minecraft!
And what else...
Drayth wrote on Sep 1, 2010, 12:42:
We admit that the episodic idea didn't pan out as expected, that's why we've taken a new dynamic shift with the Half-Life series! No more Episode 3, say hello to Half-Life: Mine Craft (pt1)! Now you can play in a dynamic open world while we take half a lifetime to make the next installment!
Gordon Freeman finds himself in a strange Xen landscape, where he'll need to craft crowbars and other useful items and weapons to survive the night.
Dig and dig while you search for Alex buried somewhere deep in on of the uniquely generated mountains!
Nice. I was just playing minecraft yesterday.
And speaking of gordon & hl2, 10 mins ago I was watching "freeman's mind" on youtube. Fun stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J80KD4BG7M
Oh wait, didn't that minecraft guy said he was in talks with valve? #3 really COULD be half life minecraft!
JoeNapalm wrote on Sep 1, 2010, 12:47:
"We need some more ideas...make a bait announcement, then troll the forums for something good."
-Jn-
Ifriti Sophist
Valve buys good ideas, they don't rip them off
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