Half-Life 3: The Unreal Real-Time News!

In an unforeseen twist of fate, the head honchos of Valve just revealed what the world has been yearning for - yes, brace yourselves for the big one, folks: Half-Life 3 is coming, and it’s coming hard!

Fans worldwide have been holding their breaths since the air-dropping of Half-Life 2 in 2004, anxiously waiting for its sequel. The wait is now over, and the internet, that fickle mistress, descends into utter chaos when the official announcement hits the newsstands.

The gaming world goes berserk, gamers storm the digital gates, fans squeal in nostalgia, and critics praise the decisive move by Valve. The iconic yellow hazmat suits, their crowns shed, battered, yet with renewed zeal to combat the threat once again. Expectations run high, speculations abound. Would the VR headset be bundled with the game? Will Steam users get a special package? Could Dr Breen make a surprise cerebral comeback? Where is the fan-favourite assistant Alyx Vance? Has Gordon Freeman run out of steam, or is he just resting his frothy muscles, ready to smash the aliens out of their dim-witted smugness? What about the Combine? Will the G-man finally take the floor?

While all eyes dart towards the gaming giant, the expectations are high – not just from the gameplay but also the untangling of the grand conspiracy that the infamous Dr Breen wove; Half-Life’s signature mix of mind-bending puzzles interspersed in an immersive world. Would crowbar-wielding Gordon Freeman use the gravity gun against the Combine, or is Valve playing a different... game?