Super exciting gaming news. Let November 21st 2019 become a holiday, for a company known for a few infamous memes such as..
“worth the weight”
“Soon(TM)”
and “Half-Life 3 confirmed”,
is actually doing something with the Half-Life universe. Something..BIG.
Presenting.. Half-Life: Alyx; a full-length AAA VR game. And if this doesn’t get people interested in the future of video gaming, nothing will.
Story: “Set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2, Alyx Vance and her father Eli discover a secret that leads them into the heart of the Combine’s occupation of City 17.
As Alyx, give humanity its last chance for survival.”
Listed to support all SteamVR-compatible headsets, all VR playstyles (blink/zoom/free) and all modes (room-scale, standing & seated play).
Release is scheduled for March of 2020.
Owners of the VALVe Index will receive the game for free.
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Also, a group of the team behind the game has answered questions. Not of the game, but
of “why VR?” and “what happened to Half-Life 3?”;
More gameplay footage and answers will be revealed in The Game Awards: coming December 12th (approximately 20 days (two weeks and 6 days) from now).
This is also when 2019’s GoTY will be revealed.