After years of waiting, fans are finally confident thatHalf-Life 3is real and coming soon.

This thing is real and hopefully spectacular.

We’ll know if Half-Life 3 has the juice within a few minutes of opening the game.

Art for GTA 6, but with Lucia and her partner’s heads replaced with Alyx and Gordon from Half-Life.

Rockstar and Valve could earn 2025 a spot in the gaming history books.

Black Mesa Inbound For Glory

Valve has been the master of first impressions since its debut game.

Instead, Valve gives us a city bustling with Combine activity.

Gordon Freeman with the Gravity Gun stands next to Alyx Vance holding a pistol, in front of a PC desktop.

But Episode 2 is one of the best and most iconic endings in all of video games.

That gives Half-Life 3 an interesting starting point.

We know that Valve is capable of great endings now.

monster from Half-Life 2 RTX trailer.

And the developer has long been best-in-class at openings.

I just can’t wait to see how a train will figure in.

My five-year-old laptop probably won’t cut it.

Art of Gordon Freeman from the first Half-Life with Half-Life 2 in the orange background.

The Half-Life: Alyx City 17 Citadel.

Half-Life Alyx Ending

Triple-A Games

Half-Life 2