The full set of leaked Episode 3 art has been posted on the ValveTime Facebook page, but here's our pick of the most intriguing. Half-Life 3 is a game the internet has always wished for, and since then, the existence (or nonexistence) has been a joke around every corner. "Sometimes we post things with a question mark at the end. "We wouldn't post anything unless it was 100% confirmed," says someone from ValveTime in the comments, defending against viewers' skepticism.
Actually, I'm seeing lots of evidence that somebody at Valve really likes Alyx, because that sure is a lot of redesigns she's undergone. That "evidence" includes hints of Xen, the crashed helicopter in an icy environment, and Alyx wearing her father Eli's jacket.
But there's plenty of evidence here to suggest they are post Episode 2. Set between Half-Life and Half-Life 2, Alyx Vance and her father Eli mount an early resistance to the Combines brutal occupation. Summary: Half-Life 2: Episode Three is the third of a series of stand-alone episodes based on HL2, the popular and acclaimed shooter epic. One could argue that perhaps they are just generic Half-Life 2 concept art of concepts that never made it into the final game. Despite that, we have no reason to believe they aren't real. In Episode One, the player will unveil new secrets of City 17, engage in award-winning physical gameplay, and interact with stunning creatures. These fantastic images have been sent in by an anonymous visitor to the site from an unknown source. Half-Life 2: Episode One advances one of the most critically acclaimed and best-selling action games of all time, Half-Life 2, with new story and action. Combine Advisors around the Borealis in the third Episode Three concept art image, created in 2007 and released in 2008.
An unofficial Valve fansite has received and posted what it claims are leaked pieces of concept art for Half-Life 2: Episode 3. I shouldn't start my day with an implied swearword, but you'll understand - wake up to something like this, and all semblance composure and eloquence is out the window, with "this," of course, being the most news-like thing to come out of Valve for quite some time.