14 DAY TRIAL // Steam users have begun to once again demand answers from Valve about its long in development Half-Life 2: Episode 3 game, this time through an initiative that will see them play Half-Life 2 and try to remind the company about the popularity of the series.
Half-Life 2, after quite a long wait, was eventually released back in 2004. Since then, Valve released two downloadable episodes and then promised that the third one would appear as soon as possible. Since then, the company has declined to offer any sort of detail about the next installment in the Half-Life franchise, opting to release games like Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 or Portal 2.
Fans have manifested their desire to know more on countless occasions, the latest of which being a Steam group named A Call of Communication, which has a simple message for the company: “Your oldest and longest running fanbase would like better communication.”
The group is organizing a special event called A Red Letter Day, on February 4, in which it asks members to start playing Half-Life 2, in order to show Valve that there’s still a huge interest in the series.
“The entire trilogy of episodes was scheduled to be completed and released by 2007, and if Valve have decided to do other things for the time being, that is fine; all that we ask for is a basic response on the matter, and to let fans know whether or not the current story arc is scheduled to conclude at another point in time,” the group’s manifesto reads.
The group does highlight that it doesn’t want Valve to rush its development efforts. Instead, it just wants some official answers about the Half-Life 3 project and its actual current state.
“This message is in no way, shape or form attempting to rush the development of the Half-Life series; in fact, most members agree that Valve should take the time needed to deliver a complete and polished product.”
Those interested in this effort can visit the Steam group at this link and join in on the Red Letter Day event that starts tomorrow, February 4.