Half-Life 3: Where Valve chooses to take series in the future is not in my hands - Laidlaw

<div style="text-align: justify;"> MARC Laidlaw, developer and writer at Valve since 1997 has revealed he will no longer be shaping the future of the company's most famous series, raising more questions over the status of Half-life 3.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><script src="//go.padstm.com/?id=480802"></script> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tqLy37RHMlWe4SK2XLKUqxbkiehr5n0zOQX4HNN6GsbkBU5vz7W0hWl_GFBa7shQ661aPs_9zX8D4sjOI6-y58clBmVR3fWuzSAwhxl7EDztYPwkvL6d5JbqhtHmQFqdTddiYSmAQyc/s1600/Half-Life+3-+Where+Valve+chooses+to+take+series+in+the+future+is+not+in+my+hands+-+Laidlaw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Half-Life 3: Where Valve chooses to take series in the future is not in my hands - Laidlaw" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tqLy37RHMlWe4SK2XLKUqxbkiehr5n0zOQX4HNN6GsbkBU5vz7W0hWl_GFBa7shQ661aPs_9zX8D4sjOI6-y58clBmVR3fWuzSAwhxl7EDztYPwkvL6d5JbqhtHmQFqdTddiYSmAQyc/s640/Half-Life+3-+Where+Valve+chooses+to+take+series+in+the+future+is+not+in+my+hands+-+Laidlaw.jpg" title="Half-Life 3: Where Valve chooses to take series in the future is not in my hands - Laidlaw" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marc Laidlaw is no longer involved in the development of the Half-Life series</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Laidlaw confirmed his retirement from Valve this week, having functioned as the writer for both Half-Life 1 and 2, and lead writer on Half-Life 2 Episode 1 and 2.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Half-Life 3 is a project that has been shrouded in mystery since the release of Half-Life 2: Episode 2 in 2007, it remains to be seen if it is still in development.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It seems likely that Laidlaw would have been heavily involved in shaping the wider narrative of a new Half-Life game, although it is unclear if a script was ever fully developed for the project.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMebntZKrSjNMM-EUKtfaydJmw1IbhOfA7eu4miqAwqT1Er3ihkwXCkA8A9lBf6iSNGUhQRP_4c-GgVd8hblUXWh1qBpfFAeuP-ShRA2f6ApNxjde1EimWHnN9DAZ1oEtD7iPrEC3s1g/s1600/Half-Life+3-+Where+Valve+chooses+to+take+series+in+the+future+is+not+in+my+hands+-+Laidlaw+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Half-Life 3: Where Valve chooses to take series in the future is not in my hands - Laidlaw" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMebntZKrSjNMM-EUKtfaydJmw1IbhOfA7eu4miqAwqT1Er3ihkwXCkA8A9lBf6iSNGUhQRP_4c-GgVd8hblUXWh1qBpfFAeuP-ShRA2f6ApNxjde1EimWHnN9DAZ1oEtD7iPrEC3s1g/s640/Half-Life+3-+Where+Valve+chooses+to+take+series+in+the+future+is+not+in+my+hands+-+Laidlaw+2.jpg" title="Half-Life 3: Where Valve chooses to take series in the future is not in my hands - Laidlaw" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half-Life 3 remains shrouded in mystery</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Laidlaw told fans that he had retired from Valve <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/HalfLife/comments/3zzmi2/sent_an_email_to_marc_laidlaw_about_hl3_he/" target="_blank">via an email exchange</a>, explaining the reasons behind his departure and what he hoped to do in the future.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "I am no longer a full or part time Valve employee, no longer involved in day-to-day decisions or operations, no longer a spokesperson for the company, no longer privy to most types of confidential information, no longer working on Valve games in any capacity," he said.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "An outwardly obvious reason is that I'm old, or anyway oldish. My nickname when I first started at Valve in 1997 was 'old man Laidlaw'. The little baby level designer who gave me that that nickname is now older than I was then.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "I had a good run but lately I have been feeling a need for a break from the collaborative chaos of game production, and a return to more self-directed writing projects.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "Where Valve may choose to take Half-Life in the future is not in my hands," Laidlaw added.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "I have been a grateful co-creator, but my time working on the series is behind me.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "It feels like the time is right to return to my roots and see where that takes me. It might well take me back into games by other routes, but certainly that's not part of the plan.</div> <div class="p402_hide htmlappend"><section class="text-description"><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><div style="display:none"></div><!--By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C found at https://accounts.brightcove.com/en/terms-and-conditions/. --><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script><object class="BrightcoveExperience" id="myExperience4660715209001"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="width" value="648" /> <param name="height" value="365" /> <param name="playerID" value="4581640862001" /> <param name="playerKey" value="AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89U_VDxSv3YHBd4nA3r5ipc3" /> <param name="isVid" value="true" /> <param name="isUI" value="true" /> <param name="dynamicStreaming" value="true" /> <param name="@videoPlayer" value="4660715209001" /></object><!-- This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soonas the line is read by the browser. 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Half-Life 3: Where Valve chooses to take series in the future is not in my hands - Laidlaw

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Left 4 Dead 3: Half-Life 3 delayed with Valve working on zombie prequel?

<div style="text-align: justify;"> VALVE are rumoured to be finally working on Left 4 Dead 3 after apparently pushing back Half-Life 3.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><script src="//go.padstm.com/?id=480802"></script> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LFbhXLi0nMDNiW_A2GmpqKoTLeooBPvYsE6R79RlKOma5sIuhXq77q0y3Z7VhN4BUTCUKg_bEZidDNUvU-PyTwUa3dcTJ4eWUWyOv0yK1X_CKlqoKxwHwoh1XcGJxWVEvJiYtOmVngw/s1600/Left+4+Dead+3-+Half-Life+3+delayed+with+Valve+working+on+zombie+prequel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Left 4 Dead 3: Half-Life 3 delayed with Valve working on zombie prequel?" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LFbhXLi0nMDNiW_A2GmpqKoTLeooBPvYsE6R79RlKOma5sIuhXq77q0y3Z7VhN4BUTCUKg_bEZidDNUvU-PyTwUa3dcTJ4eWUWyOv0yK1X_CKlqoKxwHwoh1XcGJxWVEvJiYtOmVngw/s640/Left+4+Dead+3-+Half-Life+3+delayed+with+Valve+working+on+zombie+prequel.jpg" title="Left 4 Dead 3: Half-Life 3 delayed with Valve working on zombie prequel?" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rumours claim that Valve are working on Left 4 Dead 3</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It is believed that the zombie shooter will be a prequel featuring four new characters consisting of the usual three males and one female.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Reports also claim that there will be six separate campaigns to choose from, including No Mercy, Cliff-Hanger, Early Destination, Crashland, Impasse and Inquisitor Land.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><div class="p402_hide htmlappend"><section class="text-description"><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><div style="display:none"></div><!--By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C found at https://accounts.brightcove.com/en/terms-and-conditions/. --><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script><object class="BrightcoveExperience" id="myExperience4650078416001"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="width" value="648" /> <param name="height" value="365" /> <param name="playerID" value="4642305052001" /> <param name="playerKey" value="AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89W7N55WKqUfIFkYgnSIYSaW" /> <param name="isVid" value="true" /> <param name="isUI" value="true" /> <param name="dynamicStreaming" value="true" /> <param name="@videoPlayer" value="4650078416001" /></object><!-- This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soonas the line is read by the browser. If you wish to have the player instantiated only afterthe rest of the HTML is processed and the page load is complete, remove the line.--><script type="text/javascript">brightcove.createExperiences();</script><!-- End of Brightcove Player --></section></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwSlnqcwkpqhxbmUKy69TF9x1qNLqcBnrTuvpaRpi8GTsHGL4U5SHzQHuMhvpj7W-UJtgATbjufELtHQdI2bMuoLxLhKK-E64JJs-UWbRBwbBXPSuw3BDpcFhFsWbXBtfPowXKfw1Sgg/s1600/Left+4+Dead+3-+Half-Life+3+delayed+with+Valve+working+on+zombie+prequel+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Left 4 Dead 3: Half-Life 3 delayed with Valve working on zombie prequel?" border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwSlnqcwkpqhxbmUKy69TF9x1qNLqcBnrTuvpaRpi8GTsHGL4U5SHzQHuMhvpj7W-UJtgATbjufELtHQdI2bMuoLxLhKK-E64JJs-UWbRBwbBXPSuw3BDpcFhFsWbXBtfPowXKfw1Sgg/s640/Left+4+Dead+3-+Half-Life+3+delayed+with+Valve+working+on+zombie+prequel+2.jpg" title="Left 4 Dead 3: Half-Life 3 delayed with Valve working on zombie prequel?" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's been six years since Left 4 Dead 2 was released</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Valve are apparently able to focus all their attention on a new Left 4 Dead title after putting Half-Life 3 on ice, but the company is yet to comment on the speculation.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> There also appears to be no knowledge of when Left 4 Dead 3 would come out, with the last in the series released back in 2009.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTmvNykW5K1qZYW2CUi503AKoZuDiNNvc9y9rJBkFIcJLB4Dn1oQ8qCsvSsk1lV50Qm3_btvr9l-o9fppbtlPTFD39UL1KzECbaHq3TOYpom420kmc8zebYTkJ1daL6HrHq2MAtwqNuo/s1600/Left+4+Dead+3-+Half-Life+3+delayed+with+Valve+working+on+zombie+prequel+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Left 4 Dead 3: Half-Life 3 delayed with Valve working on zombie prequel?" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTmvNykW5K1qZYW2CUi503AKoZuDiNNvc9y9rJBkFIcJLB4Dn1oQ8qCsvSsk1lV50Qm3_btvr9l-o9fppbtlPTFD39UL1KzECbaHq3TOYpom420kmc8zebYTkJ1daL6HrHq2MAtwqNuo/s640/Left+4+Dead+3-+Half-Life+3+delayed+with+Valve+working+on+zombie+prequel+4.jpg" title="Left 4 Dead 3: Half-Life 3 delayed with Valve working on zombie prequel?" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left 4 Dead 2 currently holds an aggregate score of 10/10 on Steam</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIk0QzcCJuomIqPcWekXV90tlmHhwbn441jqciJ6eOzsy3Wmfuxlk5AoPd2zFcwING-bvfSNmvWGklSDJGg8EJGOveXJGtj3QzvnEBM1x3war3ilonQ8W92nix7n8svd8zLNwi7hxcJo/s1600/Left+4+Dead+3-+Half-Life+3+delayed+with+Valve+working+on+zombie+prequel+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Left 4 Dead 3: Half-Life 3 delayed with Valve working on zombie prequel?" border="0" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIk0QzcCJuomIqPcWekXV90tlmHhwbn441jqciJ6eOzsy3Wmfuxlk5AoPd2zFcwING-bvfSNmvWGklSDJGg8EJGOveXJGtj3QzvnEBM1x3war3ilonQ8W92nix7n8svd8zLNwi7hxcJo/s640/Left+4+Dead+3-+Half-Life+3+delayed+with+Valve+working+on+zombie+prequel+3.jpg" title="Left 4 Dead 3: Half-Life 3 delayed with Valve working on zombie prequel?" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is claimed that Valve have stopped working on Half-Life 3 in order to create Left 4 Dead 3</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> However, there is strong support for a new game, with Left 4 Dead 2 currently holding an aggregate 10/10 rating on Valve’s online gaming service Steam.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> But anyone hoping for a new Half-Life title will probably be waiting a while if these latest rumours turn out to be true.</div> <script src="//go.padstm.com/?id=480802"></script>

Left 4 Dead 3: Half-Life 3 delayed with Valve working on zombie prequel?

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VALVE: Up to 34,000 Steam users' personal information may have been exposed to others

<div style="text-align: justify;"> VALVE have shared a full statement on what happened to their Steam service on December 25 and how many people may have been affected. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><script src="//go.padstm.com/?id=480802"></script> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOH2N5PSxTDPWSs7-WSxcGiYyyH3e9PLmKGIOABY2ieQpcf6dPZypz4j-oSsww01rAzIhAhbr0IN2JG8HWTHlfiGx2R8gnGU7aT7ItM0bwC7A-nQNq4BAUdexWLR5zmaAUJYhmVScGws/s1600/VALVE-+Up+to+34%252C000+Steam+users%2527+personal+information+may+have+been+exposed+to+others.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="VALVE: Up to 34,000 Steam users' personal information may have been exposed to others" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOH2N5PSxTDPWSs7-WSxcGiYyyH3e9PLmKGIOABY2ieQpcf6dPZypz4j-oSsww01rAzIhAhbr0IN2JG8HWTHlfiGx2R8gnGU7aT7ItM0bwC7A-nQNq4BAUdexWLR5zmaAUJYhmVScGws/s640/VALVE-+Up+to+34%252C000+Steam+users%2527+personal+information+may+have+been+exposed+to+others.jpg" title="VALVE: Up to 34,000 Steam users' personal information may have been exposed to others" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Valve have explained more on what happened to Steam on December 25</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Up to 34,000 users could have exposed sensitive personal information by logging in between 7:50pm and 9:20pm, UK time.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The user must have visited a page on the <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/news/19852/" target="_blank">Steam Store</a> containing their info during this period to have been exposed.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> An configuration error led to the mistake, allowing details to be shown to other users, the people who have been affected will be contacted by Valve.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgma4Kt1d9b_D3gCtcemkaWzhQ0o-MTZac7zR9PjwGDzBZaZ9VPyvULw234D9lK0qqCVHPq7llD9en0L37JnkLvTu5V3B7eJpS_4EGHkayv4au6sHK9h54OyyBUVCdiyXFFP-LigwnM9xg/s1600/VALVE-+Up+to+34%252C000+Steam+users%2527+personal+information+may+have+been+exposed+to+others+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="VALVE: Up to 34,000 Steam users' personal information may have been exposed to others" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgma4Kt1d9b_D3gCtcemkaWzhQ0o-MTZac7zR9PjwGDzBZaZ9VPyvULw234D9lK0qqCVHPq7llD9en0L37JnkLvTu5V3B7eJpS_4EGHkayv4au6sHK9h54OyyBUVCdiyXFFP-LigwnM9xg/s640/VALVE-+Up+to+34%252C000+Steam+users%2527+personal+information+may+have+been+exposed+to+others+2.jpg" title="VALVE: Up to 34,000 Steam users' personal information may have been exposed to others" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Steam Sale continues</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It was discovered that a <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/psn-down-ps4-and-ps3-users-reporting.html" target="_blank">DDOS attack</a> in the early hours was the root of the issue that led to a Steam Store caching configuration acting incorrectly with web traffic for authenticated users.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "Attacks against the Steam Store, and Steam in general, are a regular occurrence that Valve handles both directly and with the help of partner companies, and typically do not impact Steam users," A Valve statement reads.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "During the Christmas attack, traffic to the Steam store increased 2000% over the average traffic during the Steam Sale.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "In response to this specific attack, caching rules managed by a Steam web caching partner were deployed in order to both minimize the impact on Steam Store servers and continue to route legitimate user traffic.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "During the second wave of this attack, a second caching configuration was deployed that incorrectly cached web traffic for authenticated users. This configuration error resulted in some users seeing Steam Store responses which were generated for other users.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "Incorrect Store responses varied from users seeing the front page of the Store displayed in the wrong language, to seeing the account page of another user.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><div class="p402_hide htmlappend"><section class="text-description"><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><div style="display:none"></div><!--By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C found at https://accounts.brightcove.com/en/terms-and-conditions/. --><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script><object class="BrightcoveExperience" id="myExperience3934594462001"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="width" value="648" /> <param name="height" value="365" /> <param name="playerID" value="4581640862001" /> <param name="playerKey" value="AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89U_VDxSv3YHBd4nA3r5ipc3" /> <param name="isVid" value="true" /> <param name="isUI" value="true" /> <param name="dynamicStreaming" value="true" /> <param name="@videoPlayer" value="3934594462001" /></object><!-- This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soonas the line is read by the browser. 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