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Footage From Arkane's Canceled Half-Life Game Surfaces

Half-Life news is like a bigfoot sighting. Something pops up every once in a while, but then it's shot down as a fake or wishful thinking from the true believers. Some footage has popped up that's purportedly from a canceled Arkane Half-Life project, however, and it looks more legit than a guy in a furry suit trouncing in the woods.

Site ValveTime says the footage and concept art is from Half-Life: Episode 4, which is odd considering that whole Episode 3 thing still hasn't happened. If they are legit, it's possible that we're looking at the rumored Half-Life spinoff Return to Ravenholm from 2007. regardless, the head crab featured in the clip is adorable, or at least it is until you notice that the toy it's batting around is actually a human head.

[Via Eurogamer]

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  • Interesting. If there was one studio that I would want to handle a Half-Life expansion (not the core game/episodes) it would be Arcane. Dishonored was amazing and had a Half-Life 2 vibe itself since both games shared an art director. Personally though, I think this is a joke with the episode 4 skipping over episode 3.
  • Stop teasing me... I've lost hope but everytime I see a video about a future Half Life project it makes me think that Valve will announce the next game but they never do... They never do.
  • Very interesting, but a tease nonetheless haha. I did enjoy the footage though.

  • What this trailer needs is a Sarah McLachlan song playing in the background.
  • That head humper was terrifying.....nothing adorable about it

  • Boring..........

  • I've learned long ago not to hope too much in anything Half-Life related. That being said, this looks like they had an idea for a level but didn't know how to implement it in a full game, so they scrapped it. What's left over is nice little tid bit, but nothing more than wishful thinking.

  • So that's why I got a Half-Life vibe from Dishonored.
  • Just talked with one of the game's developers on Steam...
    7:42 AM - [ASD] Obamasnow: hi
    *** is now Online.
    7:46 AM - ***: hi
    7:46 AM - [ASD] Obamasnow: there was some footage supposedly from the half life game yo uguys were working leaked today
    7:46 AM - [ASD] Obamasnow: is it legit?
    7:47 AM - ***: no :)
    7:47 AM - [ASD] Obamasnow: really?
    7:48 AM - ***: yep
    7:48 AM - ***: :)
  • Why was Arkane even authorized to work on the IP? I didn't think Valve shared that sort of stuff willingly.
  • half life 3!!! where are you, stop playing with my emotions. come out and come out now!!
  • :o  Half-Life, where are yooooooooou

  • Why would you want to go BACK to Ravenholm!?
  • Arkane has 6 letters in it, there were two other episodes of half life 2, divide 6 by 2=3. HALF LIFE 3 CONFIRMED!

  • What is this?!?! I don't even...

  • Wish there was more, even if it isn't real.

  • enough already

    half life 1 is a great game

    half life 2.......meh

    people expect way too much from the next Half-Life

  • Okay, Ive been exceptionally patient & have yet to start whining...until now that is.

    I would really like the next Half-Life, please. Please.

  • Come to daddy Half Life 3!!!Why do you hate me????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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