The Half-Life actor may have been teasing Half-Life 3

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Summary

  • The voice actor for Half-Life antagonist G-Man, Mike Shapiro, may have hinted that Half-Life 3 could be announced in 2025.

  • Shapiro recently tweeted a cryptic video in which he teases “unexpected surprises” in his G-Man voice before concluding with “see you in the new year.”

  • The tweet contains hashtags for Half-Life, Valve and 2025.

A cryptic post from a well-known person Half life the voice actor seems to hint that Valve might finally be planning to announce it Half-life 3 in 2025. Rumors surrounding the almost mythical third entry of the Half life series has been gaining traction as of late, and this year could bring an announcement that fans have been waiting for since 2007.

Valve struck gold in the first-person shooter space with the debut of Half life in 1998. The game's compelling narrative continued in 2004 Half-life 2which introduced physics-based game mechanics that are highly regarded by many to this day. Half-life 2 received two episodic sequels, with Episode one launched in 2006 e Episode two in 2007. Half-Life 2: Episode 3 was in the works, but unfortunately was canceled in the early 2010s. Since then, fans have been clamoring for a formal continuation of the series via a Half-life 3.

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The prospect seemed highly unlikely until the release of the VR-focused model Half-Life Alyx in 2020, which rekindled the hopes of Half-life 3 potentially in the works at Valve. Almost five years later, Mike Shapiro, the voice actor of Icon Half life the antagonist G-Man, anticipated it Valve could finally prepare for the presentation Half-life 3. Shapiro recently took to Twitter to wish fans a Happy New Year with a cryptic video in which he uses his G-Man voice to say, “Another year already. Great to see and hear from so many of you. May the next quarter of a century offer as many…unexpected…surprises eh? As the first Millennia did, then again, time is fluid, like music. See you in the new year.”

G-Man's voice actor teases a potential Half-Life 3 announcement in 2025

As Shapiro proceeds through his speech, the video pans diagonally toward a mysterious work of art. Twitter user garageagle stitched the frames together to form a partial result, and further investigation revealed that it was the cover image for a song called “Best Long Dog” by Shapiro himself. While the image does not appear to present any Half life suggestions, the hashtags in Shapiro's tweet explicitly do so. The 2025 hashtag particularly caught the attention of fans, as it could allude to Valve's announcement Half-life 3 this year. Some of Shapiro's quotes in the video, such as “unexpected surprises” in the “next quarter century,” strongly point to long-awaited announcements for Half life fans in the coming years. The “Millenniums” line also seems to allude to the period 1998-2007 in which Half life AND Half-life 2 they were released.

It's worth noting that Shapiro rarely posts on Twitter, and whenever he does, it's often related Half life. The last tweet he made was in March 2022, hence his reappearance from the shadows to celebrate the start of 2025, complete with Valve and Half life hashtags, they may turn out to be more significant than they seem. It seems increasingly likely that Valve isn't done with Half life series, with the company itself mocking him during Half-life 2the documentary on the 20th anniversary of.

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