Gamescom 2012: Half-Life 3 Mistakenly Appears on Conference Product Listing

By Brian P Rubin | 14 August 2012 | 9 Comments

A post on Joystiq this morning reveals that a product listing (PDF) for the Gamescom conference (which is going on right now) features a game that’s sure to get people talking: Half-Life 3. As many gamers know, Valve has held off on mentioning any information about the long-awaited sequel in the super-popular Half-Life franchise.

Alas, it was not meant to be: the folks at Eurogamer talked with the Gamescom organizers and asked what was up, since Valve explicitly stated last month that there’d be no game showings at the conference. And they said that the listing is simply “a mistake.” No other information was provided.

There’s pretty much only one reaction that’s appropriate to this kind of thing:

Via Joystiq and Eurogamer

9 Comments

Posted by Aeroclaw on 14 August 12 at 10:19am

COME ON,VALVE.
Posted by MagnusDune on 14 August 12 at 10:47am

the LIES! LIES and DECEIT! don’t believe it till I’m holding it.
Posted by Portinator on 14 August 12 at 10:50am

But they confirmed it! They came back saying it was real didnt they!?
Posted by Titbag on 14 August 12 at 11:16am

How can you hold it if it’s on steam
Posted by Gabe on 14 August 12 at 11:33am

Trolling is an Art
- Posted by Nutter t.KK on 14 August 12 at 12:07pm
  
  When Valve is involved, Trolling most certainly is a Art form.
Posted by Mugenite on 14 August 12 at 12:19pm

WHAT?!?!?! DER HERR DER RINGE?!?!? I thought that was just a rumor… :O
Posted by name on 14 August 12 at 1:24pm

Half Life 3 won’t happen soon. Valve has a “No boss policy” so they wont make something unless everyone is really loving the idea. They don’t want to finish half life 3, so they aren’t gonna finish it.
- Posted by Walzo on 19 August 12 at 5:17am
  
  That’s not true, Gabe Newell was once in an Interview with 7 Day Cooldown and when asked about “Ricochet 2″, he said that anyone who had been working or started working on “Ricochet 2″ is STILL working on it.