Well, I guess this is a far less stupid idea than buying crowbars and sending them to Valve. A bunch of gamers are going to play Half-Life 2 on February 4, 2012 in order to protest against Valve's silence regarding Half-Life 3. And by "a bunch" I really mean the over 32,000 members that have joined the group as of this posting.
Hold on. Wait a minute. Maybe the group's description can describe it better than I can.
Okay, I understand now. That sounds reasonable enough and they seem to have a good head on their shoulders for this.
The point is, the gaming community would love to get some word, any word about Half-Life 3 and they want to show that they mean business by playing the last major release in the series. If you would like to join in on the efforts, feel free to join the Steam group, A Call for Communication.
In fact, there is even a massive 147 page thread on the Steampowered Forums and a Facebook group if you would like to join in with those as well.
I've got nothing better to do on Saturday, so I'll see you all in Half-Life 2!
Hold on. Wait a minute. Maybe the group's description can describe it better than I can.
The lack of communication between Valve and the Half-Life community has been a frustrating experience. While continued support for current and future products is greatly appreciated, fans of the Half-Life series have waited years for a word on when the franchise will return.
So, Instead of focusing efforts in a negative and disrespectful way, we have decided to gain Valve's attention by delivering a basic message:
Your oldest and longest running fanbase would like better communication.
Waiting patiently for over four years is a daunting task, especially when E3 comes and goes without any beat of a Half-Life pulse, time and time again. Valve had stated that information was scheduled to be released towards the end of 2008, and we believe that if they have chosen, for whatever reason, to withhold this information, fans should at least be acknowledged in some way, regardless of developmental plans for the next Half-Life project.
The entire trilogy of episodes was supposed 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.
So, Instead of focusing efforts in a negative and disrespectful way, we have decided to gain Valve's attention by delivering a basic message:
Your oldest and longest running fanbase would like better communication.
Waiting patiently for over four years is a daunting task, especially when E3 comes and goes without any beat of a Half-Life pulse, time and time again. Valve had stated that information was scheduled to be released towards the end of 2008, and we believe that if they have chosen, for whatever reason, to withhold this information, fans should at least be acknowledged in some way, regardless of developmental plans for the next Half-Life project.
The entire trilogy of episodes was supposed 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.
Okay, I understand now. That sounds reasonable enough and they seem to have a good head on their shoulders for this.
The point is, the gaming community would love to get some word, any word about Half-Life 3 and they want to show that they mean business by playing the last major release in the series. If you would like to join in on the efforts, feel free to join the Steam group, A Call for Communication.
In fact, there is even a massive 147 page thread on the Steampowered Forums and a Facebook group if you would like to join in with those as well.
I've got nothing better to do on Saturday, so I'll see you all in Half-Life 2!
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