Depending on who you ask, Half-Life 3's announcement at the Game Awards may as well have been prophesied by the stars. The recent news of Steam hardware and an uptick in activity at the…pizza places near Valve's headquarters seemed to all but guarantee that a dazzling reveal was imminent. Of course, no such announcement was made–how often do Valve really play by anyone's rules or expectations but its own–and now r/halflife is burning.
Just days ago, members of the subreddit, which is home to many longtime fans and theorycrafters, were seemingly in the throes of celebration. As "leaks" and seemingly insurmountable evidence of the long-rumoured sequel continued to build up, it became nearly impossible for some community members to contain themselves. Matters were only made worse by the production of The Game Awards itself, which many began interpreting as a hotbed of Half-Life easter eggs.
