I don't think it would be a wise move as well, as they would lose control over that property. It's a stalemate, and I see no possibility for an outcome in which Valve benefits from creating and releasing HL3. Valve is NOT a gaming softwarehouse anymore, it's a digital distribution company who...
Would it financially benefit? I'm not sure. Creating a game means spending time and effort in it - which directly means spending money. If they spend money on HL3 they would get a return of investment X. Would X be more than the money spent on HL3? I doubt it, but let's say for the sake of the...
It was an analogy, not meant to be taken in an absolute literal sense. I was stating it made financial sense as much as releasing an OS/2, although the circumstances and practices obviously differ.
Why should they make such a statement? Should they make a statement for every possible product...
Regardless of it being a good business decision? Why spend money on releasing this game when most of your development task force is gone, it would be too cost prohibitive and risky to continue development, and the company's energy is now on competitive games, the distribution platform and...
HL3 will never be released. Makes as much sense as Microsoft releasing a new full version of OS/2. Makes no sense financially, Valve has evolved from being a softwarehouse to be a digital distributor.
How long until you guys give up hopes Valve will ever release any additional games (except licensing Source 2), and focus on their infinite money glitch called Steam?
Hey, I also remember another gaming company who announced, a few years ago, a new console architecture with a new controller that also had a screen in the middle for additional commands. Sadly, they did not announce the most important thing: games.
I think that console was called the Wii U. I...