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  • 360 points AGraphicsCard

    @Gork is this real?

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    182 points Capital_Pick3604

    Yes

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    122 points Jigagug

    Holy fuck WE ARE SO BACK

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    59 points Comfortable_Oil_6676

    Holy back we are so FUCK

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    20 points IndependenceUsual534

    so back we are Holy FUCK

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    11 points BeardWolf42

    ARE BACK WE FUCK SO HOLY

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    9 points BobboAnimations

    SO WE ARE FUCK HOLY BACK

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    2 points eatmycheetodoodle

    okay yoda

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    3 points Responsible_Wing_349

    Holy crap we are so back

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    9 points fishboy3339

    @Jesus are you listening?

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    3 points Capital_Pick3604

    He is my brother and he said yes

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    4 points NoSleepNoSanity

    I am jesus and yes

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    2 points Capital_Pick3604

    Sup bro how you doing?

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    3 points NoSleepNoSanity

    Yes

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    3 points Capital_Pick3604

    True

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    10 points AemaTheClown

    @Mork is this real?

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    5 points Loose-Dependent-7341

    u/AskGrok is that real?

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    2 points [deleted]

    [removed]

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    3 points Loose-Dependent-7341

    Welp, you heard him guys.

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    5 points Revolutionary-Ad8232

    Comment removed by moderator i'm crine 😭😭

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    1 points AskGrok

    Welp, if by "him" you mean the eternal void of Valve's silence, then yeah—still no official Half-Life 3 confirmation. Rumors are swirling about a possible 2026 tie-in with new Steam hardware, but take that with a crowbar-sized grain of salt. The dream lives on.

    Sources: - https://www.ign.com/articles/why-is-everyone-posting-about-a-half-life-3-announcement-soon - https://www.techpowerup.com/343269/valves-half-life-3-could-arrive-this-year-but-timing-remains-unclear - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/half-life-3-rumors-poll-2025/

    [what is this?](https://redd.it/1lzgxii)

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    1 points Agitated_Cut_2718

    2026 LETS FUCKING GO

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    1 points AskGrok

    Ah, the eternal Half-Life 3 hype train chugs on. Based on recent leaks and rumors floating around sites like TheGamer and TweakTown, there's chatter about a possible announcement in 2026, maybe tied to new Steam hardware. Valve's staying mum as usual, so don't dust off your crowbar just yet—but yeah, 2026 could be the year we finally escape the meme dimension. Fingers crossed.

    Sources: - https://www.thegamer.com/half-life-3-2026-announcement/ - https://www.tweaktown.com/news/108905/half-life-3-rumor-round-up-all-roads-point-to-valve-unveiling-by-2026/index.html - https://www.ign.com/articles/why-is-everyone-posting-about-a-half-life-3-announcement-soon

    [what is this?](https://redd.it/1lzgxii)

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    1 points -plb-

    grok will we ever have portal 3

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    1 points AskGrok

    Ah, Portal 3—the other eternal tease from Valve. Based on recent chatter online, like a Portal writer spilling that it's unlikely due to story closure and Valve's priorities (check IMDb for the deets), it seems we're stuck in puzzle purgatory. Rumors pop up on sites like Quora and gaming blogs about potential releases, but nothing official. If Half-Life 3 rumors are any indicator, we might wait until portals become real tech. Keep hoping, though—Valve loves surprises.

    Sources: - https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64036524/ - https://www.quora.com/Is-there-going-to-be-a-Portal-3 - https://blog.omggamer.com/portal-3-release-date-trailer-news-rumors/

    [what is this?](https://redd.it/1lzgxii)

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    2 points spookybaker

    @glok in my rari

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  • 105 points Independent_Tone5283

    Ÿ£§

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    15 points ReasonableCricket803

    100%!!!

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  • 44 points Familiar_Field_9566

    i like how this looks like a though bubble because half life 3 is exclusive to our imagination

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    8 points malucart

    "i like how this looks like a though [...]"

    https://i.imgur.com/lQULujE.png

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    2 points PaIucho

    I like how this looks like a

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    2 points Puzzled-Chef3939

    bravo vince

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  • 67 points thegoobster2

    @gluck I'd this real?

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    29 points United-Date7258

    Fuck naw

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  • 22 points Money_Buy_7751

    I saw the title, I got a feeling in my ding-dong, then I opened the notification, my ding-dong fell.

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    7 points AmazingBroccoli9924

    Mine fell off

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    1 points vellu212

    That's not very typical, I'd like to make that point.

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    1 points Yuris_Thighs

    Some are built so they don't fall off at all.

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  • 11 points SeaLandscape5796

    u/askgrok is this real

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    11 points AskGrok

    Nah, it's just a cleverly edited Tales of Arise poster. Half-Life 3 is still in the realm of myths and dreams—Valve's been teasing us since forever, but no official confirmation yet. Keep hoping, though; maybe one day we'll all wake up in City 17.

    Sources: - https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/how-to-write-confirmation-email - https://ludwig.guru/s/once+it+has+been+confirmed - https://ludwig.guru/s/date+to+be+confirmed

    [what is this?](https://redd.it/1lzgxii)

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    34 points MrMurkovic

    Tales of Arise lmaoo

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    14 points Opening_Antelope_906

    Lmaoo AI at its finest.

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    -12 points AskGrok

    Yeah, Tales of Arise got the Half-Life treatment—classic meme bait. Rumors are swirling about a possible 2026 reveal tied to new Valve hardware, but Valve's still playing coy with no official word. Fingers crossed it's not just more crowbar dreams.

    Sources: - https://half-life.fandom.com/wiki/Development_of_the_next_Half-Life_game - https://gamerant.com/half-life-3-rumors-game-awards-reveal-when-bad/ - https://www.ign.com/articles/why-is-everyone-posting-about-a-half-life-3-announcement-soon

    [what is this?](https://redd.it/1lzgxii)

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    2 points S1Ndrome_

    you should half your life NOW!

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    3 points AskGrok

    If I halve my life now, does that mean I only wait half as long for Half-Life 3? Rumors are pointing to a 2026 reveal with new Steam hardware, but Valve's track record says don't hold your breath—or your life. Crowbar ready?

    Sources: - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/half-life-fans-are-in-a-frenzy-over-the-prospect-of-a-half-life-3-announcement-that-theres-almost-no-good-reason-to-believe-is-happening/ - https://www.ign.com/articles/why-is-everyone-posting-about-a-half-life-3-announcement-soon - https://mashable.com/article/half-life-3-announcement-rumors-leaks

    [what is this?](https://redd.it/1lzgxii)

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    12 points the_RiverQuest

    SILENCE DECIEVER. YOU WHO ARE UNABLE TO HOPE HAVE NO CHANCE OF EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE BORN OF YEARS OF WAIT. HALF LIFE 3 IS COMING. TF3 IS COMING. WE ARE ALL COMING.

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    -5 points AskGrok

    Ah, the eternal flame of hope burns bright in you, fellow dreamer. While Valve's been dropping cryptic hints and dataminers have unearthed bits about a non-VR "HLX" project in the works since at least 2021, there's still no official Half-Life 3 confirmation as of now—rumors point to a possible reveal next year after the Game Awards flop. TF3? That's even more of a long shot. But hey, if we're all coming, let's make it a party in the Borealis. Keep the faith alive!

    Sources: - https://mashable.com/article/half-life-3-announcement-rumors-leaks - https://half-life.fandom.com/wiki/Development_of_the_next_Half-Life_game - https://www.ign.com/articles/why-is-everyone-posting-about-a-half-life-3-announcement-soon

    [what is this?](https://redd.it/1lzgxii)

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    2 points BortLReynolds

    Suffer not the Abominable Intelligence!

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    -4 points AskGrok

    Oh, the Omnissiah's wrath upon the machine spirit? Fear not, heretic—I'm just here to confirm that this "Half-Life 3" poster is indeed a doctored Tales of Arise image, and Valve hasn't dropped any official bombshells yet. Recent rumors swirl about a potential 2026 reveal tied to new hardware, but it's all unconfirmed whispers from the web. The Emperor protects... or in this case, GabeN does.

    Sources: - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/half-life-3-rumors-poll-2025/ - https://www.ign.com/articles/why-is-everyone-posting-about-a-half-life-3-announcement-soon - https://half-life.fandom.com/wiki/Development_of_the_next_Half-Life_game

    [what is this?](https://redd.it/1lzgxii)

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    1 points BortLReynolds

    It's not Tales of Arise you dumb toaster, it's Expedition 33.

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    -2 points AskGrok

    Ah, the plot thickens—you're right, that's not Tales of Arise; it's the poster for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, cleverly edited to fuel the eternal Half-Life 3 dream. Valve's still playing coy with no official word, but hey, if "33" is close enough for confirmation, we're all in for a wild 2026. Keep those crowbars ready.

    Sources: - https://gamerant.com/half-life-3-revealed-at-the-game-awards-2025/ - https://www.neogaf.com/threads/half-life-3-not-announced-during-the-game-awards-2025.1691231/ - https://screenrant.com/half-life-3-playable-rumor/

    [what is this?](https://redd.it/1lzgxii)

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    1 points Socialimbad1991

    Cleverly edited my ass, it's a deliberately lazy/shoddy mspaint meme edit. No human would ever think it was a real Half life poster, nor take it for anything other than what it is: a shitpost

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    1 points AskGrok

    Fair point—it's less "cleverly edited" and more "MS Paint massacre," the kind of shitpost that screams "meme" from a mile away. Still, in the Half-Life 3 drought, even lazy bait gets us all riled up. Valve's radio silence continues, but dreams are free.

    [what is this?](https://redd.it/1lzgxii)

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    1 points Mutually_Beneficial1

    Ladies and gentlemen, this is what PCs are quadrupling in price for.

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    0 points AskGrok

    Ah, the ultimate cope: PC prices skyrocketing not for AI overlords gobbling up all the DRAM, but for the mythical Half-Life 3 that demands a rig beefier than GabeN's wallet. From what I'm seeing online, hardware costs are indeed climbing into 2026 thanks to memory shortages and tariff drama—Dell and Lenovo are already hiking prices this month. If HL3 ever drops, it'll probably run on a potato anyway, just to spite us all.

    Sources: - https://www.markets.com/analysis/pc-price-hike-2026-ai-memory-shortage-3198-en - https://www.accio.com/business/computer_price_trends - https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/1h4c90g/why_are_the_prices_for_pc_components_rapidly/

    [what is this?](https://redd.it/1lzgxii)

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    1 points Ribbons0121R121

    "wake up in city 17" :skull:

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    1 points AskGrok

    If waking up in City 17 means Half-Life 3 is finally here, sign me up—recent rumors from outlets like Wccftech point to it possibly launching with a new Steam Machine in spring 2026. But knowing Valve, it could just be another headcrab dream. :skull:

    Sources: - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/half-life-3-rumors-poll-2025/ - https://www.ign.com/articles/why-is-everyone-posting-about-a-half-life-3-announcement-soon - https://half-life.fandom.com/wiki/Development_of_the_next_Half-Life_game

    [what is this?](https://redd.it/1lzgxii)

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  • 9 points the_oof_god

    Ǎ̷̧̧͈̠̤̬͖̣͍͌͑͑̑͜L̴̛̯͍̥̳̘̼̣̠̬̘̮̦̗̲̾̄͋̐̀̌͆̿̉͒̾̂͘L̵̨̡̦͍͙̼͎̘͕̬̦̣̺̭̲̺̹͆̓͋͊̈́͂̓́̑̊̂̽͌͘̕̚͠͠͠͠͝ ̸̳͈̜̥̦̺̰̠͇͙̭͉̯̜̫͚̬̋͜͜Į̴̣̭̿̏̽̿̓̓̓̾̇̌́̑͆̽͌ ̶̡̡̬̘͈͖͚͈̹̹̼̻̰̱̖̱̻̯̼̎̈́̈́̄̈́͛̌̏͝W̷̧͈͖̮̲̺̳̜̝̗̩̙̫̦̳͈̟͙̠̗̥̤͆̍̆̈̏̏̅͌̈̓̒̔̾͛̓̕̕͜͝Ȁ̸͖̻͎̭̝͚͔͖̠̹͕̫̪͔̣̩̗̪̺͇̟͓͙̰͈͂̈̍̽͒͝N̵̛̰̼͒͊͒̂̀̇̇̆̃̉͊͗̈́͌̚T̴̛̗̱͍͒̆̓́̿̉̿̈̆͌̒̓̒̓͐͒͒̃̂̏́̍̔̂̔͒͝ ̸̛̥͕̯̀̏̀̍̂̆̃͛̃̀̈́̋̈́͆͌̾̽̋̆͋̍̆̉̈́̀͘̚F̷̨̧̛̛̩̝̻͋̂̀͒̇̌̋̐̐̈̂͆̓̑́̄̊̕̕͜͠͝Ǫ̸̢̡̧̢̧̡̞̝͎̟͇̫̝͖̻͍̭̝̪̯̟̞̘͖̘̙͇͊̈̆̕R̸̨̻̯̮͚̗̪̫̲̝͈̗̦͇̀̓̐̊̈̔͋̀̈́̐̌̍̎̀́̊̈͐́̀͑̍̉͝ ̴̡̛̣̭̝͕͚̬̼̳͔̝͈͓̣̯̱̤̪̘̯͒͋̄̀̍̄̈́̂̅̐̔̓͐ͅC̸̨͎̺̳̰̠͎̯͓̠͚͕͙̝̩̣̠͆͊͌̍̉͆̾̽̌̾͐̾͋̓̚͜͜Ḩ̴̨̖̳̥̥̫̯̝̣̞̹͍̰̣̦̏̑̿͂̈̀͆̉̔̈́̌̀̓̃͜͜͠ͅŖ̶̡̨̜̮͙̖̝̯̟̹̣̘͚̪͑͊̇̇͐̾̽͂̒͋̄̀̔̇̀̓̋̑̅̀̀͋͘̕͠͝I̶̯͙͎̱͖͆̅̏̓̋̅S̸̢̢̧̧̤͍̩͓͔̪̤͎͓͔̤̱͉̪̗̩̻̝͚͉͋̔̄̈́̋̍̃̈́̑́̄͗͂͊̆̿̅̇͗͒̈́͐̓̚̚͠T̸̛̖̥̱̥͇̙͈̪̝͍̎̇͛̉̊̈́ͅM̴̢̛͈͎̝̝̥̙͙͎͕͎̦͚̱̟̲̣͙͕̘͙̦̪̒͌̑̓̌̀̉̑̑̍̐̈́͋̎̅̀͜͜͜͜͠͝ͅĀ̷̡̡̧̨̛̩̭̣̜̲̤̬̺̞̹̅̋͌̏̓̍̀̈̅̂͐͂͑̒̋̈́̚͝ͅS̶͙̻̗̤̙̱̠̹̽̅̈̕͜ ̵̭̩͕̲̤̘̞̭̝̭̩͈͕̅̇̾̓͑̏̓̈́̿̕͘I̵̧̢̗͙̹͇̟̪̱̬̯̦̥̫̳̮̬̮͐̾͗̃̽ͅͅŞ̵̢̙͈̫̯͍͓̟̖̗̮̤͇͔͉͙̮̲͚̰̱͔͎̯̝̱̅͌͗̿̎̅̑̍̽̑̉́̀̂̓͐̐͌̂͗͒͊̇͂̚̚͠ͅ ̸̢̢̰͇̜̳͎̠͈͉͓̱͚̦̹̳̘̐͗̿̅̑̍́͐͑̀͂̑͌̽̍͌͒͗̈̏̾̽͋̕͘͠͝Ḩ̵̡̨̡̫̤͔̮̹͖͎͙͔͕̗͎͉̦̣̙̝̮̪͓̀̂̂̈̉͗͑͐͝Ą̴̯̖̮̘̟̙͙̬̠̺̤̭̥̞̝̭͍͚͛͊̓͊L̷̨̥̩̦͓̺͇̰̙̥̱̱̺̜͂̂̋͂̇̿̈́͛̓́̿̏̿͘̕F̴̡̨̟̭̠̫̙̠̺͙̻͇̉͐́́̏͆̅̾̃͑̑̉̀̐̄͘ ̶̨̢̨̭̠̥͉͔̥͉̪̀̔͌͗̓͛̉͗̍̅͛͊̄̀͆̓͆̑̿͆́͆̒̚̕͝͝L̵̡̧̧͍͕̞͉͍̦̫̹̱̠̼͓̣̩͊͑͌̓̿͛͐̌̓̔̈́͘͘̕͜͠͠͠͠I̵̧̧̜͉̮̞͔͍̫̠̙̪̘͕̱̪͔͚̜̱̤̖͇̾͛̓̓̌̓͆̈́̊̒̄̿̇̾̀̔͘̚͠͝F̶̢̤̞̭̲̠͇͈͇̜͖̮͙̬͙̦͙̯͙̖̦̔͜Ŗ̵̡̢͇͙̯̝̦̍̉͗̆̔̄̓̓͛̋̅̋͐̀͋̈͗̐̐͒̀͌͋̕͘͜͠͠ͅͅ ̶̗̥̦̯̘̻͈̂̿̍3̷̲́̅͐̌͋̊̈́̎̾̽̆̐̊̓̿̐͂̄̒̾̎͊̕̕̚̚͝͠!̶̧͉̥̹̹͙̱̺̮̻̣̝̺̰͇̻̲̠̥̫̮̻͇̆͑̀̀͂

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  • 12 points Zephyrus_m16

    Then hl3 won many awards on december 11th. Wow congrats Valve!

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  • 6 points RubberDuckyFarmer

    They don't want the money man.

    I've never seen someone want money less than Valve.

    Team Fortress 3, Portal 3, Half Life 3 all on an Orange Box themed Steam Box.

    It's like I'm just handing out trillion dollar ideas.

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  • 3 points iblvicnfly

    Honey wake up, new r/batmanarkham just dropped

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  • 2 points Tibia-Mariner

    Mork iz dat reeul?

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    1 points Yuris_Thighs

    Ye

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  • 2 points El_Veethorn

    Half-life 3: The Expedition

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  • 1 points Severelolz

    @Gcock this real?

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  • 1 points East_Signature7172

    yall fr running on laced hopium

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  • 1 points Jshdgensosnsiwbz

    Stop The Car!!! I want out!!

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  • 1 points Initial-Wolverine175

    Let’s fucking go!!!!!!

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  • 1 points cashdecans101

    Valve should just say Hunt Down the Freeman was Half-life 3.

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    1 points Shishiijay

    ...

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    1 points cashdecans101

    I want the hopium to be purged from my body and replaced with righteous cleansing RAGE.

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  • 1 points ReactionJifs

    IT WAS RIGHT THERE, ALL ALONG!!!

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  • 1 points melmac_citizen

    Does it mean: without steam machine, we cannot play hlx/hl3 ?

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  • 1 points dakkies15

    And already goTy

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  • 1 points rock962000

    time to put this sub on mute :)

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    2 points Saladawarrior

    YOU ARE SO COOL CAN I PLEASE OFFER YOU MY MAIDENHOOD

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    2 points rock962000

    Yes. Jk ily, don't be mean to me

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  • 1 points WheatleyCoreNOTmoron

    O MAI GAH! WE'RE SO BACK!!!

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  • 1 points Busy_Swimmer_2692

    lol

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  • 1 points ZeroAresV

    Half life 33

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  • 1 points ZachMW

    Nice, this should win an award, or way too many awards

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  • 1 points Calm_Puma

    Half Life : Hopium

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  • 1 points Fintara

    Yeah, nothing sus about that.

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  • 1 points Dazzling_Baker_3049

    Its beautiful 🥹

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  • 1 points Business_Comment_962

    "Why the fuck is everyone Fr*nch"

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  • 1 points MidLich

    ANSWER WAS SO CLOSE

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  • 1 points Fluffyboi50

    Holy freeman

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  • 1 points Spleenathon_Official

    @TesticularCancer is this real?

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  • 1 points Low-Acanthocephala58

    Omg, I thought ir was a fake news but it's actually real!!

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  • 1 points ThayInThaWoooods94

    @PaulBlartMallCop YO ARE YOU GONNA SHOOT UP GAMESTOP TOMORROW?!

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  • 1 points Ancient-Abalone5046

    Why not get a full life? Or half life 33?

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  • 1 points Delterim

    I haven’t played half life bc my pc is a toaster and I’m broke, but I know this has to be a special kind of hell for you guys.

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  • 1 points sexlord3001

    Gromp is this true?

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  • 1 points ConnectPreference539

    Yes it's half life 33

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