Possible Half Life 3 ARG?

[MXC]

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Then followed by this:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?gcx=w&q=cache:forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2283578

Here's what caught my eye:




The text at the top of the Wheatley video says:СПУТНИК НАБЛЮДЕНИЯ "ЛАНТАНУМ"



In english: OBSERVATION SATELLITE "LANTHANUM"
Quote:


Originally Posted by Wramo
lanthanum being used in Soviet lenses was actually very common. A lot of Russian Leica copies came with lenses coated with lanthanum, in particular the Industar 61s. So including lanthanum in the text would be historically accurate, and it probably just means the satellite lens is coated in the element. Or it could be significant. Regardless,the text at the top isn't just some deus ex machina detail/clue. It at least makes historical sense.


Lanthanum in greek Greek λανθανω [lanthanō] >>>>λ<<<<
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes_of_lanthanum
He says: 1 1 1 at the end.
Consumer Electronics Show is sometime between 10/1 and 13/1 2012, which means 11/1 could be CES
LANTHANUM is Atomic Number of 57, In group THREE of the Periodic table.
Quote:


Originally Posted by Chickenguy12
Also, don't know of this has been posted or not, but the half-life of Lanthnum is 60,000 years an it has an atomic number of 57.

The dates of e3 2012 are 6/5/12 through 6/7/12


The word lanthanum comes from the Greek λανθανω [lanthanō] = to lie hidden.[/QUOTE]

Followed by some frames from the last second in the video.

Headcrab

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1562/1323578171903.jpg


Another Headcrab on the middle frame

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2742/1323582082789.png


For those that don't have 3d red/blue

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/645/1323582541148.jpg


A face?

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4324/1323582879064.jpg


Probably unrelated, but:

http://i.imgur.com/EnYWJ.jpg


Thoughts?

[TeeKup]

You know it IS possible that Valve is doing what DICE did with Battlefield 3. Wait a very long time until they feel they have the adequate and powerful technology to make an amazing game.

[MXC]

You know it IS possible that Valve is doing what DICE did with Battlefield 3. Wait a very long time until they feel they have the adequate and powerful technology to make an amazing game.

And I do remember reading something about Valve saying that each new Half-Life game will showcase some brand new techno leap for their engine.

[EX12693]

Combine stuff in the new engine should look amazing..

[BobtheGreatII]

God I hope this is actually going somewhere. I hope it's just as intense as Portal 2's was.

[Mr Buckshot]

The screenshot where you wrote the 8 and the arrow to 27 looks, um, ...

Anyways, if they are really announcing a Half-Life 3, I'm jumping for joy. That cliffhanger after Episode Two left me wanting!

[=sw=warlord]

http://twitter.com/#!/Doug_Rattmann

(http://twitter.com/#!/Doug_Rattmann)Oh and look at what no one noticed at the VGA.

http://www.gameguru.in/img/half-life-3-t-shirt.jpg

[BobtheGreatII]

I posted that on my facebook... I can't tell like... I'm not sure what to think about someone just walking around with a Half-Life 3 shirt.

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

http://www.black-aperture.com/

(http://www.black-aperture.com/)

[StankBacon]

^ server is in Singapore...

i call fake.

[JackalStomper]

About fucking time.

If this turns out to be correct anyway. I would like to say I wouldn't put your hopes up but mine already are.

[=sw=warlord]

http://lambdageneration.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/NXJiE.jpg

[StankBacon]

^ fake

[DarkHalo003]

If HL3 ever does happen, I hope Valve has a good head on their shoulders. Just finished HL2. Not really impressed. There were really only two segments I enjoyed at all and those were some portions on the Antlion Rebellion level and the Last level after the retarded fighting with the Striders. Maybe if I played the first one it would have been better, but right now I'm not caring about an HL3 given what the obnoxiousness was with HL2's gameplay half of the time. Still, story-wise I'm sold. Definitely curious what's going to happen next.

[Pooky]

If HL3 ever does happen, I hope Valve has a good head on their shoulders. Just finished HL2. Not really impressed. There were really only two segments I enjoyed at all and those were some portions on the Antlion Rebellion level and the Last level after the retarded fighting with the Striders. Maybe if I played the first one it would have been better, but right now I'm not caring about an HL3 given what the obnoxiousness was with HL2's gameplay half of the time. Still, story-wise I'm sold. Definitely curious what's going to happen next.

I'd recommend playing HL1 if you haven't. I like it a lot better than HL2 personally. HL2 leaned too heavily on the gravity gun gimmick.

[DarkHalo003]

I'd recommend playing HL1 if you haven't. I like it a lot better than HL2 personally. HL2 leaned too heavily on the gravity gun gimmick.
See I liked the Gravity Gun a lot. The problem I had was anything involving vehicles. Gunships, Striders, the Boat, the Buggy; all of it just was done out of any sort of balance (7+ shots to kill a Strider with the Rocket Launcher. Really?) and all of them were generally frustrating.

[arbiter901]

I personally think those sections were the best parts of the game but, that's just my opinion. Striders are fairly easy to kill if you know what you're doing. I might end up replaying all 3 games again soon.
If you do get the first Half Life stay away from Half Life:Source.

[Pooky]

stay away from Half Life:Source.

Why? It brings some minor improvements over the original (better physics, actual 3D skyboxes, water, a level select, etc.) with no downsides.

[BobtheGreatII]

But Pooky. Change is bad. Right.... right!?

[nuttyyayap]

Pooky got it right, HL:S is great.
I mean, you can even get the High Definition Pack for it now, so there's no upsides to having the original (Except Opposing Force, which I do suggest.)

[Pooky]

But Pooky. Change is bad. Right.... right!?

Only when it detracts from the experience. Notice how I had nothing bad to say about Halo Anniversary.

And Metroid Zero Mission is still the golden example of a flawless remake, improving on the already great original in every possible way.

[MXC]

Only when it detracts from the experience. Notice how I had nothing bad to say about Halo Anniversary.

And Metroid Zero Mission is still the golden example of a flawless remake, improving on the already great original in every possible way.

What about Serious Sam HD? Or the Xbox 1 port(still the greatest port of a game I've ever played)?

[Spartan094]

Only when it detracts from the experience. Notice how I had nothing bad to say about Halo Anniversary.

And Metroid Zero Mission is still the golden example of a flawless remake, improving on the already great original in every possible way.
:like:, reminds me I need to dig it out to go play it while I wait for anything on HL3 or so.

[Pooky]

What about Serious Sam HD? Or the Xbox 1 port(still the greatest port of a game I've ever played)?

I dunno about on PC, but I didn't like SS HD on the 360. The controls felt stiff and awkward and it ran at a really low framerate. Never played the Xbox port, heard it was good though.

[Amit]

:beast: http://black-aperture.com/

[MXC]

I dunno about on PC, but I didn't like SS HD on the 360. The controls felt stiff and awkward and it ran at a really low framerate. Never played the Xbox port, heard it was good though.

The Xbox 1 version had the Serious Sam 2 playermodel(which in my opinion fits the voice much better), a cartoony HUD and menu layoutt, revamped visuals, cutscenes, as well as compensation for using a controller in the shape of a larger hit radius on weapons(instead of autoaim). Not only that, but instead of both episodes being sold separately, it was both games bundled together on one disc, there was no evidence at all that you were playing two separate games.

It's a shame Croteam didn't take anything from it when making SSHD.