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Half-Life revolutionized storytelling in video games. In Half-Life players assume the role of the theoretical physicist Gordon Freeman and must escape an underground research facility that has been infiltrated by aliens due to a failed research experiment. At its release Half-Life received critical acclaim for its immersive storytelling, seamless level transitions, advanced enemy Artificial Intelligence (AI), memorable opponents and intense gameplay. Sierra Entertainment released the first game in the Half-Life series in 1998.

Half-Life: Alyx is out now for all PC VR platforms.Half-Life introduced groundbreaking innovations to the computer gaming world and influenced the development of the first-person shooter (FPS) genre.

Phil Co, a designer at Valve said to Keighley, "we’re not afraid of Half-Life no more," and designer and programmer Tejeev Kohli claimed “going from to a new big thing, which will be even bigger, is pretty exciting.” And Alyx is being seen as a clear statement of intention. Valve has however begun to reboot its game development studios, also acquiring Firewatch developer Campo Santo and shelving their own projects to move staff onto work for Valve. There’s a common adage in Steam forums and Gaming Subreddits that Gabe Newell doesn’t know what comes after the number two, owing to the Portal, Left4Dead, Team Fortress and-most infamously- Half-Life franchises all going without a third numbered title. Valve has been incredibly protective over its IPs, and hesitant to risk or dilute them with sequels or spinoffs in the past. Whether Valve will commit to a large-scale development project such as this is another matter. The team hopes it would be “a full-scale Half-Life game built not for VR, but as a game accessible across all traditional gaming platforms.” Keighley suggests that the majority of Valve’s Half-Life team indeed wants to make another game after Alyx. Per PC Gamer, Keighley's interactive “storybook,” titled Half-Life: Alyx – Final Hours, is about the development of the newest entry into the beloved franchise, and concludes with a section on what’s next for the Half-Life. The hopes and dreams for fans of Valve’s Half-Life franchise have been reignited once again on the word of Alf’s best friend and creator of the Video Game Awards, Geoff Keighley.