Entire countries have risen and fallen in the years fans have been waiting for. Half Life 3We’ve seen a huge change in the world, and the third main game in the first-person shooter series still hasn’t been released. However, there have been a few rumors and hints recently that have given us hope that we might one day see a Half-Life 3. Another plot twist was spotted recently that seemed to indicate that something Half-Life-related was on the way – but a new statement from the people behind it has put an end to the speculation.
All of this mystery revolves around a website for a company called Black Mesa. Half-Life fans will recognize this name immediately, as it’s the same name as the company behind the Resonance series that caused all the events in the series, including those that will undoubtedly influence Half-Life 3. It’s also the name of the semi-official fan remake of the first FPS, released by Crowbar Collective.
Despite plenty of evidence suggesting this was a real trailer, a real company called Black Mesa has confirmed that the clip has nothing to do with Valve or Half-Life. Still, it’s easy to see why many were willing to suspect that something bigger was going on.
First off, the logo for Black Mesa, a Boston-based biotech company, looks remarkably similar to the logo used by the fictional science-obsessed organization in the Valve series. Aside from the change in the overall shape of the logo, it’s almost exactly the same—the same mesa outline appears in the middle in both.
Until Thursday, August 8th, the site had nothing of interest other than an image of the company’s logo. It has since been updated to include full information about the organization, which states that it is “developing new technology that provides demonstrable assurance for advanced manufacturing workflows.” This update to the site comes very shortly after news broke that Valve might be working on Half-Life 3, with the White Sands Project leak earlier this week only adding to the mystery.
But the most interesting part of this site is the countdown at the bottom of the first page, which is still running and counting down to a certain day. This countdown will end on Monday, September 30th, which doesn’t seem like a particularly significant date. That is, unless you know the original intended release date of Half-Life 2, which was September 30th, 2003. Now we know that this has nothing to do with the original date – but it’s still a pretty cool coincidence.
Additionally, as the content creator noted, Piccolo on XIf you check the countdown timer, you can see a reference to the “Lambda Incident.” Lambda is of course the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet and also features prominently in the first Half-Life game, serving as both the game’s logo and the name of Gordon Freeman’s primary destination – the Lambda Complex. The use of “incident” is also reminiscent of the Black Mesa Incident, the in-universe term for the events of the first game, which is also sometimes called the “Lambda Incident.”
Although it looked a bit like Charlie from Always Sunny tying pieces of paper with red string, this information started to come together as if to confirm that this was a trailer for Half-Life 3. That is, until the real Black Mesa employees issued a statement confirming that it had nothing to do with Valve, Half-Life, or gaming as a whole.
With this information now available, it’s easy to see that there are always plenty of signs that this is just a scam. For example, the company in question – Black Mesa – has a page on LinkedIn The company appears to have been around since 2022. There are over 40 registered employees, and the CEO, Charles Fracchia, has an extensive online presence including My website And an entrance to Federation of American Scientists.
As mentioned above, prior to August 8, this page only had a single image of the Black Mesa logo. However, it had a small text at the bottom of the page telling visitors that “This site is not part of any alternate reality games (ARGs).” While being part of an ARG is supposed to be hidden, it’s unusual for it to explicitly deny involvement—and indeed, it turns out to be true.
It also seems that this field has been dormant for a very long time. According to Who is he The site was originally registered in May 2005. Since then it appears to be empty until around November 5, 2022, which is the earliest date the site was registered. Wayback Machine The site has a quick snapshot. This 2022 date is the date the notice of not being part of ARG was uploaded, along with the company logo – and it ties in with the year the company was founded. So if someone was hinting at Half-Life 3, they would have played a pretty awesome game, very A long and complex game.
So, that’s it – at least, the Black Mesa team isn’t promoting the unveiling of Half-Life 3. If you’d like to read the full statement from the team, which is a pretty good one considering the amount of traffic their site must have received, you can head over to here To see for yourself.
If you need some additional context, check out our article where we ask: What happened to Half-Life 3? You can also take a look at our guide to the best classic games for a trip down memory lane.
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