Obviously this doesn’t work for everything. And when it comes time to respond, we generally use Steam - shipping updates that address issues or add functionality. We are all pretty devoted to reading and listening to the community - everyone here believes it is an integral part of their job to do so.

Tracking our choices would be annoying and frustrating.Īnother way to think about this, and the way we talk about this internally, is that we prefer to communicate through our products. The one thing we won’t do is waste our customers time and money, which means we will cancel or change stuff much later in development. Q: Hi GabeN, Why does Valve not talk to its community about the games/apps its developing as much as other companies?Ī: Because our decision-making is way more conditional than most other companies.

Newell addressed these concerns with an answer that, while thorough, isn't likely to full satisfy the companies legion of fans. Like their President, Valve have been known to keep their cards close to their chest when it comes to what they have in the works. Thanks!īeyond that, he was asked about Valve's approach to communication with their user-base and the direction that the company is heading in. Q: Any chance of a new IP that takes place in the half-life/portal universe? I feel like there’s a lot of story left to be explored there. He couldn't resist a little bit of a tease however, as he did suggest that we could be revisiting the shared Half-Life/Portal universe some time in the future. I personally believe all unidentified anonymous sources on the Internet. Is that source legitimate?Ī: The number 3 must not be said. Q: What is the status of Half Life 3/Half Life 2 Episode 3? Is Valve still working on any fully fledged single player games? An unidentified anonymous source at Valve has said that Half Life 3 has been cancelled. Of course, he stuck to Valve's standard vague reply on the matter: Inevitably he was asked about the future of the Half-Life series, so let's get that one out of the way first. Notoriously tight-lipped Valve President Gabe Newell took to Reddit this week to conduct a surprise AMA, offering some insight into how things run at one of the computing industries' biggest names.

Gabe newell these things take time