Second, the video claims that gamer culture is so toxic right now that if “Half Life 3” will be released, fans would expect nothing but the best from the latest installment. The video claims that Valve is scared to release the game because of the backlash they received when “Mass Effect 3” ended few years ago.
According to Forbes, shortly after the video made the rounds on social media, one of the writers of “Half Life,” Marc Laidlaw, spoke to clarify rumors. Laidlaw says that when he saw the video, he believed the video makers were trolling with ardent gamers.
Laidlaw confesses through a response to a fan e-mail that he can’t comment on Valve’s internal process but says that he’s sure The Know’s declarations are hoaxes. He went to to say that speculations by nameless and faceless sources claiming that they have inside sources have been around since the first “Half Life” game announced a delay in its development back in 1997.
Laidlaw assured gamers that fear is not a deciding factor for Valve whether the company will push through or not with a certain game’s development. He adds that he simply can’t believe that a big company like Valve will cave into fans’ growing pressure to release “Half Life 3” out of sheer fear.