Late in May, “Half-Life 3” got another promotional boost online when it somehow made the rounds on Twitter.
Apparently, some internet troll created a fake Twitter account of Valve CEO Gabe Newell and confirmed the existence of the game via a tweet.
The Twitter account and its tweet on “Half-Life 3” have fooled a number of people especially those gamers who have been waiting for news and update about the game.
Eventually, the troll has since deleted the erstwhile fake Gabe Newell Twitter account but it has already accomplished what it intended to do.
“Half-Life 3” has been in the rumor mill since the release of the second episode of “Half –Life 2” way back in 2007. Surprisingly, Valve Corporation has kept mum about the game the whole time, leaving internet trolls and some former employees of the game development company to do the talking or teasing online.
In an interview last year, the Valve Corporation CEO said that they will just keep moving forward but that does not necessarily always mean that people are worried that it might not happen.
The last game in the franchise “Half-Life 2” was released in the gaming consoles back in 2004 so it is no longer surprising to see heightened gamer interest on “Half-Life 3” after 12 years.