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Half-Life 3 / Project Borealis

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Half Life 3

Project Borealis

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In this guide I have collected official art from Half Life 3 and Project Borealis.
Thanks to talented artists, we can see a piece of the game that was never released.

Half Life 3

A veritable unicorn of a video game, Half-Life 3 is one of Valve's most eagerly awaited, yet seemingly impossible projects that effectively kickstarted the meme of Gabe Newell, Valve CEO.

The firstconcept artof Half-Life 2: Episode Three from an exhibit of video game art calledInto the Pixel.

Combine Advisors around the Borealis in the first Episode Three concept art image, released in 2007.

Gordon Freeman face to face with an Advisor in the second Episode Three concept art image, created and released in 2008.

Combine Advisors around the Borealis in the third and last Episode Three concept art image, released in 2008.

In March, concept images are uploaded to Andrea Wicklund's Picasa portfolio. The images are later leaked.

Episode Three Concept Art Leaked Mid 2008 Alyx

Episode Three Concept Art Leaked Mid 2008

Episode Three Concept Art Leaked Mid 2008 character

Episode Three Concept Art Leaked Mid 2008 Xen

Episode Three Concept Art Leaked Mid 2008 Xen

In 2022 one of the artists who worked with Valve on producing Half-Life 3 concept artwork, David McGreavy, has shown off some curious new pieces, some of which suggest that Valve had truly momentous plans for its flagship release before it fizzled out.

In honor of the 20th anniversary of Half Life 2, Valve shared more concept art.

Project Borealis

Project Borealis is a non-profit project by the Project Borealis Team that aims to create a gaming experience for Half-Life 2: Episode 3. It uses Marc Laidlaw's August 2017 blog post, Epistle 3, as the story. It will be using Unreal Engine 4. At the moment, there is no information on when the game might be released and is most likely in pre-alpha stage. The team since then has been dedicated into creating Epistle 3 and continues to make updates every so often.

In late August 2017, a team was made to create the game alongside a website and a subreddit.
In October 2017, the first update was released showcasing concept art, music and early models to good reception.

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In January 2018, it's estimated that over 60 people across the board are working on the project in their freetime
In May of 2018, a third update was released. This time, in-game animations for weapons and movement was shown. Concept art was also shown, featuring Alyx and a classic houndeye. New compilations of music were released, featuring a remix of CP Violation from Half-Life 2.