Half-Life: Alyx Trailer Shows Gameplay and Confirms Release Window, Reveals Returning Character

In 2007, Valve releasedHalf-Life 2: Episode Two, and since then fans have been waiting for the promisedEpisode Three, or preferably, a full-fledgedHalf-Life 3. But it’s been over a decade since the release ofHalf-Life 2: Episode Two, to the point that the lack ofHalf-Life 3has become a meme. Valve still hasn’t revealed any plans forHalf-Life 3, but the company has at least finally announced a newHalf-Lifegame in the form of the virtual reality titleHalf-Life: Alyx.

Half-Life: Alyxwas leaked a few days ago, but Valve didn’t waste anytime confirming its existence. Since then, moreHalf-Life: Alyxdetails have come out, revealing that the game is aprequel toHalf-Life 2, set between it and the events of the first time. As the title suggests, players will take on the role of Alyx Vance, who was Gordon Freeman’s companion throughout much ofHalf-Life 2’s story. But now a new trailer has revealed even more details about the game, giving fans their first look at gameplay in the process.

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TheHalf-Life: Alyxtrailer reveals that the game will launch in March 2020 for various high-tier virtual reality devices, including HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. The game looks like one of the more impressive virtual reality games to date, with Alyx seemingly able to interact with most objects in the game world. How it holds up in real world testing remains to be seen, but this could very well be virtual reality’s killer app.

Half-Life: Alyx’s impressive gameplay aside, there are a couple of other things to note about the upcoming game. For one, owners ofValve’s expensive Index headsetwill get the game for free. And secondly, the trailer confirms the return ofHalf-Life’s most mysterious character.

The end of theHalf-Life: Alyxtrailer confirms that the G-Man will be returning in the new game. It’s unclear what role he will play in the events of the story, but hopefully fans finally get some answers about his motives and powers in the upcomingHalf-LifeVR game.

WhileHalf-Life: Alyxisn’t exactly theHalf-Life 3that fans have been waiting for, it’s still exciting to have a newHalf-Lifeproject in development at all. The gameplay trailer is very impressive and it’s clear that Valve spared no expense in its development, and hopefully it paves the way forHalf-Life 3itself.

Half-Life: Alyxlaunches in March 2020 for various PC virtual reality headsets.