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>Valve is having an ARG right now
>This was just discovered
G-Guys? Is it happening?
why the FUCK is nobody talking about this
>>322304512
>grasping straws
I'm surprised people still care about HL3 after all of these years.
>>322304512
>>322306024
You won't find anything about it on /v/. Try the site that /v/ vehemently hates.
>>322304512
>just
this was discovered like two days ago
because it's fucking nothing.
it's always nothing.
>>322306024
You're about 2 days late. There were multiple threads yesterday.
>guys guys guys guys, GUYS
>i know we've been wrong about 874 times now but guys, this time it's really happening i swear!
Yeah sure, whatever.
Fuck off.
>>322306024
Half Life sucks
Half Life 3 can never be as good as you want it to be. Move on.
>>322304512
>>322306024
Nobody gives a shit about your subterfuge valveshills. Either make the fucking game or don't, I'm done getting hyped for bullshit.
Fuck off, boy who cried wolf
We do not care anymore valve
found this garbage yesterday family
also my reaction when it's NOTHING
Anyone who has made pixel art before, even only once, can tell you how easy it is to accidentally align pixels in that order
This happens every 3 months for the past 9 years, yet you stupid shits fall for it every single time
Friendly reminder that Halo 2's "I love bees" is a better ARG.
>>322304512
>2016
>even giving a shit about HL3
Ishiggity giggity
>>322306424
>the biggest and most known game company needs shilling
>omg shill shilll shill!! everyone who doesn't bash on a particulary company is a shill!!
This is /v/ in 2016
Happy fucking new years
>>322306740
*the only good arg
>>322306024
Because if you arent actively involved in an ARG it is dumb as shit to see random ass bits of discovered info from them.
Go to the general thread or reddit or whatever and come back and post about it when you figure that shit out.
>>322306605
I know what you're doing
>>322306740
portal's ARG was bretty good too.
>>322306782
>implying neo /v/ ever played Half-Life
At this point this series is a fucking meme because LOL 3.
>>322306024
Because valve are a bunch of shits.
SteamOS is slower than winblows, steam machines are a joke, paid mods fiasco, leaking personal data with a caching fuckup and not shutting down the store or posting in-client that shit's gone wrong.
All they have are little ARG games to distract their cult-like fans from the fact that they suck.
HL3 never, because it'll hurt their brand
>>322306782
Yep, that's how it is with /v/ these days. If you like a company you're a shill/marketer/apologist/drone/CIDF/corporate cuck/the CEO of said company.
Small reminder:
When you make one as "wide" as this one, people start losing interest.
Focused ARG like the one made for SOMA was much better.
>>322307092
>leaking personal data with a caching fuckup
Leaking minimal personal data on 34,000 people to random people due to a caching fuck up
vs
Leaking full personal details, including full credit card details for 77,000,000 users to hackers with malicious intent because you stored them in unencrypted plain text
I think Sony wins this round.
>>322307391
No one ever said anything about Sony. A leak is a leak, so shut your brand loyal mouth up.
>>322307391
It doesn't erase the fact that they did leak that information.
>>322307391
What do you get out of "defending" Valve? Both companies have shown how little they care about their consumer's privacy. It doesn't matter who wins. Either way, they both fucked up faggot. The consumer always loses.
>>322307391
someone else did worse years ago is a shitty excuse
>>322306740
>>322306740
>Not the Dark Knight one
>>322307391
Literally the only thing that was "leaked" was your phone number and email address. Anyone can fucking get that after a google searhc.
>>322307207
It wouldn't be that way if all the companies out there weren't such shit. And unfortunately, that includes Nintendo.
>>322306740
Cloverfield had a great ARG too.
>>322306024
Maybe because this isn't FUCKING VIDEO GAMES? I dunno
>Valve drones are still this thirsty for HL3
Just give up, Anons. You're going to get disappointed again.
>>322307901
I know I love having to do a bunch of fucking homework so I actually know what's going on in the shitty movie I'm watching.
>>322306024
Valve explicitly stated nobody in the office was interested in making HL3.
>>322308102
>explicitly
No
>>322304512
No, it's not happening.
It will never happen until the game is actually out on the steam stores and available for purchase and download.
It never will. Get over it.
>>322304512
Are you fuckers ready for Ricochet 2?
>>322308102
>game with 12 years of hype behind it
>comes out and isn't the savior of gaming
>redditors riot
Why would valve even bother releasing it now? It's too late, and the game would be doomed to fail.
The ARG was already solved, retards. People have their badge for completing it. It was just an ARG, it didn't lead to any announcement. It didn't even require you to leave the steam website.
It isn't happening.
>>322306740
Never forget that are tons of super serious ARGs going on like that right now, but have no relation to any entertainment besides itself so less people care
>>322308423
fuck yeah ricochet is best valve game ever
>>322306024
There where 4 threads you nigger
How does no one say how the stick could look like a crowbar if the end was attached to it?
“I asked around because I didn’t know anything about the ARG but people were asking me about it. It relates to the Steam sale only as far as I can tell. It is not intended as a way to roll out a new game” – Marc Laidlaw
Its literally nothing guys. Calm down. If it was HL3 they probably wouldn't speak about the arg at all. Instead they publicly stated thats it NOT a new game
>>322309090
Fake, he never said that.
>>322307391
This right here is whats wrong with this fucking board, one person says something about a company that fucked up and they immediately turn it into some reddit tier console war bullshit
This reminds me of an ARG from /x/ that I participated in 7 years ago, Valve has really fallen in terms of quality
Oh my god who fucking cares this much about stupid ass retarded Half-Life
>>322308759
This. It was just the badge, there's nothing that implies there's more to the arg.
>>322309161
Learn to google you fucking retard. Its real. Its even on a Half-Life 3 fan site thats basically grasping for straws to prove HL3s existence
>>322309090
cue the people who say
>they would never admit it anyway!
>>322309267
That and the fact that nobody is EVER wrong, turning every argument into childish squabbling.
>>322309293
/r/ing the image
>>322306024
Because why use Steam if I can pay more for the same game but DRM free.
>>322309090
This, its just a small steam sale ARG. It doesn't even require you to leave the store to figure out, unlike the game announcement args which do.
This is literally fucking nothing, go back to reddit if you give a shit about this crap.
>>322307207
Why do you "like" a company? What did they ever do for you, nerd? Do you also suck dicks? How does corporate cock taste? Please tell me, anon, i dont know!
>>322309293
Upvoted ;)
>>322309337
>I-its real, j-just google it!
Pass, keep posting your fake shit though.
The real email simply said Marc has no idea about any half life arg going on.
>>322309337
>there's nothing that implies there's more to the arg.
There are a bunch of still to be solved clues you retard, and the full comic isn't even out yet.
>>322309546
>The real email simply said Marc has no idea about any half life arg going on.
Really? And I assume you have the "real" email as opposed to this fake one that's getting passed around?
>>322309725
No I didn't say the image because I don't give a shit. Plenty of people saw it in the original ARG threads however, the one you saw was a fake made from the real one, its even cropped more to hide details that the faker couldn't be bothered to shoop.
>>322309648
>There are a bunch of still to be solved clues you retard
Really? Like what?
>>322306317
This. Until there's a genuine announcement saying something about the game, I don't care.
>>322309887
You're full on lying. Care to post the pictures anon? What I shared was just the text getting passed around by the community, but if you have a picture of the REAL email, then please enlighten us
>>322309919
The code "794E2CEA991" on card 6, and pic related, artwork that was changed on card 2 after people figured out the red herring badge.
The ARG isn't over.
>>322308423
>buy valve pack when steam first started getting big
>see some game called ricochet
>it's actually really good
I'd love a ricochet 2 but it'll full of hats and crates.
>>322309293
>>322310142
I literally just said I didn't save the image you shitlord, others have seen it. You go ahead and think I'm lying, I don't really give a shit.
>half life 3
yawn
might play it if they make it a moba
>He thinks Valve still makes games
>>322310314
It'll be an American football game. The combine finds old game footage and decides instead of having a war they'll have a football game to decide the fate of the world.
>>322310186
ebin
>>322304512
What the FUCK is an ARG, and where did this image come from?
Laidlaw already confirmed this has nothing to do with a video game and instead just something sales related.
The comic team is notorious for trolling Half-Life fans during sales and updates.
>>322310657
>what is google
>Writer of Half Life, a staff member of Valve literally says its fucking nothing
>People still don't believe it
You valvedrones are amazing.
>valve
>making games
that's a good one
>>322306024
if you're not contributing to the ARG's progress then you have no reason to be in it
there is no secret announcement coming from this, that isn't how advertising works anymore
those days are over
>>322310704
This. Its just a comic ARG, it won't lead to shit outside of some more badges.
>The 200 time this has happening
>This time for real
It got boring after the first 50 times.
>>322310282
So you heard about this image, either from some retard on 4chan or reddit, and you took their word for it and assume that the actual text block is fake? Jesus man you add whole new meaning to grasping for straws.
literally who
>>322310795
>Sent from my iPhone :^)
why the fuck do people do this.
>>322310282
See
>>322310795
>taking the word of someone on the interet over the actual picture of the email
Jesus fucking Chris man
>>322311168
>Heard
No, I saw it. As did everyone else who were around for the first few threads.
>>322311294
Chances are its an automatic thing.
>>322311294
i'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're just a shut in with no friends.
it's just the default signature when you send out an email from an iphone.
>>322311294
Its automatic. I dont think you can even stop it from happening(I dont own a shillphone though so who knows)
>>322310795
>Steam sale only ARG
>No new game
That's that then. Can we all shut the fuck up about this? You people are worse than fucking reddit.
>>322309402
The image is salem the cat /familiar from sabrina the teenage witch
>>322311418
>No, I saw it. As did everyone else who were around for the first few threads.
And what makes you think the one you saw wasn't the shoop opposed to >>322310795 ?
Looks legit to me. And I haven't see hide nor hair of this elusive other email you're describing
>>322310795
Nice try, but that email was confirmedreal.
>Check reddit
>All that denial
Fucking redditors.
>>322312094
The thing is, if it was a new game, why say anything at all? He specifically stated that its not a new game. If he was more elusive or vague about I might still believe it could be hl3, but he straight up tried to dispel this bullshit about hl
>>322304512
ZOOM AND ENHANCE
>>322312386
Shut the fuck up you retard, its fucking nothing. This is just a steam sale ARG. Valve have always been clear in their responses.
If an ARG is going on, they'll either say nothing or say "Yes its an ARG". Remember all that shit last year about the surgeon simulator arg? Valve came out and said it had nothing to do with them.
And guess what, you fucking retards still didn't believe them, but it turned out oh hey Valve were not lying.
>>322312695
Who are you calling retard? You're the one with 0 reading comprehension. I was clearly stating that its not HL3 you fucking idiot. Jesus christ ive met some stupid people on here, but you just might take the cake fucktard
>>322307092
>Calling Valve a bunch of shits
Use Origin then
>>322312950
>getting mad on the internet
You either have no life or parents
Or both
>>322312950
Don't fucking reply to me unless you're going to contribute to the thread.
>>322313194
>I was wrong: the post
>>322313162
>got caught being a massive autist and going on a huge autistic rant
>uh oh
>"hurr you got upset on the internet haha"
Fuck anon you're barley trying
>>322313227
What did I just fucking say?
>>322313227
No, it's just the new meme, to get all the (You)s. It's probably not even the same guy you were talking to earlier.
>Shitposting about not contributing to the thread
You guys never cease to amaze me
>>322306782
For the record, the entire purpose of gaming ARG is to build hype through the userbase spreading super deep encoded stuff, so yes, it's basically marketting AKA shilling.
>>322313463
Don't fucking reply to me unless you're going to contribute to the thread.
>>322313659
why post that
>>322313852
U mad?
>this is all pcgoons have to look forward to
>getting cockteased by valve over a shitty fps game when it's very clear valve only cares about becoming new console makers
LOL ENJOY GETTING A STEAM MACHINE OVER AN EXCLUSIVE REMASTER :)
>B-But exclusives a-are g-good n-n-now!
>>322314252
Don't fucking reply to me unless you're going to contribute to the thread.
>>322313659
What, uh, what am I looking at here?
>>322313659
i dont understand what is happening there
ARGs just don't do anything for me anymore.
They tend to end up gated by timers (in order to keep the hype up) and, in an effort to have 'the most ingenious' ARG, keep getting more and more complicated and obtuse to the point where it's clear that the people running the show have to step in and provide clues.
I mean who they fuck would've ever thought that the static noises in Portal were fucking Slow Scan TV images in the previous ARG.
And in the end they run around in circles and come back to a screen which says "something might happen in the future, give us money!"
>>322306024
Because Half-Life 3 has been such a cock-tease for so long and so often that nobody really gives a shit anymore.
>>322314274
>b-b-but muh bait
>>322314676
>>322314564
Two asian men sewing in a basement when someone throws a vinyl record on the ground and they fight over it. Whats not to get?
>>322313486
How are you going to stop me?
>>322306740
Year Zero's ARG was probably the best.
Shitty album, though, Trent.
>OMG IN THE CORNER IS A BUNCH OF DOTS
>OMG HL3
>implying HL3 is ever going to come out
Just give up. It's over.
>>322315584
B-but anon, a valve employee said they're not announcing a new game. Why would he say that unless he was trying to cover up that half life 3 is coming? Check mate
>>322315131
What do you fucking THINK I'm going to do to stop you?
The first ARG was fun.
Now I'm at the point where I don't care until the game or whatever is announced.
>>322315742
>Having the clip out
Okay kid.
>>322311436
It takes like 5 seconds to change the signature
>>322315872
That is a second clip you idiot, its so I can reload and continue to pump your full of bullets, kiddo.
>>322315742
ayyy HOL UPWE
>>322315970
Sorry champ, don't think you actually know how to use that thing. You need to go get lessons from your pops.Oh wait.
>>322316085
My family situation isn't a laughing matter.
>>322316134
>>322304512
how is that supposed to mean hl3?
>>322315742
>>322315872
>>322315970
>Clip
LEARN SOME TRIGGER DISCIPLINE YOU DUMB NIGGER
>>322316848
Now that's racist.
>>322308102
>No one in the office is working on it
>the office
>de-office
QUICK SOMEONE TO CS:GO
>>322316848
My dad never taught me how to use guns I learned on the street you use 'trigger discipline' there you got shot you gotta watch you back
>>322306024
BECAUSE IT'S FUCKING NOTHING
HOLY FUCKING SHIT. IT'S A LEFTOVER JPG COMPRESSION THAT ONLY APPEARS WHEN YOU FUCK THE SHIT OUT OF THE CONTRAST IN A SPECIFIC WAY IN PHOTOSHOP.
STOP BEING STUPID.
I FUCKING BEG OF YOU!
STOP IT!
>>322307092
>not shutting down the store
Do you think there's a big red button that says 'SHUT IT DOWN' at valve hq? I'm not defending valve, I'm just pointing out what an idiot you are.
>>322317429
doesn't explain ikaruga
guys its obvious,
the ikaruga game the japanese voice file
the all leading into a....... valve anime!
lets all go to /a/ and shitpost now
>>322304512
Honestly, if I was a valve employee I would just put subtle stuff like this into things to fuck with people. Also if HL3 comes out it will most likely be made for the Vive (but still playable without one) so they can make a unique VR FPS and hype up the Vive, which has been delayed because of some new "breakthrough".
>>322312950
the cake is a lie though senpai, so how could he take it?
>>322311294
It's to brag. I bet you don't even have an iPhone, you third world monkey.
>>322314450
Yeah U mad;^)
>>322304512
Upon further investigation i discovered pic related. Leave no stone unturned; the year of our savior is upon us.
>>322321230
In my excitement, I forgot to post the image. Haste makes waste.
