Half-Life 3 confirmed? Ha! As if. Unfortunately we’ll just have to keep on dreaming, because the request that Neil Druckmann–the creative director of The Last of Us –made for Half-Life’s license was only made in jest. Earlier this week, the developer shared one of TLOU alum Merle Dandridge’s tweets, and made a proposition to Valve, stating that if given the popular franchise’s license, they would “take care of the rest,” ending the statement in a wink.
Here’s Druckmann’s tweet:
Look, Valve, all I'm saying is you give us the Half Life license and we'll take care of the rest. ð https://t.co/XkrWjtfXyJ
— Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) September 10, 2015
What makes this so great is that Dandridge, who plays Marlene in The Last of Us, also lent her vocals to Half-Life 2’s Alyx Vance. The below image, which she posted to her Twitter account, features the actress in a mocap suit with what is presumably Naughty Dog’s performance capture stage in the background.
This. My happy place. pic.twitter.com/jwvLPEY6I9
— Merle Dandridge (@MerleDandridge) September 10, 2015
This of course doesn’t confirm that Naughty Dog has a stake in the series (mostly because of the emoticon used in the tweet) but it is a fun thing to ponder. Seeing as we still don’t know for sure whether Valve is even working on Half Life 3Â at the moment, handing the title over to another studio is possible, but not likely. The assumption is that the company is planning on releasing Half-Life 3Â alongside the Steam Box as a launch title. But, I guess we’ll just have to wait and find out.
In other Naughty Dog-related news, Ashley Johnson (who plays TLOU’s lead Ellie) shared the below video on Twitter, in which she and fellow Last of Us co-star Troy Baker (who plays Joel) switched roles using the audio from one of the tense moments, and the Dubsmash app.
https://twitter.com/TheVulcanSalute/status/641619775421063168
Would you like to see a Naughty Dog-helmed Half-Life? Do you even care about that franchise anymore? Let us know in the comments below.
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HT: Twitter
IMAGE CREDIT: Valve