This Half-Life 3 fan project looks too promising

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Recently, Marc Laidlaw, a former Valve writer who contributed to the Half-Life series, released an unofficial plot synopsis for his version of Half-Life 3's story (or Half-Life 2: Episode 3). A group of fans went ahead and have been working to turn Laidlaw's overview of Half-Life 3's plot into a fully-fledged game that they're temporarily calling Project Borealis.

 This project is being worked on by a rather large team of 70+ international modders who are currently using the Unreal Engine as the basis for the game's visuals. It's not clear why the team isn't using Half-Life's source engine for their project, but that may simply be a matter of preference. Regardless, the work the team has showcased reveals characters, weapons, and worlds that feel like they belong in the Half-Life universe.

But, the fact remains that we rarely ever see a final version of these "unofficial sequels" as the years of development time that they take usually wear down even the most talented and driven of content creators. But still, I have hope for this project to complete and would love to see how this unofficial sequel works out.