

Stars of Blood, Return to Ravenholm and Episode 3/Episode 3 Movie were a part of the database. A leaked database of internal documents saw some references to potential new titles. There have been hints that Valve had been working on a Half-Life game over the years. It has been 10 years since gamers have seen the release of a Half-Life title, and there is a hunger for a new title, a lack of closure for the series, and players are left hanging when it came to the story. Half-Life 2: Episode Three has not been released yet.

Half-Life 2: Episode 2 had a cliffhanger ending, and the stage was set for the third sequel. Half-Life 2: Episode One released in 2006, and a year later Half-Life 2: Episode Two was released. Three episodic sequels were planned for Half-Life 2. Leaked concept art from a Half-Life title The game was developed over a period of five years. Half-Life 2 was released in 2004, and continued the story of Gordon Freeman. Half-Life influenced first person shooters that came after it, won a number of Game of the Year awards, and is considered one of the greatest games of all time. The game did away with cut-scenes, and provided an immersive experience as if players were really living the game as the protagonist, Gordon Freeman. Half-Life was the first game by Valve, released in 1998.

DOTA2, Counter Strike and Team Fortress top the play time charts. Portal, Half-Life, Defense of the Ancients 2 ( DOTA 2), Left 4 Dead, Counter Strike and Team Fortress were all successful titles with a large fan following. Valve has a stellar list of video game titles.

Valve owns Steam, a digital distribution platform for video games, has introduced Steam OS, a gaming oriented operating system and a virtual reality hardware platform known as Steam VR that it has opened up to third parties. Valve has introduced disruptive technologies in the gaming space.
