The wait for Half-Life 3 has been so long it's become shorthand in the gaming community for interminable delays. The surprise announcement of Half-Life: Alyx, a dedicated VR game starring series favorite Alyx Vance, isn't quite the third installment fans have been waiting for, but the first trailer shows that it's unmistakably Half-Life.
The trailer walks us through the Half-Life trappings, from towering Striders to enemy soldiers and headcrabs to a brief glimpse of the G-Man. We also get glimpses of the VR at work, with hand-tracking letting you make repairs, fire weapons, and scrounge for ammo. You can see it in action for yourself in the trailer below.
Half-Life Alyx is coming in March 2020, and will work with any SteamVR compatible headset. It will cost $60, but Steam is offering a 10% discount for pre-orders, and those who purchase a Valve Index will get the game for free. If you buy an Index by the end of the year, you'll also receive some bonus content.
Alyx a "full-length" single-player game estimated to take around 15 hours to finish, and the Steam page notes it has a level editor, which should allow for replayability beyond whatever the campaign may off.
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