How do you most want HL3 to be announced?

I just want it to be dropped on Steam, not on frontpage even. Just added to there secretly ;D

I want GabeN to walk in during random press conference (of some other company), give a folded paper to someone in the audience and walk away.

"On behalf of Valve, we're sorry. We're releasing Hl2: Ep3 for free. HL3 will be released ___, Valve time."

After this, I still wouldn't buy HL3, but at least I'd regain some respect for the guys...

Like any other game. Making a big deal about it would just be acknowledging and dignifying the completely ridiculous level of hype built up for it without a single word from them.

Really though no matter what way they do it they'll never satisfy everybody and they'll forever be shamed for their inability to meet stilted expectations that were created outside of their control. People hyping a Half-Life 3 are the same people who will bitch about it later when nobody told them to expect anything in the first place.

I want to see it on the store page.

IOS exclusive, wait what

I want him to announce that they will be making a HD version of Half Life 1 and call it Half Life 3D. Then he grants us with a cheeky grin as he has just given us then magic number.

Gabe walks on the stage. Clear his throat, and say, "There are 2 half life episodes.. 2+1 equals..." and wait for the crowd to yell "HALF LIFE 3!"

Announced six months ago, released yesterday, and downloaded overnight. That's how I want my HL3.

We already decided that.

Big Half Life logo on the moon.

Perhaps I am asking to by lynched for this... but I don't care if half life 3 ever gets released?

Some form of ARG would be fantastic.

I want them to just release the game with ABSOLUTELY no announcement. Just want the game to appear out of nowhere on store shelves. Then watch the internet RAVE.

Half life 3 - exclusive on Xbox one
Microsoft beats Sony's sales

First announcement after Valve graduates from school where it's still learning how to count to three.

A want a comedy ad where Gabe/Valve can't count to 3 and they decide to rename it Half Life the Sequel

Released on the nintendo 64 exclusively.

I don't care how it's announced, I just want it done asap, so everyone will stfu.

everything on tv freezes and switches to announcing HL3's release..
or somehow the President announces it to the nation...
idk

Winter 2013

Battlefront is released

Everybody buys it, EA is swimming in money

Workers call in sick, students skip school, everyone is playing Battlefront

Economy is going down and all hell is breaking loose but nobody can notice because they're too busy playing the game

Deep in the undergrounds of the White House, Gaben is talking with the president

They exchange a few words about "Project Orange"

President says "You know what must be done."

Gaben, without even looking at the president, subtly nods and quickly leaves

A few months later

Battlefront is more popular than ever

I'm awoken early by someone yelling outside

They repeatedly yell "ITS HAPPENING!"

Turn on TV

There he is, Gaben, in all his glory, shaking hands with the president

Everyone is confused, nobody knows what's going on

Gaben grabs the microphone, and suddenly; pure silence

Without saying a word, he puts up his hand with 3 fingers pointing towards the camera

Cheering everywhere

I log into Steam, along with everyone else

Go to the store, and there it is, in big bold letters, "The Orange Box Three"

Includes Portal 3, Left 4 Dead 3, Team Fortress 3, Dota 3 and of course, Half Life 3

All for the price of $19.93

Gaben saves the world

I'll give credit where credit is due, I've read a similar story on 4chan a few weeks ago.

Announce it like any other game, just to piss everyone speculating about the announcement off.

Who am I kidding? ..Everyone would still be happy.

Send up a second moon lander, containing hundreds of canisters of orange and black paint. Execute a pre-programmed flight to spray the HL³ logo across the face of the moon.

Bonus points to anyone who knows where I got that idea. Hint: golden-age sci-fi
bonus points do nothing, except make you feel good

I want combine to invade earth and announce half life 3 as a story of their life...

April fool's day.

Full front page announcement including: Every person who has managed to 100% any Valve game's achievements will receive 1 entry per game at 100% achievements into a drawing for 3 copies of HL3 with all future DLC included (early access included), 33 copies of HL3 with first DLC free (early access included) and 333 copies of HL3 with early access.