# Half-Life 3 speculation reignited by Valve dev mentioning three sweet little rumored codenamey letters amid technical chat about video game noises

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/half-life-3-speculation-reignited-by-valve-dev-mentioning-three-sweet-little-rumored-codenamey-letters-amid-technical-chat-about-video-game-noises/
- Published: 2026-10-23T13:07:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T13:13:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Rock Paper Shotgun
- Original article: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/half-life-3-speculation-reignited-by-valve-dev-mentioning-three-sweet-little-rumored-codenamey-letters-amid-technical-chat-about-video-game-noises
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Valve’s Mike Morasky mentioned HLX during a discussion of game audio technology.
- The remark has renewed speculation about a new Half-Life.
- It provides no confirmation of a game or release.

## Summary

The new coverage highlights Valve music designer Mike Morasky mentioning “HLX” during a technical discussion at GameSoundCon, reigniting speculation about another Half-Life game. His comment came while explaining how different games handle HDR, rather than in an announcement about a project.

HLX has appeared in a Counter-Strike 2 data string and is rumoured to be a codename, partly because Half-Life: Alyx was known internally as HLVR. Morasky said Deadlock and HLX each have their own version of HDR; the article says the remark offers no new evidence about a game’s development or release.

## Coverage

- [Rock Paper Shotgun: Half-Life 3 speculation reignited by Valve dev mentioning three sweet little rumored codenamey letters amid technical chat about video game noises](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/half-life-3-speculation-reignited-by-valve-dev-mentioning-three-sweet-little-rumored-codenamey-letters-amid-technical-chat-about-video-game-noises)
- [Eurogamer: Half-Life 3 is back in the news again as Valve developer accidentally sort-of references it in public, reigniting hope once more](https://www.eurogamer.net/half-life-3-developer-references-codename-public)

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