Mike Shapiro, the voice actor of the mysterious character “G-Man” who debuted in “Half-Life 2: Episode Two”, “voiced” the VR game “Half-Life 2: Episode Two” in 2020 after 12 years. After so many years, he rarely talked about it again in 2025, making players think that the release of “Thriller 3” is not far away.
Looking back on the last two months of 2024, Valve’s various suspicious actions and rumors continue to stir up the nerves of the “Thriller 2” community. In November, the 20th anniversary edition of “Thriller 2” was available for free, and a mysterious new addition to the game was discovered in the Steam backend. Test file and updated several times a day.
It was rumored until the end of the year that “Thunderworld 3” would be released at the TGA awards ceremony. Although it did not come true in the end, according to foreign media Insider Gaming, Gabe Follower, a well-known data prospector who broke the news about “Deadlock” pointed out that “Thunderbolt 3” has already entered the TGA awards ceremony. Next round of playtesting.
It is reported that the development of “Thriller 3” is in the basic stage, and the Valve team will continue to test it with relatives and friends in the second half of 2024. If the trial response is not good, the game will be postponed again, just like the original delay of “Thriller: Alex” It took a year to rewrite the plot, and “Deadlock” was also delayed due to several improvements due to player feedback.
Does Valve really know how to count to 3? G Fat (Valve founder Gabe Newell) said in the latest official interview that there is no problem in releasing “Thriller 3”, but the premise is that it must bring an “innovative game experience.”
Now, the mysterious tweet of Mike Shapiro, the voice of the mysterious man G-Man, has fueled fans’ expectations. This is his first post since December 2020, with tags such as #Valve, #HalfLife, #GMan and #2025 .
The voice actor recorded a 30-second message as G-Man: “Another year has passed. It’s so gratifying that we can meet again and hear from you all. I hope that the next quarter of a century, well… . I can bring you as many surprises as the beginning of the new millennium. Having said that, I hope time flows like music and we will see you all next year!”
#Valve #Halflife #GMan #2025 pic.twitter.com/mdT5hlxKJT
— Mike Shapiro (@mikeshapiroland) December 31, 2024
This post was published just a few hours after the first day of 2025. According to the promotion method of “Alex”, many fans speculated that it was a preview of the major release of “Thriller 3” in 2025.
Someone spliced the pictures of the video together, and it looked like the middle part of an oil painting.
Valve launched the FPS adventure “Thriller” in 1998 and caused a sensation in the world. The sequel “Thriller 2” in 2004 introduced the physics engine and game mechanics that have been praised to this day. The first part of the second-generation plot expansion content was released in 2006, and the second part was released in 2006. Department was launched in 2007.
The development team once said that “Thriller 2: Trilogy” was also in production at that time, and it happened to coincide with the development and resource transfer of the new “Evil Force”. The trilogy has never been continued. From then on, players and fans Just keep banging the bowl for the sequel “Thriller Spacetime 3”.