RUMOR: Nintendo approached Valve for exclusive Switch game, Half-Life Tactics (cancelled)

[Deleted member 278]

Summary:
-Stresses this is UNCORROBORATED
-Nintendo approached Valve for an exclusive Half-Life title of some kind
-Gabe likes the switch
-They don't promise anything but start prototyping
-Cancelled in 2017-2018

Watch the video for full details.

Just to be clear, this is uncorroborated!

 

[Ladioss]

Thanks God we had Mario + Rabbids instead.

 

[NippleViking]

Valve greenlighting a Half Life tactics game before a new proper HL title would have made the Diablo Immortal reaction look like any other Wednesday. I seriously doubt this rumour, as I cannot possibly believe Valve are that ignorant.

 

[Deleted member 43077]

imagine the reaction if the a logo faded in and said "Half-Life" only to have it say Tactics instead of 3 lmao

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

Sigh...

 

[Kyoufu]

:doubt:

Sounds a bit... far-fetched.

 

[MoonDesigner]

FAKE

 

[Deleted member 4260]

Half-Life, 3 tactics

 

[Deleted member 1074]

eh kinda glad they didnt go with this.

 

[Fishsnot]

imagine the reaction if the a logo faded in and said "Half-Life" only to have it say Tactics instead of 3 lmao

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:D Thanks for making me spit my tea out.
I can totally see it, and imagine the mountains upon mountains of salt afterwards :D

 

[cw_sasuke]

Yeah I'm gonna go with no on this rumor.

 

[newmoneytrash]

Why would Valve ever do this? I don't believe this at all

 

[Durante]

"VNN" is basically random clickbait, so while it's not impossible that this happened, I really wouldn't put much stock into it.

 

[Lant_War]

imagine the reaction if the a logo faded in and said "Half-Life" only to have it say Tactics instead of 3 lmao

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Holy shit, the meltdown.

 

[DarkSora]

Half-Life, 3 tactics

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"New Half-Life announced for Switch"

 

[vestan]

>Valve News Network

lmfao bruh please tell me you aren't using Tyler as your source

 

[Keyser S]

This is a guy spouting nonsense when showing a video of Lambda Wars. I could do that too.

 

[kikuchiyo]

Why would Valve ever do this? I don't believe this at all

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Why would Nintendo do this, is my question.

 

[Knight613]

Surprised they didn't just try to ask for Portal.

 

[Toni]

 

[Pingal Pratyush]

Such a big "Uncorroborated" throughout the entire video. Wow.

 

[waffleboy]

Gabe Newell and Shigeru Miyamoto were in the closet making babies, and I saw one of the babies, and then the baby looked at me.

 

[bdwnfn99]

Really disappointed that we were deprived of this potential all-time meltdown opportunity

 

[MykonosFan]

So like, this would have melted video games, if it's at all remotely true. But dawg, I'mma be real. I'd be all over Half-Life Tactics.

 

[Smiles]

Nintendo with a money bag nah

 

[Deleted member 51691]

The shitshow over this would have been glorious.

 

[J_Viper]

imagine the reaction if the a logo faded in and said "Half-Life" only to have it say Tactics instead of 3 lmao

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The internet would have fucking imploded and sent us back into the dark ages

 

[Deleted member 13015]

It would of been a shit show.

"Why not Half Life 3? What is THIS"

 

[Deleted member 36578]

I don't believe this for a second. However, I'd purchase it if it existed.

 

[waffleboy]

This would be like when Nintendo announced Federation Force, but worse

 

[Instro]

There have definitely been rumors of a Valve+Nintendo partnership in recent years, but it's interesting they were actually developing a game. Would love to see the two try again. Both very unique companies.

 

[XSX]

Nintendo and Valve working together is very believable, the half life spin off part is not.

 

[Deleted member 1476]

I would've wanted it just for the meltdowns. The Bayo 2 reveal and the subsequent fallout would look like a footnote compared to this.

 

[Stuntman]

Was hoping for a Nintendo themed Dotalike.

 

[Deleted member 11214]

Valve greenlighting a Half Life tactics game before a new proper HL title would have made the Diablo Immortal reaction look like any other Wednesday. I seriously doubt this rumour, as I cannot possibly believe Valve are that ignorant.

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Valve released their first game in five years last Fall. It was Artifact, a Dota-themed TCG. It had less than 500 peak concurrent players today.

I totally believe that Valve are that ignorant.

 

[Cameron122]

I'd love a half life tactics. Like XCOM or Jagged Alliance

 

[Hail to Starscream]

OMG can you imagine how insane the outrage would have been if Valve would have made a Half Life game that is not a mainline sequel? The internet would have been on fire for weeks.

 

[Fat4all]

You'd think if they were at the table together some ports of older Valve titles might've been considered as well, but I don't think there's been any rumors of sommit like Portal going to Switch has there?

edit: besides bridge construction, obviously

 

[giancarlo123x]

I wish it existed just for the trailer.
*cool trailer plays, half life logo pops up*
Crowd goes crazy
"TACTICS"
BOOOOOO

 

[Arsene no Kiseki]

Should be noted that this was cancelled during its prototyping phase. Just like 90% of every other post-Episode 2 attempt at making a half life game.

 

[Deleted member 51691]

Should be noted that this was cancelled during its prototyping phase. Just like 90% of every other post-Episode 2 attempt at making a half life game.

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FTFY

 

[TheRuralJuror]

imagine the reaction if the a logo faded in and said "Half-Life" only to have it say Tactics instead of 3 lmao

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Oh man, it would have been wild.

 

[Revolsin]

A collaboration attempt from Nintendo and Valve to create a Half Life actually sounds pretty awesome. I'd be into it

 

[sredgrin]

It's not cancelled, it's just coming soon to the Epic Game Store.

 

[Xumbrega]

No way.

I'd like to be put into the timeline that this was revealed, so I can see the internet reaction.

Someone?

 

[Sagadego17]

"VNN" is basically random clickbait, so while it's not impossible that this happened, I really wouldn't put much stock into it.

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that explains why my googling did jack shit then aka i couldn't find anything on this rumor

 

[iksenpets]

I want this to happen because it would be fucking hilarious.

 

[Htown]

"VNN" is basically random clickbait, so while it's not impossible that this happened, I really wouldn't put much stock into it.

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i was about to say, isn't this the same channel that spread that rumor about Valve firing half their VR team a week or two ago?

 

[Josh5890]

imagine the reaction if the a logo faded in and said "Half-Life" only to have it say Tactics instead of 3 lmao

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Imagine Final Fantasy VII on PS4 meltdowns x 1000. My god I would pay to see that

 

[Deleted member 1849]

This would have been the greatest videogame announcement of all time.

Shame it's not real.