I honestly dont know if the 3rd one will ever be made but i do wonder if their worried it wont do well especially if it doesnt meet the standard that people would expect it to.

I'm an optimist.  

That's rather amusing. Thanks for sharing.

 Unfortunately, I don't feel like we'll ever see Half Life 3. Both Half Life 1 and Half Life 2 changed the fps genre - Half Life changing the fps campaign from arcade gore romp to a cohesive adventure with a narrative, and Half Life 2 bringing a proper physics engine, the source engine, and Steam. I feel like Valve feels the need to innovate again with Half Life 3 if they ever put it out.

 Honestly, as much as I love these games, I'd have been okay with 2 being the last one. But it wasn't. There were two episodes, one of which ended on a cliffhanger. Which is a dick move.

I agree with Blake-- they should have left it at Half Life 2 and given it a proper ending. NOW WE"LL NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENS!!

Well, they could at least do a remastered collection of HL1, 2 and its additional episodes for current gen consoles. Like another Orange box. Maybe with some new small games in there.