Gabe Newell: "We are not annoucning anything at E3."

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  1. tabernumse Vortigaunt

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    I recieved this email from Gabe this very morning, giving the usual shoutout for HL3.
    Sorry folks.

    Here's a link to the screenshot:
    http://i.imgur.com/Bb1D0.png
    tabernumse, Apr 23, 2012
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  4. tabernumse Vortigaunt

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    How do you want proof? I can't seem to think of anyway to verify this myself...
    I'm really ****ing sorry I never bothered making an avatar...
    tabernumse, Apr 23, 2012
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  5. tabernumse Vortigaunt

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    Maybe I can send you emails with the same address?
    tabernumse, Apr 23, 2012
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  6. Chris_D I made this.

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    The best way to verify an e-mail, though not infallible, is to click on the little drop down next to the reply button on Gabe's e-mail and then click "Show original". Paste that text here. They are the original message headers.
    Chris_D, Apr 23, 2012
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  7. tabernumse Vortigaunt

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    Here ya' go:


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    From: Gabe Newell <gaben@valvesoftware.com>
    To: Casper Stage Hansen <salathoved@gmail.com>
    Subject: Re: AMA on Reddit
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    We are not announcing anything at E3. Really. We are not announcing Half-=
    Life 3 or Portal 3 or Left 4 Dead 3. We are going to be showing stuff ever=
    yone already knows about (CS:Go, Dota 2, 10' UI, ...).

    On Apr 22, 2012, at 3:48 PM, "Casper Stage Hansen" <salathoved@gmail.com<ma=
    ilto:salathoved@gmail.com>> wrote:

    Dear Gabe.

    If you announce Half-Life 3 at E3, I will literally attach a valve to my ey=
    eball, and go around with it for a year, to honor the awesomeness of you an=
    d your company.

    Thank you. That is all.


    ps. Attached to this email is an extremely amazing picture of me living the=
    dream.
    <valveme.jpg>

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    <div>We are not announcing anything at E3. &nbsp;Really. &nbsp;We are not a=
    nnouncing Half-Life 3 or Portal 3 or Left 4 Dead 3. &nbsp;We are going to b=
    e showing stuff everyone already knows about (CS:Go, Dota 2, 10' UI, ...).<=
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    On Apr 22, 2012, at 3:48 PM, &quot;Casper Stage Hansen&quot; &lt;<a href=3D=
    "mailto:salathoved@gmail.com">salathoved@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
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    <div>Dear Gabe. <br>
    <br>
    If you announce Half-Life 3 at E3, I will literally attach a valve to my ey=
    eball, and go around with it for a year, to honor the awesomeness of you an=
    d your company.<br>
    <br>
    Thank you. That is all. <br>
    <br>
    <font size=3D"1"><br>
    ps. Attached to this email is an extremely amazing picture of me living the=
    dream.
    </font><br>
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    tabernumse, Apr 23, 2012
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  8. Chris_D I made this.

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    I'd say that looks pretty genuine.
    Chris_D, Apr 23, 2012
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  9. tabernumse Vortigaunt

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    exactly... :(
    tabernumse, Apr 23, 2012
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  10. Chris_D I made this.

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    Good work. But :(
    Chris_D, Apr 23, 2012
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  11. tabernumse Vortigaunt

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    I hope you are happy now that I have an avatar...
    tabernumse, Apr 23, 2012
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  12. Chris_D I made this.

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    That's a beautiful avatar.
    Chris_D, Apr 23, 2012
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  13. tabernumse Vortigaunt

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    RIGHT?!?
    tabernumse, Apr 23, 2012
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    We shall see what we shall see. :)
    Sierra Oscar, Apr 23, 2012
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  15. [Jako] Headcrab

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    Don't kill the messenger, but i still want to believe!
    [Jako], Apr 23, 2012
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  16. DEATH eVADER Space Core

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  17. JUL3 Space Core

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    Damn it Valve. Half-Life 3 better be freaking amazing when/if it comes out.
    JUL3, Apr 23, 2012
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  18. -smash- Producer of stuff

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    Subject: Re: AMA on Reddit
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    ???

    That doesn't seem to describe your email at all. Are you sure you didn't take some old header?
    -smash-, Apr 23, 2012
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  19. 0ut_Stander Headcrab

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    Half-Life 3 guys ??? What about Episode 3, heh. Ask gabe about Episode 3 not HL3. That word "Really" what Gabe said is suspicios...What do you guys think ? And what is 10'UI ?
    0ut_Stander, Apr 23, 2012
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  20. tabernumse Vortigaunt

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    I was gonna ask him if he wanted to do an AMA on reddit, but changed my mind, and decided to ask for HL3...
    tabernumse, Apr 23, 2012
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  21. Lobster Moderator

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    The 10 foot UI is another name for Steam's Big Picture mode.

    It would be much easier to sell a game called "Half-Life 3" at this point than trying to convince people that "Half-Life 2 - Episode 3" is anything more than an expansion to an 8 year old game.
    Lobster, Apr 23, 2012
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  22. tabernumse Vortigaunt

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    Here is a video directly from my browser of me interacting with the email in various ways..
    This way, at least you will know it's not photoshopped..
    There really isn't much else I can do to prove that my information is legit.
    tabernumse, Apr 23, 2012
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  24. -smash- Producer of stuff

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    Thank you for providing the video!

    And thank you, surf.
    -smash-, Apr 24, 2012
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  25. Hectic Glenn Administrator

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    Indeed thank you both, we're happy to confirm everything as legitimate!
    Hectic Glenn, Apr 24, 2012
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  26. Krynn72 The Freeman

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    You didnt even scroll down to show the rest of the conversation. There were 8 emails in that exchange, could be one of them was from Gabe saying "Haha, jk about that first email."
    Krynn72, Apr 24, 2012
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  27. tabernumse Vortigaunt

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    Lol :D
    The rest of the emails were because I passed it on to Chris_D who's an admin here.
    tabernumse, Apr 24, 2012
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  28. Vegeta897 The Freeman

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    Huh? Sounds fake.

    I've been on this forum for 8 years and I've never heard of this "Chris D"
    Vegeta897, Apr 24, 2012
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    THE FREEMAN! XD
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