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Rock Paper Shotgun Oct 23, 2026, 2:27 PM (1 hour ago)

Wake up. There’s Half-Life 3 chatter occurring again. This time because, about an hour into a panel about sounds in video games, a Valve composer has uttered three eyebrow-raising letters. HLX. In an industry rife with acronyms, what’s so special about this one?

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