From the Steam ForumsThis is my official post on how I stumbled upon my recently disclosed piece of information. The credibility will be determined by you.
Flow of information
spitfire1945 <--- Leveraged <--- Informant <--- Source connected with Valve
The information that I recently disclosed was 2nd tier information. 2nd tier information spans out on 2 levels. Leveraged is or was in contact with a contact that is friends with this Source connected with Valve.
The Informant contacted Leveraged with some information, and Leveraged wanted to see what part of that information could be shared with you while still maintaining the integrity of Valve secrets, so he came to me (spitfire) to get my opinion on it. We are still not 100% certain of the credibility of the Informant… however, everything he's said so far has been correct dating back before the announcement of CS:GO, so we're optimistically hopeful.
Players
Who is Leveraged? Leveraged is a very fine gentleman who was part of the ARG group that was invited to Valve for Portal 2 release. His credibility is very high. In fact he even helped debunk the latest Half Life ARG phenomenon that was going around. Oh, he also created the Portal 2 ARG Wiki & Valve ARG Network. Leveraged wanted to release this info but needed a platform to do so. That is why he approached me. After quite a lengthy discussion we decided to release the info the masses.
What I've been told
I will quote you exactly what I was told.
Quote:
Gabe has given the go ahead to drop hints for the next half life game.
What this means to us.
It is basically confirming that all the random things we've been seeing around Valve games relating to Half-Life are not people hallucinating on LSD. Nothing less nothing more. Do not assume anything else. You know what happens when people assume.
However, I don't want to further discuss this further. The Informant has shared more information beyond this but I am choosing not to share more info because if we do we can kiss Steamcast's professional relationship with Valve goodbye. I believe in journalism but not aggressive journalism. It's not like we are exposing a political tyrant. Plus I wouldn't want to ruin anything for Valve in their future endeavors and especially ruin any potential surprises (if there are any) for the rest of us.
Responsibility
In the event that this information turns out to be wrong because we've been fed the wrong information then I and Leveraged have agreed to solely take the blame for it. Not my co-hosts, Sam or Brad. Steamcast has no part take in these matters.
Final Word
I know everyone is frustrated, everyone is tired of waiting and as Valve's biggest fan I am too. I just want everyone to hold their heads together and just follow through with things. Personally, this is not a situation I wanted myself to be in but the Informant came to us, and sometimes you have to man up and take risks even if everyone else hates you for it.
Also:
Plus from what I read everywhere the server status @TF2 is now "gordon" instead of the usual "online".
Also look at the names on the socks in VALVEs Portal 2 comic:
This might finally be it!
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