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Valve Developer Says Three Letters, Fans Supply the Rest
· New York time
A Valve sound designer mentioned the Half-Life-related codename HLX at a conference, Ars Technica reports. The public reference supplied gaming fans with a small, concrete detail about a closely watched development subject. It did not supply a release date, a finished product announcement or confirmation of every theory attached to those letters. A codename remains a codename, even when enthusiasm gives it a much larger job description. Valve's audience has considerable experience extracting significance from limited information. Three letters can therefore support an impressive amount of discussion, with no additional storage required from Valve.
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