I truly miss the times once I thought Half-Life 3 was being labored on in secret, launch was simply across the nook, and if solely we web sleuths may unscramble Valve’s copious hints we’d resolve The Thriller and be again within the arms of Gordon. It was one thing to imagine in. Now I am outdated, weary, the psychological scars are an excessive amount of, I can not maintain out hope any m… wait there is a Half-Life reference in Valve’s model new Counter-Strike 2 (opens in new tab)?!?
Yep: Valve’s determined to tease us all once more. Noticed by youtuber and Valve specialist RichterOvertime, the Easter Egg is discovered on the twin Berettas that may be purchased in Counter-Strike’s pistols menu.
The twin barettas in Counter-Strike 2 have a Half-Life easter egg on themEngraved on the barrel is “Gordon F.” pic.twitter.com/cNMPkWlN2lApril 26, 2023
The lettering on the barrel reads “PIETA BARDOTTA. GORDON. F. MADE IN ITALY”. The primary two phrases are an intentional misspelling of the title Pietro Beretta (opens in new tab), in tribute to the Italian weapon producer Fabbrica d’Armi Pietro Beretta. However we’re not all for that!
Gordon F[reeman]. Now there is a title I have not heard for the reason that final Half-Life 3 hearsay. Amazingly sufficient there may be even a extra direct hyperlink to Half-Life with this explicit weapon mannequin: Gordon by no means used a Beretta in Half-Life or the sequel, however the excessive definition mannequin pack (opens in new tab) for the unique changed the Glock with the Beretta 92FS. So when you have been questioning why there are many people in Richter’s replies saying “HD TEXTURE PACK CONFIRMED CANON”, now you understand.
I suppose, technically, this Easter Egg additionally makes it canon that Counter-Strike and Half-Life happen in the identical universe. Which makes you marvel why humanity ended up counting on a beardy physicist with a crowbar to combat off the Mix quite than an elite squad of Counter-Terrorists. Wait… are they the Mix troopers?!? Down the rabbithole comrades…
It is a good nod. Who is aware of what if something is happening with Half-Life. I’ll maintain on to my pet idea that, on the day Gabe Newell pronounces his retirement, Valve will launch the Orange Field 2, through which each recreation ends with the quantity 3: Half-Life 3, Left4Dead 3, Portal 3, Group Fortress 3, Counter-Strike 3, Dota 3. Hey, a free man can dream.
