Everybody panic: A Valve developer said "HLX" in public

Key points

• A Valve sound designer, David Feise, was seen in a panel video appearing to joke about a colleague saying the HLX codename aloud. The slip is being read as a hint that the Half-Life series may continue beyond Half-Life Alyx.
• However, no official announcement has been made.
• Valve watcher Tyler McVicker said he no longer believes HLX will be announced this calendar year, but pointed to increased internal coding activity that he said could signal something big soon.