Also, there's a community-made HL3[1] in the works!
BlackMesa (a fan remake of Half-Life 1 on a modern engine) is outstanding.
They also employed YouTubers as actors which made the game bizarre to play since they were the type you were likely to know if you play games.
https://twitter.com/marc_laidlaw/status/900902074954661888?s...
It was released after Marc Laidlaw (writer of Half Life 1 and 2) had resigned due to the constant postponing of Half Life 3 and the erosion of Valve's original values as a company.
It was really sad, but also provided some a much needed conclusion. I could finally say "it's over, half life 3 isn't coming". And even if it does eventually get released it won't be made under the vision of its original spectacular writer.