Announcement of Half-Life: Alyx

On November 21, 2019, Valve officially announced Half-Life: Alyx. The first official entry to the Half-Life franchise in 12 years. Valve explained that it serves as a prequel to Half-Life 2 and has you playing as a young Alyx Vance and release in March of 2020. The game is Valve's first VR title.

Response
Many fans rejoiced at the announcement while others mentioned how they weren't too keen on the game being primarily VR, but were happy nonetheless to see Valve finally acknowledge one of their most beloved franchises.