It all began on 4Chan. A lengthy thread was started in which posters would construct an email to Gabe Newell, one word at a time. The result was complete gibberish. You can read it here. Suriprisingly, Newell apparently replied to the email with this message.
“I don’t suppose it would ease your wrath if I told you we’re announcing all of your favourite things at E3 2012?”
Then, a follow up message, posted on Reddit. “I can see how the wording caused some confusion there. Yes, we are announcing something with a three in it.”
THREE MUSKETEERS CONFIRMED. The emails may be fake, of course, but Valve have been in a playful mood recently. There was that employee who turned up to a local game developer conference in a Half Life 3 tee. With the release of a code-filled teaser trailer over the weekend, and the appearance of the @Doug_Rattman Twitter feed, one thing is certain. Valve have started another ARG.
