VALVE TEASING HALF-LIFE 2: ep 3!!!

You probably think this is a joke, but it's NOT. i stumbled on it completely by accident.

http://www.whatsinthebox.nl/

This website is seemingly innocous, but click the bottom of the ring. a textbox comes up for what i can only assume is for a password.

here are some possible commands:

help which then displays "high contrast"

* (anything incorrect) "uh uh uh, you didn't say the magic word"
* please = "who are you, Dennis Nedry?" (a reference to the character from Jurassic Park who secured his computer with the message above, and 'please' wasn't the answer)
* whatsinthebox = "soon the world will find out"
* thebox = "what's in it"
* tenacious d "simply the greatest band on earth"
* babel "why are you giving me the directions, if you are the one who needs them"
* babelresearch "babel re-search"
* saga "noevilsagasliveon"
* hanso "4 8 15 16 23 42"
* 4 8 15 16 23 42 "SYSTEM FAILURE"
* pandora "Copay Pales" (apocalypse?)
* date "06-08-2018"

what these signify is unclear. when you are done with that click the top quadrant of the ring and you will be taken to a video about a box.

http://babel-research.eu/witb/stream/

all i could gleam from the video is that it is set in 2018.

after watching that scroll to the bottom to where it says: Due to recent developements the box must remain closed for a not yet disclosed period of time.

underneath that in gray writing is Babel group 18/05/09. click the grey writing to be taken to another video.

http://babel-research.eu/witb/stream/footage.html

after watching that go back to the last video and click the BABEL part of play/pause thingy to be taken to

http://babel-research.eu/

This website seemingly has nothing to do with the Half-life universe.

apart from the BLACK MESA and APERTURE SCIENCE LOGOS AT THE BOTTOM!

READ HERE FOR FULL STORY

I will leave you to form your own opinions. Discuss.

There's a Hanso Foundation image too. I also noticed some Lost music in the video I watched. Is this just a fan film for Half-Life and Lost?

what is this? i dont know what to do?

I thought it was the RROD lol. Lots of information though I guess i'll go exploring.

Sorry bro, but it's fan made. Valve is in no way associated with it.

This is fan made. Nice little find there though.

I'm beginning to think that Half-Life 2: Episode 3 is just a hoax that will never be gracing our Xboxes.

No it is not, I have been following this for quite a while, This is an ARG (alterintive reality game).He uses sound effects from Half life 2 and Music from lost.This is not madeby VaVle and is made by a guy in the Netherlands called TimShimk

That Hanso foundation logo... If anyone watches lost, you'll know that the CEO is Alvar Hanso, who first appeared in the swan orientation video. What is this stuff....? intriguing...

This seems interesting. Can't tell if it is a viral campaign to prepare us for HL Ep3 or just a fanmade video.