I've listened closely to the podcast and Gabe isn't really saying anything. He's very good at this. Politicians should hire him. His comments can be taken either way, BUT if Valve were really calling it quits on the game, there would be no danger at all in just coming clean. That would put a lot...
I don't mean to sound like an expert--and everyone is ruminating on this very notion--but it's perfectly obvious that 2014 is Valve's year. They're releasing their very own shit on their own shit, so you know they're gonna have a game or two to go with it. I expect two games at once, just like...
Hey, trunk_slamchest. You just ****ed up. Now the mods are gonna be hunting you in every thread. You'll never be rid of them. Might as well make a new account. Or, God forbid, never come back. Nobody likes you. Not even God likes you. Put that in your diary and get drunk.
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2013/03/29/subtle-hints-suggest-half-life-3-was-shown-at-gdc/
The above seems to have gotten overlooked in the troll scroll this year, but I do sincerely think it is the most promising foundation for hope in HL3 we have yet. Valve showed something at GDC in March...