Even though many are losing hope, most gamers are still retaining some hope for a comeback staring Gordon Freeman and the Half-Life series.
It's been over 8 years since the last entry in the series, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, and even the guy who wrote the original game, Marc Laidlaw, has no idea what, if anything, Valve plans to do with the franchise.
In fact, Laidlaw has now retired from Valve to work on projects of his own, and when asked by a fan (who also uses Reddit) he openheartedly explained that he knows nothing about Gordon Freeman and his future endeavours.
Apparently Valve boss Gabe Newell is the only one who has a clue about the series and where it might be heading to, and it's been so long now that people have almost stopped asking. A pity, really...