Summary

  • Valve re-released de_train for CS2 back in November, renaming a hallway to Longdog.
  • In Mike Shapiro's cryptic New Years' Eve video, he uses visuals from his song, Best Long Dog.
  • The long dog graffiti on de_train is even wearing a crown, making it the 'best' long dog.
  • There are a lot of other clues to dig into, adding credence to the idea that we're currently in the thick of a Half-Life 3 ARG.

More proof of a possible 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Half-Life 3 ARG may have been found in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Counter-Strike 2. Reddit user orthodonticjake noticed that the Popdog hallway on de_train was renamed to "Longdog🌄" when Valve re-released the map back in November.

If you're out of the loop and wondering why that's significant, here's a brief rundown of the entire situation: Miಌke Shapiro tweeted a strange video fluctuating between the unsettling voice 𓆉of G-Man and the dulcet tones of Barney Calhoun, teasing "unexpected surprises". He ende❀d the video by🦂 saying that "time is fluid like music", and captioned the tweet with the hashtags Half-Life and 2025.

Many believe that 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:this was the beginning of an ARG in the build-up to Half-Life 3's announcement. There's even an entire document collating all the evidence found so far . The biggest br𝄹eakthrough was when fans found that the visuals in the video were lifted fro🦋m Shapiro's new song, Best Long Dog.

ꦯEither the CS2 update is 𝓀a bizarre coincidence, or another clue to this mystery.

De_Train, Longdog, Clocks, And Crowns

The name 'Longdog' itself isn't the only piece of the puzzle. You can find an electrical box marked '3' nearby, and the graffiti of the long dog is wearing a crown, which might denote it as the best long dog.

🔯But what's especially interesting is a direct connection that commenter BillyCornetino found to Shapiro's music.

Every clock on de_train is set to 2:23, and this isn't the first time that the number has cropped up. Shapiro released another song called Steeplechase 223 days before Best Long Dog, which is 223 seconds long. Best Long Dog is even played in a 223hz key. What the number means isn't exactly clear — maybe i𝔍t's as obvious as Feb🦹ruary 23 — but it might be another clue.

Out Of Bounds Aperture Science References

There's also a direct nod to the Half-Life universe out of bounds on de_train. As discovered by Ok_Objective_1285, the office area is hiding a graph that mentions Aperture Labs Products, a nod to Portal.

Valve ran an ARG ahead of Portal 2, and fans found a lot of clues hidd꧙en in updates for the first game. So, if Shapiro's tweet really was the start of a new mytery, we might be missing something from Half-Life 2's recent anniversary update. So far, however, that doesn't look to be the case.

It's worth noting that this could all be a coincidence like the many GTA 6 theories, so take everything with a grain of salt. Maybe this really is the star🐻t of a big, elaborate ARG, or maybe Mike Shapiro simply includes the number 197 in his music as a signature and it's been misconstrued as a Half-Life easter egg. Time will tell, but as with anything Valve, it's best to temper expectations.

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