Who's on Half-Life 3 , who's working on Left 4 Dead 3, and who's working on Source 2? Those answers are becoming clearer, allegedly. Valve's Jira database -- which the teams use to track bugs -- recently exposed itself to the public, apparently, allowing users to access the Half-Life 2 developer's project management data.

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Now we have what appear to be answers to questions about L4D3, HL3, and Valve's next engine.Portal and Left 4 Dead co-writer Erik Wolpaw appears to be involved in Half-Life 3, alongside other notable Valve figures such as composer Kelly Bailey, level designer John Guthrie, and writer Marc Laidlaw.Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and Far Cry 2's Clint Hocking, who joined Valve last year following his departure from LucasArts , falls into the Left 4 Dead 3 team list alongside System Shock creator Doug Church, Guthrie, Wolpaw and his writing partner Chet Faliszek, artist Andy Nisbet, and other members of the Half-Life 3 team.Valve recently trademarked Half-Life 3, and both it and L4D3 appeared in internal documents that came to light earlier this year. Steam Machines , Valve's hardware initiative, was unveiled last week. We've asked Valve for comment and will update you with any additional information we receive.Source: ValveTime

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