Fan: Is Valve potentially already working on a new engine? Source 2? Could or… could not be?



Gabe Newell: We've been working on Valve's new engine stuff for a while, we're probably just waiting for a game to roll it out with.



Fan: Is it going to be more than just an extension to Source? Is it an entirely new engine?



Gabe Newell: Yeah!

Back in August, Valve launched its Source Filmmaker, and buried beneath layers of code in its script files were more than 60 references to Source 2 . The news immediately led to speculation Valve is planning to launch its latest version of Source or even an entirely new engine. Now, Gabe Newell himself has weighed in: Source 2 is real, Valve is just waiting on a new game to roll it out with.When members of 4Chan's gaming forum swung by Valve's Bellevue headquarters to wish the boss a happy birthday, Newell himself welcomed them and answered a few questions, most notably about Source 2:There you have it. Source 2 is in the works, it's an entirely new engine (or it least it seems that's what Newell is confirming), and it will power Valve's next game. Half-Life 3 ? Yes please.Thanks, Lambda Generation