8. A Portal Gun?!
This is a theory Ive been cultivating in Half Life 3s long absence and its one which I seriously hope comes to fruition. If our next primary location - or at least destination - is Aperture Sciences Borealis, a ship on board which clearly sits portal technology on a huge scale (or else why and how was the research vessel mysteriously relocated?) then surely that means theres other technology on board as well? Im sure you realise what Im getting it. Half Life and Portal have always been connected by continuity; its common knowledge that they share the same world together. So my theory is thus: when we arrive at the Borealis, well get a Portal Gun. Its simple really, and when you think about it, it makes perfect sense. Portal 1 and 2 almost seem like a training exercise, like a test to see how gamers would respond to the Portal Guns insane logicality. And respond we did. As youll probably be aware, the Portal franchise was insanely popular. If there was every any doubt in Valves mind about whether or not it would work in a Half Life game, theyve now been expelled. Please Valve, get this game out already! If I can just lob one grenade through a portal onto a group of unsuspecting enemies, I can die a happy man.