Gabe Newell at an Intel event: 
 
 

HL 2: Episode 3 is going to be released before that.

" HL 2: Episode 3 is going to be released after that. im sorry did i say after? i meant never"

Counter Strike 2 will be the multiplayer part of Half-Life 3. There won't be episode 3.

 The question should've been  "when are you going to release half-life 3?"

Why do people want Counter-Strike 2? It will just be a Call of Duty rip off, nobody wants that.
 
Leave it in the past I say, where it belongs.

The Counter-Strike.

No, Counter Strike 2 is not being developed, the fuck are you talking about. He very plainly stated that "we're doing other shit right now, we're not talking about that."

I will personal kill Gabe if counter-strike two comes out before a new Half-Life.

WHERE THE FUCK IS HALF LIFE GOD DAMN IT!!!

Really, why did that person not ask about half life?

They talked about the possibility of Counter Strike 2 back in early 2008 on GT TV. I think this is the episode.

It exists. It ships with Episode 3 in the "Just A Little Bit More Oranger Box" Coming 20wheneverthefucktheyfeellikeit

Counter Strike fans are insane, half of them play the original version because they feels it's superior, they'll hate another CS game.

It's not going to happen and to the people who say that it is going to be released with 'Half Life 3", I believe he has stated before that the episodes are a substitute for a full sequel, so that makes no sense...

Man, that would be huge!

Not sure how this means anything he was probably just expecting him to say EP3 and when he didn't it caught him off guard.

Seems like they are going to focus on DOTA 2 and Portal 2 before considering CS2
I would bet that it would be bundled in as the Unobtainium Box with Episode 3 and Counter Strike 2

" Counter Strike fans are insane, half of them play the original version because they feels it's superior, they'll hate another CS game. "

As a Counter Strike fan, I totally agree with you. I have no idea how they could recreate the game to get the reaction it did all those years ago. The jump from 1.6 to Source was to much for most of the CS community.

I'm actually more disappointed that Gabe didn't say "we have to put out Half-Life 2: Episode 3 before we worry about Counter Strike".

New engine with Half-Life 3 and it'll spawn a new version of Counter-Strike. 
 
Episode 3 will never see the light of day. Guarantee they just go straight to 3.