This month’s biggest releases couldn’t be more diametrically opposed: On March 20 we have the bloody return of DOOM, while Nintendo takes to the field with the adorable Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Two polar opposites, who deserve all the love in the world for what they bring to the table. Beyond those two, here’s what you can expect for the rest of the month.

Half-Life 3 may be more mythical than the existence of the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and the democracy in Hong Kong, but Half-Life: ALyx sounds like it may just be shaping to fill a void that fans have been desperate to escape from ever since Half-Life: Episode 2 ended the series on a cliffhanger of note back in 2007.

New decade, who dis? We’re on the verge of a new era in gaming, and like anyone who has some cash to flash and a desire to forget about the fact that we’re a year away from our next vacation, we’re after some new games! So what’s on the horizon? Plenty! The year that is 2020 will have pretty much any game that your heart desires, ranging from heavyweight AAA blockbusters to indie gems.

Could Half-Life: Alyx come to console, especially the PS4 and its PSVR hardware? Probably not anytime soon.

Campo Santo’s follow-up to the incredible Firewatch has been placed on hold following the team’s reassignment to Half Life: Alyx.

The recent announcement and reveal that the Half-Life saga will continue through VR has led to quite the sales boom for Valve’s own headset.

Set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2, Alyx Vance and her father Eli mount an early resistance to the Combine's brutal occupation of Earth.

Half-Life 3 may be a pipe dream that’ll never be realised in this lifetime, but that doesn’t mean that Valve’s intellectual property isn’t going to resurface in one form or another in the years to come. One such project was rumoured to be on the horizon yesterday, a virtual reality title by the name of Half-Life: Alyx. Is it real? Yes friends, yes it is because Valve just confirmed it.