J.J. Abrams says the Half-Life and Portal movies are still coming

Have you forgotten about the Half-Life and Portal movies? Well, they're still in development according to The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams.

During a chat with IGN, Abrams said: "Nothing that would be an exciting update". So while it's not new news, it's something - acknowledging that they're still in development. J.J. Abrams first said he was working with Valve on Half-Life and Portal movies during DICE 2013, during a chat with Gabe Newell.

At the time, Abrams said at the time that they had talks with Newell about storytelling in film and video games, which is why they started working together. At the time, Abrams said: "We're not looking to make a movie in the gaming world. We're not looking to impose what we do on that".