The 2008 edition of the Into The Pixel game art exhibition is scheduled for a preview showing at E3 2008 next week. However, the exhibit's official web site has already revealed an interesting piece that may be the first visual preview of Half-Life 2 Episode 3, the final chapter for Valve's episodic shooter series.

The artwork is labled "Half Life EP3" and is credited to Valve artists Ted Backman, Jeremy Bennett, and Tristan Redford and seems to be set in some kind of Citadel location. Valve has yet to officially reveal any actual screenshots for Episode 3 nor has the developer revealed a release date for the game. At the moment Valve's only official game project is the long-in-development zombie shooter Left 4 Dead.