'Half Life 3' Release Date Rumors:  fans of the "Half Life" series have been eagerly waiting for the release of a new sequel to the game. A new leak reportedly shows a number of games have been revealed to be coming to the PC platform in a listing for Half Life 3 on Steam.

The Steam Database entry is suspect because Half-Life is written in separate words on their official site, while the Steam post has it with a hyphen. Some sites believe the posting is a troll.

"Anonymous sources have been posting speculation masquerading as inside knowledge since the 'Half-Life 1' delay in 1997. If it's any comfort, please rest assured that in my experience at Valve, fear is the last thing that would ever drive a decision about what to work on."

This is not the first time information about a possible Half-Life 3 depo has surfaced.

YouthHealthMag suggested that fans should forget about "Half Life 3" for the time being because latest rumors suggest that Valve is currently focusing on developing more multiplayer titles. Previous reports claimed Valve began production on "Half Life 3," but decided to stop. According to a statement by Valve Corporation, the game won't be in development anytime soon.

"I can't comment on Valve's internal process, but it sounds like someone is trolling," Crossmap quoted game writer Marc Laidlaw as saying.

According to Venture Capital Post, Valve co-founder Gabe Newell declared that Half Life 3 was not in development. Newell was reportedly surprised by how much interest was generated by Half Life 3.

Bitbag reported that Valve is focused on developing "Left 4 Dead 3," which is causing a delay in Half Life 3 release date.

Rumors say Left 4 Dead 3 is under development and it will be released in 2017. Half Life 3 may be the most discussed title in gaming as Half Life 2 fans have been waiting for ten years for the sequel.

Previous reports claimed Valve began "Half Life 3," but decided to halt its production.

Metro magazine wrote that new rumors emerged claiming Valve has Half-Life 3 fully planned out, but only 10 people are working on it right now.

Valve announced that the "Half Life 3" release date is around the corner earlier this year. Fans think Half Life 3 has been developed but is being shelved for other projects.

According to Mater Herald the 'Left 4 Dead 3' rumors started after some screenshots of Valve's internal bug tracking systems were leaked. This was interpreted as saying the game was being developed on Valve's new Source Engine 2. Master Herald reported that Valve made a lot of progress in porting 'Dota 2' to that new engine.

Valve studio appears to be focusing on Steam and on "Counter-Strike" and "Dota" currently. Valve teased about "Half-Life 3" earlier this month in the update files for the Massive Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game "Dota 2."