After more than a decade of the release of 'Half Life 2" in 2004, there have been rumors of "Half Life 3" floating online, with fans rallying together unrelentlessly to try and get the ball rolling on the project.

"Half Life 2", which is considered by many to be the greatest video game ever, ended with a controversial cliffhanger. This led many players to assume that the sequel would come soon in order to finally conclude the game. However, in a Gameslice podcast, Gabe Newell, Valve's co-founder and managing director, has hinted that a "Half Life" sequel would probably never be made.

"The only reason we'd go back and do like a super classic kind of product is if a whole bunch of people just internally at Valve said they wanted to do it and had a reasonable explanation for why they did," Newell said. "But you know if you want to do another Half-Life game and you want to ignore everything we've learned in shippine Portal 2 and in shipping all the updates on the multiplayer side, that seems like a bad choice. So we'll keep moving forward. But that doesn't necessarily always mean what people are worried that it might mean," said Newell.

However, fans can still take heart in the release of "Black Mesa" which was made available on Steam's Early Access on May 5.

"Black Mesa" is not a direct continuation of "Half Life" and rather it is a reimagination of the events that happened on which the game was based. The story is the same with Gordon Freeman as the lead character, though several aspects of the gameplay are different.

Despite its release, the game still remains unfinished with the succeeding chapters under development. Having been developed by fans, the game is still accepting suggestions from users and players about the parts that were released and the full version of the game is expected to be launched soon as it reaches 100 percent completion.

"Black Mesa" is available on Steam's Early Access and sells for $19.95,  while the full version retails for $25.