'Half-Life 3': Release Date, New Features, Gameplay, Rumors & Everything We Know So Far Here!

What was known in the past is that Valve Corporation has little intention of speeding up the development of "Half-Life 3" and "Left 4 Dead 3" due to the success of Steam. Just recently, it would seem that the company has had a change of heart and now has rumored release dates for both games.

According to a report on Reddit by an alleged former Valve game tester, "Half-Life 3" will be released in the last quarter of 2017 or in the first quarter of 2018. "Left 4 Dead 3" will be released prior to "Half-Life 3" in order for both games to be on the shelves of gamers who own XBOX One or PlayStation 4. The former employee focused more on leaking what would seem to be a list of campaigns and characters for "Left 4 Dead 3."

Here are the list of survivors for L4D3 according to Segment Next:

Irvin - A gangster, who, according to him, was the only one who was able to escape from his "hood"; he will be the new Francis/coach of the game

Katherine - A stereotypical 24-year-old woman who used to work as a stewardess in a long-gone plane station

Keenan - Another guy, but he's a comic book nerd; he's quite similar to Louis in a way

Garret Jr. - A stereotypical buff guy, who is a famous Kenpō fighter in the L4D universe; his melee animations will be different compared to others, but balance-wise, it isn't any better than other people's melees

There will be six campaigns in the "Left 4 Dead 3" game: Crash-land, Impasse, Inquisitor Land, Early Destination, Cliff-Hanger and No Mercy. The former employee stated that the game will be both a sequel and a prequel - parts of the campaign will be on day one of the zombie apocalypse while the rest will be a month after patient zero has bit off a piece of victim number one.

As for "Half-Life 3," the alleged Valve game tester stated that the company "has been developing a new anti-pirating system that will lessen pirating by 40-50%." It would seem that "Half-Life 3" information is only for a privileged few. Further claims revealed that Valve is just stalling and is waiting for the hype to die down.

There have been rumors that Valve has lost interest in both games and "will never release" them. This speculation was debunked personally by Marc Liadlaw of Valve, according to an earlier report by The Bit Bag.

Although this news should be taken with a grain of salt, it would refuel the hope of fans all over the globe. All is not lost as "Half-Life 3" and "Left 4 Dead 3" still have a chance to see the light of day. Keep posted for more information to come.