Did your heart skip a beat this morning when you saw the report that Google was planning to buy Valve? The makers of one of the biggest web companies on earth buying the makers of “Half-Life” and Steam? The Inquirer reported the story earlier today, stating that “well placed stories tell us that Google is going to be buying Valve any second now.”

MTV Multiplayer has contacted Valve's Doug Lombardi who replied to their request for comment on this news with just two words: “complete fabrication.” Just to make sure Lombardi wasn’t being cagey, they asked if it’s be correct if they posted that “Valve says Google isn’t buying the company.” He said that would be correct. So… no sale!

You can read the entire article at MTV Multiplayer.