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Half life 2....again
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 6:18 am
by Tacks
A short post to the Half-Life 2 Fallout Forums by Valve's Gabe Newell indicates a release candidate for Valve's upcoming shooter sequel was submitted to Vivendi Universal Games for approval yesterday.
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 6:55 am
by Aryylas
We can only hope. =\
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 10:13 am
by runamonk
It doesn't really matter it's only an RC. Technically it could take several RC's before they finally get one they can call gold. It just depends on the bugs that are found and how significant those bugs are considered to be. I wouldn't hold my breath though.
Besides, even after it goes gold it's still going to take a few weeks before it's pressed and can be shipped to stores.
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 12:04 pm
by Harrison
Or pirated 2 weeks before release once it hits gold
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 5:34 pm
by runamonk
Finawin Darkfyre wrote:Or pirated 2 weeks before release once it hits gold
Probably but I already have a license for my copy and most of it's already on my hard drive. I just have to wait for it to be released and unlocked.
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 6:58 pm
by Ciladan
You did the Steam preload thing?
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 12:07 am
by dammuzis
and here i thought this game was joining the ranks of duke nukem forever
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 9:33 am
by runamonk
Ciladan wrote:You did the Steam preload thing?
Sure it's been working great so far. I don't expect there will be much of an issue with releasing software via steam. I get great transfer rates via steam.
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 9:34 am
by runamonk
dammuzis wrote:and here i thought this game was joining the ranks of duke nukem forever
haha they're starting to make noise about DNF again. That game is never coming out, I don't know why 3dRealms is refusing to admit it and just give up on it. It's never going to happen hehe.
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 4:59 pm
by Jimmy Durante
There's new possibilities of complications on the way.
Link
VUGames Holding On To Half-Life 2?
GameSpot has a new story up about the legal battle between Valve and Vivendi Universal (see previous story), as they've found out that Vivendi Universal Games can hold on to Half-Life 2 for six months after receiving a gold candidate from Valve. In the court filing, VUGames' senior vice president and deputy general counsel Eric Roeder says that Valve "made a number of public statements without our consent or concurrence that the product will be published and released to the general public in September of this year". The story also mentions that until Vivendi ships the game to retail, Valve is unable to release the game through Steam as it has to be made available at the same time as the retail release.
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:04 pm
by runamonk
Jimmy Durante wrote:There's new possibilities of complications on the way.
LinkVUGames Holding On To Half-Life 2?
GameSpot has a new story up about the legal battle between Valve and Vivendi Universal (see previous story), as they've found out that Vivendi Universal Games can hold on to Half-Life 2 for six months after receiving a gold candidate from Valve. In the court filing, VUGames' senior vice president and deputy general counsel Eric Roeder says that Valve "made a number of public statements without our consent or concurrence that the product will be published and released to the general public in September of this year". The story also mentions that until Vivendi ships the game to retail, Valve is unable to release the game through Steam as it has to be made available at the same time as the retail release.
See here comes VU being assholes now.
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 1:10 pm
by Harrison
Theyre going to piss the wrong people off...
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 10:03 pm
by Diekan
Fuck Half Life.
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 6:46 am
by Tacks
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 10:57 am
by runamonk
Yeah yeah, it's looking like november for the release. Would be cool if they gave it to the folks with Vouchers first though.
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:59 pm
by Ciladan
I put $5 down in EB Games, now I wait.
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 5:14 pm
by Tacks
Me too...last August=/
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:37 am
by Tacks
OMGZ GOING GOLD TOMORROW
i think
