Half-Life 2 In September?

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• Valve's internal QA doesn't necessarily need an install, same for their developers. However, sending out... : TakoChimp

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• It'll probably be like HL1 - all of the nice stuff you see in different games combined into one shiny pac... : bargeld
• the graphics will be impressive when you see them. as for the physics, they are physics. you'd miss the... : dragonthc@speakeasy.net
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  Wow, what games do you play that make HL2 engine look dated? I haven't seen one yet. Far Cry looks good s : TrptJim
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    Painkiller? Are you fucking joking?! Its a decent looking game, but not even close to HL2 : Subarushian
    • Painkiller is sooooo 2003! : TrptJim
  • halo : Turd Ferguson
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  Gameplay, I hope. The most important factor last I checked. : spl
  • THE FUCKING STORY!!!!!! : manlyman
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  I don't think anyone has done physics the way Valve promises to do the physics. Everyone else's physics a... : SpiderMonkey
  • the graphics look pretty dam good I think. it's always harder for realistic settings to look prettier tha... : veggie
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  Uh, physics has not been done before. Not like this. Not with it a real part of the gameplay instead of... : lont
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    max payne 2 : osiris_brad
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      in what part of max payne 2 did you shoot a chain and drop a huge container on bad guys? Or did you push... : Skateguy
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        Um, if I recall, wasn't most of that shit found to be scripted? : deadhorse
        • One door flew open in a non-playable demo. As if Valve is going to leave it more scripted than HL... : Leonard Ghostal
      • MP2 did have a 'physics' room in the funhouse where you could shoot stacks of things and set seesaws in m... : rms
• that's like saying a book is going to be no good because words and pictures have been done already. : jvox
• Either you guys are jaded or think bump-mapping and dark shadows are "it" but HL2 still looks amazingly g... : Leroy Da Playa
• i no wut u mean its time to switch engines 4 hl2 lolollo : ballystix
• Gameplay and story, which were the hallmarks of the first game. I could care less about dated graphics an... : x-eyd|mary
• REAL MULTIPLAYER! and should also run much better than doom3. : scrub6969

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  sorry, i like half-life and all, but unified lighting is far more important than facial animation and abo... : jet-poop
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    Doom does have all 3 but no where near th detail that HL2 is doing it at? Come on they even structured th... : Leroy Da Playa
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      id was working on a facial animation system like valves when they started working on doom3. they hired Fr... : jet-poop
      • lol this is funny, you make Doom 3 sound elitist to mods when you say that their facial animation is all ... : Skateguy
      • You make me smile. : Leroy Da Playa
    • Thats bs. Have you seen the video where the asian guy says "I cant take it anymore" in Doom 3. If it had ... : astrofunk
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  Half life was built primarily off the Quake 1 engine. : S1ing B1ade
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    And this means what? : Leroy Da Playa
    • 42. : silentzero
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  it had a great story, and immersed me. The rest is just an added bonus. : Madwacker
  • You miss the point. Valve use the tech to immerse you better and add to the game experience. Half the res... : SpiderMonkey

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• Now if only George. B would get your memo. : Leroy Da Playa

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• Make that the first week of August. Sorry : jeffmace3917
• cuz its funnay : Madwacker

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• If you smell something funny from the room, call the cops. : Leroy Da Playa
• There are tons others inbetween hl2 and halo2, you have vampire, gta san andreas, and a couple others : Skateguy

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• BARNEY!!!! NICE!!!! :D : Wolfanoz
• this game is gonna be fuggin suhweet... : mc-fine

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• lol, nice : Cpt. Baseballbat
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  Uh, I don't get it. Thats how long its taking Doom 3, isn't it? : rotten element
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    Well, Doom 3 went gold on July 14, in stores August 3rd. : veggie
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      Even then, it can still be done faster. I believe it was Star Wars Galaxies that went Gold and was on the... : sonicstorm
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        Actually, I think that was Kotor, but still, yeah. :) : king_darius
        • Yeah. Holy hell, KotOR was fast to shelves. : Rice-Rocketeer
      • I believe it was either Starcraft or Broodwar that hit the street in a week or less. : Chod
• Huge demand means they need more time to make the games. This isn't Daikatana or Dominion: Storm Over Gif : stelth
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  Or they could put it on Steam first to try and build up subscriptions with the retail version being made ... : bearhopw
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    Vivendi would break their fingers if they put it on Steam first, I'm pretty sure. And most of their sales... : SpiderMonkey
    • I have a feeling the VU makes the same cut either way. The difference is valve gets more $$ because they ... : mallrice
    • they aren't developing Steam to be a cute option, they want to go 100% Steam in the future and cut the di... : snuff
  • It's part of the agreement with VU that the steam and retail release are at the same time. : The Warthog
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  it has to sit in testing at vivendi for probably two weeks or so, and test to vivendi's satisfaction, bef... : jet-poop
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    NO, if it's a gold master, testing is done. : freshview
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      id did the same thing for doom3, but if activision said we have a major problem... guess what? It wouldn'... : shotgun1
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        But I'm saying.. if it's a gold master, testing is done.. otherwise, it hasn't gone gold. : freshview
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          It hasn't gone gold until vivendi says it has... thats my point. They can say nope fix this, it isn't exa... : shotgun1
          • The question is, why does it take a month from Gold to shelves. One response was "they're testing it" ... : freshview
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      right, but valve has given no indication that they've even reached RC1. maybe they're keeping it quiet... : jet-poop
      • Uh, if the game is gold, it's the release version, it's beyond RC1 by far. They don't exactly do a press... : DinK
  • VU might not care, they might just want to shove this babaly out the door. Who knows. Also valve with a... : ease_one
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    Why does Vivendi do QA on Valve's product? : snuff
    • So they can make sure they're not releasing a stinker. As the publisher, they have a vested interest in : sinistarfith
• They need to wait for the Doom3 hype to die down first. How much sales would they get if people are too ... : thenapalm
• Don't forget they need time to test steam with the final product. : Delusional
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  Didn't they say they're releasing it on Steam first? : snuff
  • A guess would be that Steam downloaded copies are enabled at midnight or something... so you could save y... : SilverSnake
• The quicker the turn around the more expensive. : Fred Garvin
• What they need to do is start selling them on ebay as soon as they come out of the factory. Just think ho... : S1ing B1ade
• They still have a full marketing campaign to launch. : brewsterdog
• They still have a full marketing campaign to launch. : brewsterdog

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  I heard that HL1:Source was going to ship with HL2 anyways. I swear thats what I've read and heard Gabe s... : Madwacker
  • CS:Source will ship with HL2 also. : crinos

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  if doug lies about this he'll be anally raped by an angry crowd of gamers : Skateguy
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    dude, don't encourage him... : Stage
    • oh shit. I meant to say he'd have sweet virgin sex with Lindsey Lohan...and then get raped by the angry ... : Skateguy
  • If Gabe can, I'm sure this Doug person can as well... bring it on! : SilverSnake

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  desparate for publicity? : Pneum0
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    Stealing (or trying to) some of Doom3's thunder. Valve, "No wait, really we have a AAA game coming out a... : jhopkins
    • Even before Doom 3 was rumored to have gone it's real gold, Valve told us that more news of HL2 would com... : MrLonghair
  • It sounds to me like halflifesource.com either: 1. Bugged Valve until Lombardi said something to make ... : nachowray
• they could always pull the Walker Texas Ranger lever. : the archvile
• They playtest it as soon as they reach the beta stages. It's not like Vivendi's QA department will sudde... : krenzo

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• that's because the demo was largely a tech demo for the source engine. : veggie
• "neat novelty game"???? I find your lack of faith ... disturbing. : SpiderMonkey
• Did you never play the original HL? : uncle slappy

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  They hacked teh gold master, back to the drawing board. : pigvomit
  • lol you win : cam3lt0sis
• LOL, topaz! : lonestar3

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• why settle for three? four is bigger! i think five might be a bit much though.. : yAak

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  ok scoop : jvox
  • more like poop : armaduck
• They have some serious ego-problems. Best to just smile politely and walk by. : lont

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  no doubt...just enough time to play through Doom 3 a few times, have some multiplayer fun and then jump s... : veggie
  • a truly awesome time period! : lonestar3

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• that would be indeed funny .. hehe.. : lonestar3

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• You get it on the installment plan. 20% stolen every year for the next 5 years. : thenapalm

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  you forgot to schedule a haircut : Degenerate
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    Screw you dad! You sold out!!! I didnt sell out son... I bought in... : tomservo
    • SLC punk? : invadernny
• ive never played deus sex : toneh

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  I got that ati coupon, it say it will take 3-6 weeks for deliver, i'll proably get my copy of half life 2... : Silent Wolf
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    The coupon is an activation key, right? Are they going to put HL2 on Steam? : jake
    • I think so : Rice-Rocketeer

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  You aren't quoting Nu Shooz there, are you? : FormerHPB
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    omg, i just totally had a flashback to 1987. me, working a summer job in macy's young men's department, ... : snackula
    • HAHA you pegged your pants! so did I :( : rasputinreborn

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• Wasn't Doom III supposed to come out in 03? I'm still hyped about HL2. The single-player game will keep ... : TrptJim
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  I still believe that HL2 is the most technologically advanced, best looking and most awesome looking litt... : mystifier
  • see I can't even type haha :D : mystifier
• i agree. it's like all the hype and excitement was built up into this huge zit, and valve popped it when... : snackula

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• *golfclap* nice one. it will pick back up once they make their announcement of gold. Right now HL2 see... : mc-fine

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• Yes, I'd freak out if I'd have to stay inside all the time. : MrLonghair
• I like it when there's parity. It was the same way with FarCry and Painkiller; you could play a bit of s... : the archvile

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• im upgrading for WoW right now!!!!1 : handofthrawn
• I'm upgrading for Daikatana... wait... stfu : stelth
• upgrade for Doom3 and you win at HL2!! : johnny rotten

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  September 30th 2003 2004 : stelth
  • "We never specified a year, suckers!" -Gabe : Wyvern