Half-Life 2 Approaching

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  Mmmmm, yes, I think you are. : lechuck59
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    I bet its the buggiest, most graphically unimpressive thing that people ever see. Expect many mod develo... : Dog-From-Duckhunt
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      please, tell me 6 numbers from 1 to 40 to see if i have to take any number from my lottery number list... : ElQue
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        I am not saying I can predict the future, but I am just estimating the quality of the game based on Valve... : Dog-From-Duckhunt
        • Actually, I think ElQue was implying that you are always wrong. He does not want your numbers on his lott... : protozone
• I dont think it will be a let down in comparison to the awful playability of multiplayer Doom3, regardles... : paulresidentadvisor

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  street date. Some stores break the street date though so I will most likely be hunting around at stores ... : ease_one
  • Thanks, now get back to work. You've got something I want. : hube
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    My impression was that the CD would have the same Steam files that you get from preloading, and that even... : BagelBoy
    • interesting : ease_one
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  If I can't get it via Steam the moment is released, why in the fuck did I pre-load? (rhetorical) Also, i... : Malum
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    I have wondered the same thing. Buying retail seems like more of a value considering you get all the pack... : hunterkiller
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      Uh... exactly. You get HL2 the moment it's available without having to leave the house/your chair. Valv... : sinistarfith
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        but if you buy it over steam you dont get the box, manual, or cd/dvd. Hopefully you can just burn your ... : ease_one
        • Yep, it's been established that you can. : nachowray
        • You already could with the cache files on Steam now. : Carnivac
        • My boxes end up in a closet. My manual is never opened. And my DVD-RW puts everything on a single DVD i : sinistarfith
        • just make a copy of your Steam folder, that's what I did when I had to reformat and I didn't have to redo... : jackomack
• I would think it could be released on Steam really soon after it was sent to the presses/gold. they'd ... : jackomack

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• Yeah, but when valve hits a date nobody cares. It's only worth mentioning if they screw up. : mallrice

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• Nice profile. Insane comment. ;p : spl
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  There is no way... you do realize they have to test it first. Then valve needs to fix any problems then t... : shotgun1
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    Half-Life was released I think one or two days after RC testing. : snuff
    • Doubtful. It doesn't go to manufacturing until the RC is approved, and you can't manufacture and ship a ... : nachowray
    • I don't know, I think it was on its third RC before it went gold. : ease_one
  • I'm sure the game has been in full testing for at least 4 months that said, going from gold to manufac... : freshview
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    release first, patch later! :p : logik?
    • And that is the truth. : Lethal01
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  by out I mean gold :\ : snuff
  • better be monday. and before 13:15. I'll win a dollar! : aaarrrgh

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• I'm still anticipating a pleasant surprise. We'll see it it's in vain or not. : nachowray
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  MP = CSS. Nothing more. No DMC 2, sorry. : MTWomg
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    That has never been explicitly confirmed; in fact, Valve has creatively dodged the question in every inte... : nachowray
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      I am almost sure in one cam of the e3 2004 thing Gabe said HL2 MP = CSS. It was on the main page (here, n... : MTWomg
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        You'll have to listen to it again. He says something to the effect of "We knew people were curious about... : nachowray
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          Wrong. Get the video again. He says something completly different. : MTWomg
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            I'll watch it again when I come home from work, but you're going to be disappointed at your memory, becau... : nachowray
            • He does state the CSS = HL2 MP. A inverviewer asks if CSS is hl2's mp. He says yes. However, in a scre... : MTWomg
            • I went to E3, and I sat through a HL2 presentation - Valve explicitly said that CSS is the only multiplay... : sonicstorm
    • the interviewers should be asking iD instead : snuff
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      In fact, Counter-Strike: Source, the upgraded version of Counter-Strike built on the Half-Life 2 engine, : Stage
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        Yeah, I've seen that discussed. It's probably the most solid evidence for CS:S being the only MP, but th... : nachowray
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          I was at E3 sitting in on that demo with Gabe and im pretty sure i remember him saying that CS:S was the ... : Crw22
          • Now I know Sven Coop is officially "sanctioned" by valve, will this be included in box or mearly as a dow... : ezanga
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            It depends on whether its the multiplayer for HL2 or THE multiplayer for HL2...(pronunciation can have an... : Vorlonesque
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              it's not gonna be the only multiplayer part of HL2, they wouldn't be pushing the ease of mod converting w... : snuff
              • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?comments=10425 DOH!!! : snuff
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    that would be disappointing. it needs a real hl2 mp, imo. : lonestar3
    • I strongly agree. I want to be able to kill a guy by using some Ant-Lions or throw a barrel at him using... : silverback1138
• Its just source. Come to terms :/ : bozer
• You mean TF2? I just think I jinxed it :( : johngloid

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• I propose replacing "ShackNews - It Gets You Chicks!" with: "ShackNews - How many did you pop?" :D : jrock

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  probably HL1 source, a t-shirt and collector figurine or something. : veggie
  • we want plushie houndeyes! : snuff
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    i want gordon underoos : mallrice
    • boxers with gordon's face on them : crinos
  • I still say a pet Headcrab would be a great CE pack it. You can pet it and love it and teach it to attac... : silverback1138

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• OMG HL2 LOOKS CRAP : slicerd
• if someone did this, they deserve to be shot. When I first saw this game, i was in awe. My expectations... : theguz

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  plenty of mods will stay gratis, I'm sure. That said, why shouldn't mod makers be able to ask for money?... : rasputinreborn
  • Because it's part of Valve's licensing agreement with mod authors. The only ones that are allowed to mak... : nachowray
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    you do know that 'gratis' is congratulations in swedish, don't you? It's 'free' in danish though. Now : aaarrrgh
    • Now... Get your Swdish straight. you do know that 'gratis' is congratulations in swedish, don't you? I : SilverSnake
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  CS source and TFC source should be free. However, when the time for TF2 and/or CS2 roles around, be prepa... : moonbreaker
  • rolls* d'oh : moonbreaker

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• hahaha. Thanks for the link : Crimson
• larger than life : {Venger}
• http://junk.camtone.ca/dancegabe.gif - GIVER GABE! : stelth

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• just don't each lunch. : tcxsnoop
• You are young... Have you considered prostitution? : ihya

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• Its just a coincidence in my opinion. After sept 30th they were shooting for holiday 2003 ( http://www.sh... : shotgun1
• i cant believe its been a year already.... man... : johnny rotten
• the leak didn't instigate the delay. : 60days
• That would really suck, my local EB still has my $5 pre-order fee from last year. : AlvinKlein

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• Really? Where'd you hear that? : nachowray
• doesn't matter because it's not true, they don't have expiration dates. : Katarn3279
• I call BS. Link plz. : johnny rotten
• this might be bullshit, thus the apparently at the beginning of my post : toneh
• do the vouchers have expirations dates printed on them? : snuff
• shut up. I already activated mine for CS:S. : theguz

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• hahah thats hilaroius : ballystix

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• I'm in austria. I got the HL2 preload news page about a week after it first started showing up on the sha... : Fraxxxi
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  Judging from the synchonicity of excitement between Brits and Americans on the Halflife2.net forums, I th... : nachowray
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    Yep, I'm in the UK here and the preloading started at the same time as you, my colonial cousin. : BlackJedi
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      Yeah, but what I'm wondering is are they going to make you foreign types wait 10 weeks to DL the last 1% ... : Dynotaku
      • yeah someone could write a proxy, but I imagaine if people are desperate enough overseas for the game and... : ease_one

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  No change on on ebgames.com. They still show a 11/1 date... http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/235059... : oneandone11
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    yeah but!!! http://www.cdmag.com/articles/014/159/hl.html so using awful logic, they were 26 days o... : snuff
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      Oh wait, Oct 6, if not using awful math : snuff
      • NO! SEPTEMBER 30!! exactly! EB announced a December 2 release for Half-Life.. which is exactly 32 days... : snuff

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• Damn that gibson! : johnny rotten

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• You can hear it in the Bink video where the citizens of City 17 battle the striders : nachowray

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• SHOCK AND AWE : uncle slappy

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  Oh dear, LOL. : Kryn
  • =D : tomservo
• that's no game you're tasting! : AllYourBase
• .... : moz
• Damnit. I was aiming for your eyes! : Ajax
• You just wanted us to think dirty thoughts. You're like a... a... pre-stalker or something... : TheNiXXeD
• i dunno, but shackers seem to be pretty horny people. ;p : lonestar3
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=7253181 : FormerHPB

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  yeah if you move your mouse around where the menu is suppose to fade in, you can hear it clicking... it's... : snuff
  • o_O ?? It shouldnt be downloading all the time, it should download and cache afaik.... : johnny rotten
  • So let's hope they fix it. : Barbarian

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• hi2u AYB also, hi2u pink0r! :D : virus

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  You will have the option to buy it through steam. : yourname00
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    yeah steam may be a help....but we dont know that for sure yet. : crypt420
    • I wouldn't count on it being lower than $45 on steam : snuff
• as Umax would say, the price is what the market would bear... They'll make a killing either way, you ... : Crimson
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  I really couldn't blame them. I'd pay 100 for it, no question :( : freak!
  • Want to buy it from me when it comes out? : spl
• I bought the collectors edition from Wal-Mart.com for $60. Great deal! : sgtsanity

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  Why? That's not necessarily the point. : nachowray
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    The game SHOULD be able to be on Steam earlier than in box. Period. If VU chooses to make Valve hold ... : TheNiXXeD
    • Great idea. That way, somebody will be bitching no matter what. : nachowray
• I wholeheartedly agree. : Ratsofatsorat
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  why preorder on steam? why not wait and see, and then buy it when it becomes available? : mankeroo
  • Yeah you get another box to fill up your closet that way! : Ratalon
• Uhh why pre-order? just buy it on the day from steam. : -pRy-