Gamespot says HL2 has gone gold yesterday. And all these vendors have also set a release date for HL2. Also, Steampowered.com/test was password protected a while ago, and now its not...
Half-Life 2 GOLD
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EBgames – 11/1
GameStop – 11/1
Best Buy – 11/6
CompUSA – 11/1
Amazon.com – 11/16
Wal-Mart.com – 11/2
Overstock.com – 11/2
Buy.com – 11/2