New Half-Life 2 Date?
 

Greetings Everyone,
I just picked up the new PC Gamer magazine. I was glancing at the upcoming releases and I just happened to notice that they have slated for release on June 30, 200 was HL 2. Is this a "firm" date or has this date already been pushed back? Just wondering. Thanks

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Recently at the GDC (Game Developers Conference) Gave Newell told everyone that production for Half-Life 3 has begun with a possibility of being able to play as the female sidekick whom stars alongside Gordon Freeman in HL2.

HL2 has no confirmed release date whatsoever, though it'd be great for it to arrive in June my hopes a slim. From what we saw of the leak in September less than 20% of the game had been completed, apparently they want to rewrite portions of the game now too so any date this side of the year seems incredibly unlikely. I'm vouching for a pre-Christmas 2004 release. I wouldn't put money on anyones "release date".

20%? What the hell have they been doing for four years? I know there were major parts missing like AI and stuff but i mean come on, I think you undershot that by a lot.

Re: New Half-Life 2 Date?
 

That is exactly right. Year 200 PA (post apocalypse). It's right there in the Great Book.

"...and the believers shall be rewarded with Half Life 2, while the heathen shall game Pong for all eternity!"

Dont believe any dates, from anyone.
Not even Valve can get it right, so why believe another magazine with a fabricated date?
When its done, its done.

From what they claim the game to have what we got was insanely mild, AI wasn't there, textures were missing everywhere, maps were incomplete... Remember that after they finish all these things they go back and check for errors, clean up textures, polish areas, debug and a whole lot more. Perhaps 30% maybe more accurate, the point is that they were touting a release date that was so impossible that even if Valve's employees sacrificed every second of everyday of the months whereinwhich they said Sept 30th was definate the game still wouldn't have been finished. I find it horribly sad that they would straight out lie to the community in such a way. Personally, I'm not too bothered by it, I'll buy HL2 but it's definately not in my Top 5 Most Wanted Games list.

The game may come out this year but don't believe until you see some BIG marketing push that extends to the windows at EB Games to the Billboards on the busiest Highways of America.

Maybe this'll be out before HL2.

Like Deflok, and I'm sure a lot of people at this stage, I don't really care when the game comes out any more. I'll buy it when it does but I'm not bouncing off the walls waiting for it.

Anyway, I cant afford to upgrade my pc at the moment so it's not like I could play it anytime soon anyway.

They made us belive that this game was more than 80% at E3 (my guess-ta-mate).
The AI looked done to me at the time.

It is sad, very sad. Gabe said this game WILL be out Sept 30 and had everyone's hope up. Could have been the first time a game was ever anounced with a firm release date. But they fell on thier faces when they couldn't deliver. I still think the "leaK" was a hoax to buy time.

I'm still waiting for this game. Good thing UT2k4 came out to help me forget about it.

I cant help but laugh at all this.
You know what, Gabe said SEPTEMBER 30th, and never said anything about a year.

Yup... that cheeky rich geek...

That they would lie about the release date doesnt suprise me in the slightest. Valve has proven time and time again that they cant be relied upon until the game is actually released. TF2 anyone? How about all the delays that the first halflife suffered from?

Just another nail in the coffin of my respect for Valve.

Hmm... Just bought a Radeon 9600XT graphics card. Came with HL2 coupon for when it gets released. So kind of REALLY waiting anxiously for it.
Please let it be this year.

gamers should just forget about release dates all together. While I think it's healthy to stay excited about an up and coming game, don't be too upset when the date gets pushed back - it's bound to happen. After all, wouldn't you rather have a quality product come out later than a rushed piece of shit? Developers should just adapt a new standard - instead of giving dates, seasons, quarters, or even years, just say Soon, Not Soon, or Duke Nukem: Forever.

I've given up eagerly anticipating HL2, especially with how much I'm loving Far Cry now. I'll enjoy it when/if it releases, but would anyone be REALLY surprised if it doesn't make it this year at all?

I can't wait to see the looks on my grandchildrens' faces when it's finally released!

HOW BOUT NEVER!!! GIVE ME MY DAMN GAME!

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That was comedy gold

I just hope that, after a thousand years. Some historical experts will escavate my tome. (The tomb of Charles the First, Great Leader of Earth) to uncover an ancient paper painting (my half-life 2 slip from radean video card) and use it to exchange the half-life 2 which should be just out by then. (along with Dukem Nukem Forever)

Here, here! Farcry rocks!

Farcry ownz .. i can wait on HL 2 now without problems

I'll believe it's out when i see the box on the shelf.

I'll believe its out when I start playing it. Before that, I'll suspect that I've purchased a Valve produced Patching engine that allows you to continuously download patches from STEAM without anything to apply it to.

its not going to be realeased acualy just make us wish.

Hopfully it will come out this summer along with Doom 3.

It will come out when Duke Nukem Forever does.

I thought they gave up on that and were just gonna keep developing it 'til the world ends :)

Well, for what it's worth gang... it's close enough that Valve and Sierra have invited me up to Seattle to play the game... And I know for a fact that some of the trade mags will have hands-on previews next month.

"A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever"
- Shigeru Miyamoto

How much is the bet that when it's finally released, it will suffer from the same problem that the first half-life suffered from:
Great game, but with graphics that were awesome at the time of announcement but slightly below par by the time it was actually released...

I KNOW you arent saying Half Life was a disappointment....

because if you were i will find you and i will cut you

;)

Whatever it is, I'll take the bet.

i'll drink to that. i really want to get hl2, got a coupon for shopping online buying games

Good to here. Do you know if you will get to play TF2 as well?

The multiplayer components of HL2 have not yet been announced by Valve.

Because its probably going to be TFC and they dont want to admit to it.

Maybe they are waiting for new computers to come out, I heard HL2 will stretch the capabilities of even the most high-end graphics processors. What a shame, I liked Half-Life alot but I'm not buying a new computer for the sequel.

The chances are that you'll still be able to play it on your PC that you've got now, it's just that you won't be able to run it at it's highest quality settings.

By the time HL2 comes out we will all be using Longhorn.