Official: Half-Life 2 gone GOLD!!!

Indeed November 16th.... maybe for once no played-out 2015 jokes. Oh, get this out of the way too... Gabe is fat. :p

Looked like he lost some weight in the pinatta photo but yeah he's still fat.
 
I remember when I got mad when they didn't release it on September 30th of last year :p
 
I'm still baffled as to what the benefit to downloading it from Steam is if they don't get a jump on playing the actual game...
 
YAY! Finally two videocard upgrades later (both for HL2...GF3->9800np then 9800np->6800GT)
 
finalgt said:
I'm still baffled as to what the benefit to downloading it from Steam is if they don't get a jump on playing the actual game...
To play CS:S a bit longer and some people don't care about a box they'll throw away anyways.
 
So since I have downloaded it from steam ..... is the steam release the same as the retail release????
 
texuspete00 said:
Looked like he lost some weight in the pinatta photo but yeah he's still fat.

That's photo is from the original HL's gold date.
But anyway...





Hallelujah!
 
Just as I expected.. I guessed mid November months ago, and hearing the rumor of the pinata helped support my theory. Glad to see its finally official, but not looking forward to seeing the flood of Hl2 threads whining, complaining, praising etc... Ahh well, at least there will be something new to talk about. :p

oh and Gabe is pudgy not fat...
 
Im waiting for the news report saying someone hacked their system and released a false statement :eek:
 
Gabe is not pudgy .... He is fat .... not just a little fat ... hes FAT ... im talking Sperm Whale size !!
 
Who really cares if Gabe is chubby? He's wealthier and more well known than anybody here will ever be.. Gabe can diet.. stupidity cannot be cured..
 
It's about time. I have already lost interest in the game before I have even played it....
 
29 days of eager anticipation. I need some prozac to keep me calm for the long. What am I to do Halo 2 comes out the week before. Not enough time for me to finish it before HL2 comes out.
 
so do you guys think that steam users will have to wait that long? Thats a VU date and the steam is done by Valve....right? Just wondering what you guys opinions are on that.
 
laserdemon said:
so do you guys think that steam users will have to wait that long? Thats a VU date and the steam is done by Valve....right? Just wondering what you guys opinions are on that.

"Steam users: Half-Life 2 will be unlocked on Steam on November 16th as well. Unless of course any retailer breaks the street date and puts it out on shelves sooner, then Steam will unlock Half-Life 2 sooner."
 
Im actually one of the people that think half the fun of a game is waiting for it, thinking about how it plays etc. Anyway, its about time it was given a release date and i can't wait.

Gotta feel sorry for EA releasing pacific assault 1 day later LOL.
 
Regime|Life said:
"Steam users: Half-Life 2 will be unlocked on Steam on November 16th as well. Unless of course any retailer breaks the street date and puts it out on shelves sooner, then Steam will unlock Half-Life 2 sooner."

But.. if it releases early on shelves.. I think Valve will have a difficult time just opening it up to Steam users. I hope it works out great for everyone.. but I honestly really do think... one vendor will sell early, then they all will (like Doom 3 remember). I do not think Valve will be ready to open up a day or 2 early and thus the people who buy off the shelf early will have a 1, or 2 day jump on everyone who purchased through Steam. I expect to see several threads about this 2-3 days before release.

That or ... someone around here will get an early copy through a friend or something at VU and release movies/pics etc... a few days before.. no doubt.
 
Regime|Life said:
"Steam users: Half-Life 2 will be unlocked on Steam on November 16th as well. Unless of course any retailer breaks the street date and puts it out on shelves sooner, then Steam will unlock Half-Life 2 sooner."

Thanks for that. I guess ill be out with my camera a week before looking for stores with it on the shelves....take a pic and send it to valve.
 
HL2 WAY DELAYED BECAUSE GABE KEPT EATING THE MACHINES AND COPIES OF HL2!!!!11

GABE IS FAT, LOLOLOLOL

About time though
 
I was actually hoping for and end of November release date so I would have more time to play Halo 2. Now I see why STALKER was delayed until spring: Too many AAA titles coming out in the next couple months.

Oh well, now I can finally put the money down for the pre-order :)

p.s. DOA: Ultimate has gone gold too :p
 
gabe is a fat pig, no amount of money will ever remove my image of gabe newell sweating and eating a horse.
 
theNoid said:
But.. if it releases early on shelves.. I think Valve will have a difficult time just opening it up to Steam users. I hope it works out great for everyone.. but I honestly really do think... one vendor will sell early, then they all will (like Doom 3 remember). I do not think Valve will be ready to open up a day or 2 early and thus the people who buy off the shelf early will have a 1, or 2 day jump on everyone who purchased through Steam. I expect to see several threads about this 2-3 days before release.

most of us that bought it through steam already have it downloaded though, we just have to wait until they allow steam to install it. It's not going to take that much for valve to allow that. If a steam user hasn't downloaded it yet then it might take a while, but for me it's just a matter of installing it
 
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