What is the Half Life 2 Release Date?

[Kindness]

Seems like the end of March is the current expectation.

03/31/2004: EBGames.com (http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/235059.asp)
March 1, 2004: Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006I02Z/qid=1073942440/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_etk-vg/102-7048115-3896948?v=glance&s=videogames&n=468642)
3/30/04: GameStop.com (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=645118)
04/01/2004: Wal-Mart (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?cat=103102&dept=2636&product_id=2309972&path=0%3A2636%3A103102%3A95337%3A103942)

[Scourgem]

Let's hope so. With absolutely no information coming from Valve, a summer/autumn release date wouldn't surprise me.

[Kindness]

Noticed today that GameStop is listing a July ETA ... :(

03/31/2004: EBGames.com (http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/235059.asp)
March 15, 2004: Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006I02Z/qid=1073942440/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_etk-vg/102-7048115-3896948?v=glance&s=videogames&n=468642)
7/1/2004: GameStop.com (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=645118)
04/01/2004: Wal-Mart (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?cat=103102&dept=2636&product_id=2309972&path=0%3A2636%3A103102%3A95337%3A103942)

[HortonsWho]

That leaves plenty of time for you to go play Call of Duty. :D

[Creeper]

March, March, April, July..


rofl.. all blind guesses.

[Kindness]

Damn, it looks like GameStop knew something. We'll just have to make do with UT2004 until the summer. :D
Excerpted from “Half-Life 2 sets a date; Developer sets new release date after hackers steal game's source code. (http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/02/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/index.htm)” by Chris Morris, Director of Content Development, CNN/Money, February 3, 2004
While still shying away from giving a firm date, Doug Lombardi, Valve's director of marketing, told me the company "is currently targeting this summer for the completion of Half-Life 2".

Valve does not plan to reveal any additional information until the time surrounding the E3 trade show, where the game will once again be shown this year. E3 will be held in Los Angeles May 12-14.

[phalanx]

june

[Kindness]

EBGames.com pushes the date out to the start of August while Amazon.com projects the release date back into the past before most of you were born.

08/02/2004: EBGames.com (http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/235059.asp)
December 31, 1969: Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006I02Z/qid=1073942440/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_etk-vg/102-7048115-3896948?v=glance&s=videogames&n=468642)
07/02/2004: Wal-Mart (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?cat=103102&dept=2636&product_id=2309972&path=0%3A2636%3A103102%3A95337%3A103942)
9/1/2004: GameStop.com (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=645118)
Wednesday, June 30, 2004: CompUSA.com (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=293507&pfp=BROWSE)

[-=JUDGE=-]

Good games take time.. don't rush it (is what I say). Everyone will be pleased if it is solid like HL was.

[Doc_EDo]

August

[IHopeToGod]

It's probably not that far away - probably between july-october 2009 :)

[radio667]

er.......i think ...they changed the release date again ...anyone have a spare time machine i can use ;) ?? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006I02Z/qid=1082551197/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/102-1120375-7960141?v=glance&s=videogames&n=507846

[Spiffness]

To be released on the 5th of never....

[teppic]

ROFL:

Price: $49.99

Availability: This item will be released on December 31, 1969. You may order it now and we will ship it to you when it arrives.

amazon and their trickery :weird:

[Kindness]

EBGames.com pushes the expected ship date another month out and Amazon.com rejoins the the current century.

09/01/2004: EBGames.com (http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/235059.asp)
June 1, 2004: Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006I02Z/qid=1073942440/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_etk-vg/102-7048115-3896948?v=glance&s=videogames&n=468642)
07/02/2004: Wal-Mart (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?cat=103102&dept=2636&product_id=2309972&path=0%3A2636%3A103102%3A95337%3A103942)
9/1/2004: GameStop.com (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=645118)
Wednesday, June 30, 2004: CompUSA.com (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=293507&pfp=BROWSE)

[specialsymbol]

Maybe you got to wait some more.. (http://www.forumplanet.com/planethalflife/topic.asp?fid=6549&tid=1352802) :beer:

[MortalPlague]

Maybe you got to wait some more.. (http://www.forumplanet.com/planethalflife/topic.asp?fid=6549&tid=1352802) :beer:

"Scary farewell letter" is right... Can you imagine if StealthDP had left something like that when he handed over the site management? :eek:

[fragnbrag]

makes u wonder if FragMaster will carry all that agnst the rest of his life :scratch: .... in the mean-time, some new pix here (http://www.gamershell.com/hellzone_FPS_Half-Life_2.shtml)
for anyone who's not seen them yet: looking pretty good, imo, but a fry-cry from being fantastic these days.... doom-duh-doom-doom---doom. :)
cheers

[OshadowO]

till then drooollllll!!!!!!!!
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halflife2/screenindex.html

[Doc_EDo]

That looks so nice, and what's really good about it is that mappers dont spam maps with stupid overdetailed static meshes like in ut2k4 + lighting really ownz.

[Sjosz]

Wouldn't be surprised if it showed up on E3 and then be released Q1 of 2005... I'm not expecting the game to be out much sooner than that, but we can always hope :D:D:D

[Kindness]

I do believe that four of the five or so major “planets” now appear to be lining up for a September date. Amazon and CompUSA now agree with GameStop and EBGames on the matter. Only Wal-Mart indicates an earlier date.

09/01/2004: EBGames.com (http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/235059.asp)
September 1, 2004: Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006I02Z/qid=1073942440/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_etk-vg/102-7048115-3896948?v=glance&s=videogames&n=468642)
07/02/2004: Wal-Mart (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?cat=103102&dept=2636&product_id=2309972&path=0%3A2636%3A103102%3A95337%3A103942)
9/1/2004: GameStop.com (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=645118)
Wednesday, September 1, 2004: CompUSA.com (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=293507&pfp=BROWSE)

[Jacob Smith]

ROFL. Didn't the hacking screw them up? I don't know much, but somebody hacked into Valve's servers at some point. Maybe an Atari mercenary?

[teppic]

hmm...not with the times, are we? :hammer: :beer:

[Sjosz]

The stupid thing is, we want the game to be released, but in the end who will have the hardware to run this **** at full throttle? I think only a mere 1% or so, and I'm not one of them:D

[MortalPlague]

With all the work I've been doing lately, I hope I will :D

[teppic]

meh, i'm indifferent about it now. i'll probably buy it, but i amnt too fussed about when it comes out tbh.

[Sjosz]

With all the work I've been doing lately, I hope I will :D
Well MortalPlague, when you do end up owning the rig that can run HL2 at maximum capacity, please send me a pic along with the specs :D :D
(I love the mental torture)

[Berjj]

09/01/2004: EBGames.com (http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/235059.asp)
September 1, 2004: Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006I02Z/qid=1073942440/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_etk-vg/102-7048115-3896948?v=glance&s=videogames&n=468642)
07/02/2004: Wal-Mart (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?cat=103102&dept=2636&product_id=2309972&path=0%3A2636%3A103102%3A95337%3A103942)
9/1/2004: GameStop.com (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=645118)
Wednesday, September 1, 2004: CompUSA.com (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=293507&pfp=BROWSE)

When u mention EBgames... I just remembered my old pal who used work at EB games in Jakobsberg Centrum in sweden...

Man... I miss him...

[MortalPlague]

I'm every bit as enthusiastic about this game as I ever was, after hearing all the things out of E3. I still haven't seen the video (my connection is having problems, it seems to disconnect every time I try to download a big file... :loopy:

Hopefully I'll be picking up my new video card shortly... Probably the GeForce FX 5900 Ultra.

[Kindness]

The stars are all in alignment now …

09/01/2004: EBGames.com (http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/235059.asp)
September 1, 2004: Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006I02Z/qid=1073942440/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_etk-vg/102-7048115-3896948?v=glance&s=videogames&n=468642)
09/02/2004: Wal-Mart (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?cat=103102&dept=2636&product_id=2309972&path=0%3A2636%3A103102%3A95337%3A103942)
9/1/2004: GameStop.com (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=645118)
Wednesday, September 1, 2004: CompUSA.com (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=293507&pfp=BROWSE)

[Scourgem]

Just read up a bit on the game... I had no idea that HL2's multiplayer will be Counter-Strike 2. That is a huge minus in my book.

[teppic]

i didnt know that either...

[Spiff]

bit odd...

theres gonna be so many mods anyway, someone will probably do one based on the original HL multiplayer

[teppic]

we'll all have to pay for them tho!!!

[MortalPlague]

I don't think HL2's multiplayer will be Counter-Strike 2... from what I read, it was only that they were demonstrating CS1 updated with the Source engine to draw a comparison.

[HortonsWho]

Just read up a bit on the game... I had no idea that HL2's multiplayer will be Counter-Strike 2. That is a huge minus in my book.


No- not according to the designers:

Does this mean we won't see a Counter-Strike 2?

"No, of course you will. We've started the rought planning for the next Counter-Strike, something we won't start the development of before we've all had a loooooong vacation."

The full interview here (http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=23365) in Swedish or English.

[NOS]

Quote from Planet Half-Life:

Half-Life 3 is planned, so expect another cliffhanger ending.

Any1 wanna guess the release date? :D

I say June 2014

[teppic]

it wont be too bad, i reckon it'll be out in 2006 at the latest. they are planning on using the Source engine for #3 so i reckon they can probably do it in 2 years.

[NLA*Madison]

I saw Sept. 2nd on a pre-release box in EB today......

[HortonsWho]

While all the planets have "aligned" to early September... There's a rumor running around (just a rumor mind you) that Valve may want to put it off until at least January because of a couple of "features" they want to add.

:dunno:

[Kindness]

Whoa. :shocked:

[Jacob Smith]

Sounds like Blizzard lol...It looks really cool, but it will be outdated by the time it comes out (or at least it seems)

[HortonsWho]

.

[teppic]

wow, you know you've made it when you get onto the cover of Time magazine.

think it will be the same copy over here in the UK?

[teppic]

wow, you know you've made it when you get onto the cover of Time magazine.

think it will be the same copy over here in the UK?

edit: lol is this a parody? i'm so slow right now.

[HortonsWho]

LOL! I made that... just a funny for a photoshop contest...

[fragnbrag]

mean mean horton :tsk: playing tricks on innocent brits :P

good one :beer: :D

cheers

[teppic]

you haev to admit, its a damn good job hort did. it was the September 2004 part that made me wonder lol. :hammer:

[Kindness]

Excerpted from “NOVEMBER RELEASE "EXTREMELY LIKELY" AS HALF-LIFE 2 SUBMITTED FOR CERTIFICATION; BBFC in possession of Valve's game to slap on an age rating. Surely this means it's done. Doesn't it? (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/r/?page=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/news/news_story.php(que)id=110641)” By Stuart Bishop, Computer and Video Games, Friday 15th October 2004, 16:50
Valve Software's Half-Life 2 has been submitted to the BBFC for certification, we've learnt this afternoon, news which adds credence to recent rumours that Vivendi is shortly to announce that the hotly anticipated first-person shooter sequel has finally 'gone gold'.

Speaking under strict conditions of anonymity, an industry insider squealed earlier informing us that "as far as Vivendi is concerned, the game [Half-Life 2] is finished" before saying that the title had been passed to PEGI (Pan European Games Information age rating system) for classification, which in turn passed the sequel to the BBFC for certification.

The industry insider added that a November release is now looking "extremely likely".

A BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) spokesperson has confirmed with us within the last few minutes that the government body is indeed in possession of Half-Life 2. However, they could only add at this stage that the first-person shooter is "under evaluation", as far as certification is concerned.

And what, you're no doubt wondering, does Vivendi have to say about all this? Well, actually so are we at the moment. We'd like to report, but at the time of going to press the publisher remained unavailable for comment. Blast their eyes.Excerpted from “Rumor Control: Half-Life 2 gold (for real) … (http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/10/15/news_6110731.html)” By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot, POSTED: 10/15/04 06:20 PM PST
Rumor #1: Half-Life 2 is gold. Really. No foolin'. Honest.

Source: If we told you, we'd have to kill you.

The official story: Both VU Games and Valve declined comment.

What we heard: Ever since the release candidate for Half-Life 2 was submitted to VU Games in mid-September, a piñata has hung in the lobby of Valve's headquarters. The plan: to bust the sucker open when the game achieved gold status. Earlier today, GameSpot learned from a locally based source that "the piñata has been broken." Further evidence of the game's completion came in a press release issued this afternoon touting the first review of "the entire game." Though nothing official has been announced yet, it appears the fat lady is at last clearing her throat.

Bogus or not bogus?: Not bogus.
The stars are now mostly in alignment once again …

11/01/2004: EBGames.com (http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/235059.asp)
November 16, 2004: Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006I02Z/qid=1073942440/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_etk-vg/102-7048115-3896948?v=glance&s=videogames&n=468642)
11/02/2004: Wal-Mart (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?cat=103102&dept=2636&product_id=2309972&path=0%3A2636%3A103102%3A95337%3A103942)
11/1/04: GameStop.com (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=645118)
Monday, November 01, 2004: CompUSA.com (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=293507&pfp=BROWSE)

Could we actually be experiencing Half Life 2 before we know who the next president will be?

[MortalPlague]

November first? I've read the UK HL2 review, and it's renewed my excitement for this game. I cannot wait... :D

[Kindness]

Damn, looks, like it will be later rather than sooner, GameStop.com just pushed out to 11/16/04 (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=645118).

[radio667]

...well .. at least its going to come out around our life time - Ill take that as a good sign :D !!!

[Kindness]

And, now, EBGames.com (http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/235059.asp) reads 11/15/2004.