hl² release on 22 september?

[T-bag]

hl² release on 22 of september?
Picture 1 (http://img7.exs.cx/img7/8716/2004-08-31008.jpg ) Picture 2 (http://img7.exs.cx/img7/5673/2004-08-31003.jpg )

i can give more pics but they are all about the same, i hope its true :D
now we should wait for confirmation from valve itself :grin2:

Source (http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=35163&page=1&pp=15)

[maDDin]

Saw the news some hrs ago and posted it on IRC Channel. I dont think thats real. Dunno why but i cant believe it. :)

[SK]

I dont trust anything about HL2. Even when Valve say it its unpredictable.

:(

[Jon]

GABE chocked on a pretzel omg i dont think its true but alas i do :(

[Raging Wulf]

the fact that hl2 preloading has started means they're getting there. Hl2's release is closer than ever.

[T-bag]

the fact that hl2 preloading has started means they're getting there. Hl2's release is closer than ever.

yeah, but more preloads are on the way

Originally Posted by Erik Johnson
Just to be clear, the cache is 500MB compressed on the wire, which is the number we track closest as it´s the amount of data that will be moved across your internet connection.

Uncompressed, the files in this preload are around 1GB. For Half-Life 2 to run, they have to be in this state. The first preload event contains most of the textures that Half-Life 2 needs to run.

This is the first of a number of preload events. We´ll be adding more data to the preload over the next couple of weeks.

Source (http://www.forumplanet.com/planethalflife/topic.asp?fid=2348&tid=1467376&p=1#16191242)

[Raging Wulf]

yeah, but more preloads are on the way

Originally Posted by Erik Johnson
Just to be clear, the cache is 500MB compressed on the wire, which is the number we track closest as it´s the amount of data that will be moved across your internet connection.

Uncompressed, the files in this preload are around 1GB. For Half-Life 2 to run, they have to be in this state. The first preload event contains most of the textures that Half-Life 2 needs to run.

This is the first of a number of preload events. We´ll be adding more data to the preload over the next couple of weeks.

Source (http://www.forumplanet.com/planethalflife/topic.asp?fid=2348&tid=1467376&p=1#16191242)
i weren't necessarily referring that there was only 1 preload. 'sides, the fact that more preloads are on the way just goes further to prove my point that hl2's release is closer than ever.

[Vorm]

Surely those screenshots just show that the next issue of the magazine will be out on 22nd September.

Hmmm.

[^DiZnEy^]

My opinion is that half-life² news about delays are the only thing true. :rofl:

[Jon]

i grow bored of these rumers i need some facts

[Pro]v[etheus]

Release dates are all just speculation, Amazon are saying November, other companies are saying September. Im not going to take any dates for granted, as we all know what happened last time :(

[TeleProd]

v[etheus']Amazon are saying November, other companies are saying September.

I think amazon are right. i think nobody knows real release date except valve.

[Vorm]

I think Gabe's just having a laugh and HL2 is not even in development. The screenshots and videos released have just been mock-ups.

Counter Strike: Source is just a Beta test of the new Unreal Engine.

[Jon]

Right.... how do u explan the leeked beta

[Pro]v[etheus]

I think Gabe's just having a laugh and HL2 is not even in development. The screenshots and videos released have just been mock-ups.

Counter Strike: Source is just a Beta test of the new Unreal Engine.
I think your are right and i believe in the Easter Bunny :D

[T-bag]

Right.... how do u explan the leeked beta

indeed.. And if hl² wouldn't be in development right now then gabe will die!! :mad:

Edit

A while ago you could read the following on planethalflife (http://www.planethalflife.com) , "the countdown is on" and not so many later it was replaced by "Nothing to see here, Citizens. Move along, move along."
And now steam bandwith is going up...i have feeling there is about someting to happen...you'll see..