Nothing is confirmed yet, but here is the latest news...
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Half-Life 2 Already Gold?
Following similar reports from Bill Harris' blog, CS-Nation and CVG, Gamespot has just added fuel to the fire. In their latest edition of Rumour Control, they conclude that the rumour that Half-Life 2 has already gone gold is "not bogus".
"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 an informed sourced that "the piñata has been broken" and the game has gone gold. Further evidence of the game's completion was 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."
This all adds up to some convincing evidence that HL2 has indeed already gone gold. If so, we can expect an official gold announcement in the coming days and a release date soon after.
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HL2 in for certification
Computer and Video Games reports that HL2 has been sent to the PEGI (Pan European Games Information age rating system) for classification, then passed onto the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) for certification. Here's a quote:
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.
This gives more strength to the rumours going around that a gold announcement is imminent.
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Only minutes ago, Valve announced the 6th preload phase of HL2. Here is the official press release by Steampowered.com:
The sixth phase of the Half-Life 2 preload begins to Steam account holders today. This will allow users to download the Half-Life 2 maps in encrypted form. No purchase is required to pre-load Half-Life 2, but is required to activate the game. The moment the game is made available, those who have pre-loaded and purchased the game via Steam will be ready to start playing.
It's close, we can smell it.
All 3 articles are from
www.hlfallout.net