Half-Life 2 Going Gold MONDAY... just not THIS Monday (Trigger Needs More Poodle)
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Half-Life 2 Fools Gold
MikeJ @ 10:20 pm pdt
HL2 Fallout's Mr Bond has cleared up the mystery behind a recent post made by Gabe Newell's forum account claiming that Half-Life 2 will be going gold Monday. Since HL2 Fallout is having server issues, we have mirrored the news post:
After a close scrutiny of Gabe Newell's account history on the forums, we've come to the conclusion that the gold post is a fake. While we can't be 100% certain at this stage, all indicators point towards someone hacking the forum account. That said, all Gabe's previous posts on these forums are quite legitimate.
We apologize for the confusion and will be investigating further. Theoretically, an IPB forum account should be very difficult to hack. Well, that was the theory at least. We'll keep you updated.
MikeJ @ 10:20 pm pdt
HL2 Fallout's Mr Bond has cleared up the mystery behind a recent post made by Gabe Newell's forum account claiming that Half-Life 2 will be going gold Monday. Since HL2 Fallout is having server issues, we have mirrored the news post:
After a close scrutiny of Gabe Newell's account history on the forums, we've come to the conclusion that the gold post is a fake. While we can't be 100% certain at this stage, all indicators point towards someone hacking the forum account. That said, all Gabe's previous posts on these forums are quite legitimate.
We apologize for the confusion and will be investigating further. Theoretically, an IPB forum account should be very difficult to hack. Well, that was the theory at least. We'll keep you updated.
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Originally posted by Trigger
I don't see why it wouldn't go gold - I have the entire thing on my pc ready to unlock. *shrug*
I don't see why it wouldn't go gold - I have the entire thing on my pc ready to unlock. *shrug*
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Well, it says "pre-loading is complete... a locked copy of Half-Life 2 is now on your computer." So, you could most certainly be right, but then again - the wording of that statement is pretty direct.
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I need more poodle.
That was supposed to say "proof" - either I typed it wrong or the forum sensor made a funny.
That was supposed to say "proof" - either I typed it wrong or the forum sensor made a funny.
Last edited by Trigger; 08-28-04 at 08:17 PM.
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Here is some more poodle
http://steampowered.com/forums/showt...69#post1048969
http://steampowered.com/forums/showt...69#post1048969
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Originally posted by flashburn
The entire thing? I thought they said the initial preload is only 500mb. Even if it is more than that, it still doesn't include the actual game, just the assets, which probably haven't changed much in the last few months.
The entire thing? I thought they said the initial preload is only 500mb. Even if it is more than that, it still doesn't include the actual game, just the assets, which probably haven't changed much in the last few months.
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Here's a post from the HL2 Fallout Forums double-triple-confirming that it was a hoax. Notice that the guy seems barely able to contain his derision over the fact that Gabe's password was "gaben."
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OK so when is it going to be released. This is the only game i am looking forward to. I cant wait for a new cstrike.
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gaben? this guy is not too smart... having the preview attachments button on it outlook and getting the virus that leaked the source code and THEN setting his passwords to really easy to figure out ones. Come on.. I know he's smarter than this
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buy.com has this game shipping tomorrow??????//
http://www.buy.com/prod/Half_Life_2/.../50018581.html
http://www.buy.com/prod/Half_Life_2/.../50018581.html
Last edited by damn_skippy; 09-01-04 at 02:53 PM.