Half Life 2 Goes Gold

AhabTheArab writes "IGN is reporting that Half Life 2 has gone gold. After months of speculation and delays, it is finally true this time."

Cool!

[Dancin_Santa]

I can't get enough of first person shooters! Why, there just are so many of them out there that I can't make up my mind which one to play. And it's not like they are at all similar to each other. The weapons in one are completely different from the weapons in the other ones. Also the enemies in one are completely different than the enemies in the others.

I can't wait until next year when they update this with a booster pack that includes different weapons and enemies!

In other news...

[sparcnut]

Hell reported to be experiencing record-breaking temperature lows. Predictions show that Hell will freeze over just about when Duke Nukem Forever goes gold.

No

[StevenHenderson]

After months of speculation and delays, it is finally true this time.

...errr, or years.

week

[witte]

hmmmm.. time to plan a week of sick leave in november.

what are you talking about

[minus_273]

i've had it downloaded on my HDD for days...havent really played it though ;-p

Re:In other news...

[TAGmclaren]

and here was me thinking "Steam" was just a Valve insider joke for the fact that HL2 was going to be Vaporware :)

-- james

Re:In other news...

[hexag]

Which is interestingly correlated to a cat's chance in hell have been gradulaly improving for the past month. Rumours that the cat is actually in possesion of DN:Forever are unsubstanciated.

The same old story ...

[orangeguru]

New algorithms and canonfodder for armchair killers. I wonder how many times we can save the universe before itself self destructs because of boredom ...

Re:In other news...

[Anonymous Coward]

Which is interestingly correlated to a cat's chance in hell have been gradulaly improving for the past month. Rumours that the cat is actually in possesion of DN:Forever are unsubstanciated.

That only makes sense if the cat is named 'Snowball'.

And in 2008...

[Anonymous Coward]

Sometime in mid 2008, a computer actually capable of running the game will be announced...

Dupe?

[Vicsun]

I remember having read this story before... Damn those editors!

Re:And soon, Vampire: Bloodlines

[Anonymous Coward]

We are pretty much done with the game. Due to contractual issues with Valve we are not allowed to ship it until 30 days after HL2's release date.

Re:That's not what IGN is reporting

[Anonymous Coward]

Its already been leaked in France. I'm playing it as I type now but it seems a bit buggy. the controls only let me to drop my weapon or retreat.

Kalinga

Re:What's it saying...

[jE]

Well, you see, games about getting out of bed, going to work, scooping cat poop into a bag and such never really took off.

Re:No

[lewp]

Years are just a whole lot of months. I've been waiting for Duke Nukem Forever for weeks now.

Well, there goes the GPA!

[JWJolly]

Professor: James, what's happened? It seems like your studies have become disorganized - and your test scores have taken a turn for the worse. Is there anything I need to know?

Me: I'm having.. trouble sleeping, Professor. It .. it's hardest to watch for .. these.. these headcrabs.. especially at night.

Professor: *leans closer* I know; scary little bastards.

In related news...

[alt-j]

Some "jerk" in the production line has swiped a copy of the French version...

The only weapon in the French version allows you to shout obscenities at each other until you pass out.

Re:Gold? Ok... but tell me about a Linux client

[Anonymous Coward]

Linux? You populistic bastard!
I'll wait for the BeOS port...

Re:What's it saying...

[Anonymous Coward]

More to the point, CD-Rs used to all be GOLD, and very, very expensive. I remember days when discs were ~80 bucks a pop, and the recorders were $5000+

It was a "golden master", because that's what you took to the plant to begin manufacture, and it just happens to have been colored gold, this applies both to music and software, too.

Re:What's it saying...

[Ford Prefect]

Well, you see, games about getting out of bed, going to work, scooping cat poop into a bag and such never really took off.

Except in Japan.

Oh oh I know the answer!

[UncleJam]

gaben

Re:No

[StevenHenderson]

Good point. :) However, sometimes it just doesnt sound right:

"Hey baby - I can last for seconds!"

Gabe Newell Shot!

[EvilMidnightBomber]

The plan: to bust the sucker (piñata) open when the game achieved goldIn other news, Bellevue, WA police arrived at VU games this morning to discover a bizarre scene after responding to a call of attempted homicide. On site, officers discovered two additional piñatas cowering in the corner of the room babbling "My god, what are you doing?!" "Stop attacking! He's a friend!" and "Are you insane?". Suspect, and company director, Gabe Newell, was taken to Bellevue-Sinai hospital still clutching what appears to be a gold-plated crowbar and is listed in critical condition after being shot by VU security, who, clearly shaken by the whole incident, could only keep commenting ""Hey stop that!" and "Are you crazy? Leave him alone!"

Re:Is anyone else torn between...

[Anonymous Coward]

I pre-ordered the "Collector's Edition" from Ebgames.com. According to their webpage, it includes the following:

Limted Edition DVD-ROM version of Half-Life 2

Counter-Strike: Source - The next generation of the #1 online action game

Half-Life: Source - Digitally remastered version of the original acclaimed PC game

Free Limited Edition T-shirt - Offered in men's size XL only

Half-Life 2 Prima Book - Information on character backgrounds, the making of the game, and more than 100 pieces of artwork

Of course, this CE is $80. I almost wasn't able to justify spending that kind of money... then I noticed the free T-Shirt. Yay!

Gold?

[complete loony]

I'll believe it's gold when someone here posts a torrent / emule link.