**OFFICIAL HALF LIFE 2 THREAD** - KEEP ALL THE HALF LIFE CHATTER IN HERE GUYS!!

[warcrow]

9/27/04 PCGAMER HALF LIFE 2 REVIEW ISSUE REVEALED!

Well boys here it is! The cover of the PC Gamer that has the Half Life 2 review in it, and since its the US PC Gamer and they only review finished games (like they did Doom III) its pretty much as good as gold.

HERE YA GO!

 

[NYHoustonman]

Ohboy... That had better be real.

 

[Slogun]

I was excited till I noticed it was the DECEMBER issue!!

 

[warcrow]

Originally posted by: Slogun
I was excited till I noticed it was the DECEMBER issue!!

...that =Nov. Mags are generally dated a month before on the cover. I've never really understood why they do that.

 

[JBT]

Sweet.... More preloading tonight. (The Majority of CS:Source)

 

[warcrow]

http://www.halflife2.net/forum...?s=&threadid=39635



Looks like one of the editors for PCgamer (UK) said that HL2 was the beeeee kneeeeees. I'm starting to get excited again!

 

[warcrow]

More tid-bits. This is deffinitly not a fake:

http://www.forumplanet.com/pla...d=2348&tid=1491553

 

[suklee]

Originally posted by: warcrow

Originally posted by: Slogun
I was excited till I noticed it was the DECEMBER issue!!

...that =Nov. Mags are generally dated a month before on the cover. I've never really understood why they do that.

Yup, most mags are like that. I think it's to give the reader a "I can look into the future" feeling! ha... but in reality most mags would have been printed at least two months prior.

Hmm come to think of it... if that issue's gonna come out in NOV... is it finished printing by now?


edit - just went through those links above, looks like the UK will have magazine reviews in early October!

 

[warcrow]

Originally posted by: Kai920

Originally posted by: warcrow

Originally posted by: Slogun
I was excited till I noticed it was the DECEMBER issue!!

...that =Nov. Mags are generally dated a month before on the cover. I've never really understood why they do that.

Yup, most mags are like that. I think it's to give the reader a "I can look into the future" feeling! ha... but in reality most mags would have been printed at least two months prior.

Hmm come to think of it... if that issue's gonna come out in NOV... is it finished printing by now?

Yup. The issue is suppose to arrive to subscribers this week.

 

[suklee]

Originally posted by: warcrow

Originally posted by: Kai920

Originally posted by: warcrow

Originally posted by: Slogun
I was excited till I noticed it was the DECEMBER issue!!

...that =Nov. Mags are generally dated a month before on the cover. I've never really understood why they do that.

Yup, most mags are like that. I think it's to give the reader a "I can look into the future" feeling! ha... but in reality most mags would have been printed at least two months prior.

Hmm come to think of it... if that issue's gonna come out in NOV... is it finished printing by now?

Yup. The issue is suppose to arrive to subscribers this week.

Very strange that it's 'spose to be a December issue

Anyways... booYEAH! to the imminent HL2 reviews. Bring it on!

 

[NYHoustonman]

I wouldn't think subscribers would get it until mid-late (20's) October. That's generally how these recent huge issues have gone.

 

[XBoxLPU]

w00t

Looks like October it is

 

[warcrow]

*UPDATE*

An interview on halflife2.net with the guy who reviewed HL2:

Today I was able to get a World Exclusive Interview with the man that reviewed Half-Life 2 first, Senior Editor Chuck Osborn from PCGamer. So let?s just get straight to it.


Icarus: What was your reaction when you found out you would be the first to review Half-Life 2?
Chuck Osborn: It was a mixture of excitement and trepidation, because of the responsibility of being the first one to review it.

Icarus: Was Half-Life 2 what you expected?
Chuck Osborn: More

Icarus: Was it worth the wait?
Chuck Osborn: Absolutely

Icarus: How long is the review?
Chuck Osborn: Nine pages, plus we have a four page story telling you what you need to know about running Half-Life 2 on your system.

Icarus: Did it seem dated?
Chuck Osborn: Not at all.

Icarus: Are there any spoilers in the review?
Chuck Osborn: There are some mild spoilers, because you can?t review it without giving away something. I say very clearly when to stop reading if you don?t want to know anything. If you read the entire review, there are a lot of surprises I don?t talk about, because I want you to be surprised. This is not a spoiler review.

Icarus: Does it have multiplayer, if so what are they?
Chuck Osborn: Counter-Strike Source is the multiplayer.

Icarus: Only CS:S, no Deathmatch?
Chuck Osborn: Only CS:S

Icarus: Has it (CS:S) changed any from Beta?
Chuck Osborn: It?s what they say it?s going to be, but with a few surprises

Icarus: Who did you get to play it with?
Chuck Osborn: Valve as well as playing in within our own offices

Icarus: Did you get to play HL Source?
Chuck Osborn: Yes.

Icarus: Can you tell me anything about HL:Source?
Chuck Osborn: Nope

Icarus: Is it (HL:S) included in the review?
Chuck Osborn: Yes, it's discussed in a sidebar along with a few screenshots.

Icarus: Anything you want to say the users before I go?
Chuck Osborn: I'm just glad I don't have to keep my playing Half-Life 2 a secret anymore! It was killing me. Trust me...you won't be disappointed.

....DROOOL!

 

[JBT]

Sweet I can't wait!!!

 

[bamacre]

In the words of George Costanza...



"I think it moved."

 

[blurredvision]

Multiplayer update.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/552/552122p1.html

Looks like an interview with the guy who reviewed the game for PC Gamer confirmed that the only multiplayer shipping with the game is CS: Source, and that's it.

That completely blows.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
Multiplayer update.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/552/552122p1.html

Looks like an interview with the guy who reviewed the game for PC Gamer confirmed that the only multiplayer shipping with the game is CS: Source, and that's it.

That completely blows.

There's no deathmatch? I loved the DM for HL1, we'd go around and play a 4 man free for all, setting tripmines... launching rockets, using that weird bee gun.

 

[bamacre]

I STILL play the TFC MP game I got with the HL Platinum package, almost every day.

 

[zodder]

Giddy up! I can't wait.

 

[JBT]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
Multiplayer update.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/552/552122p1.html

Looks like an interview with the guy who reviewed the game for PC Gamer confirmed that the only multiplayer shipping with the game is CS: Source, and that's it.

That completely blows.

I bet they will have a few mods out soon after. CS just happend to be the most popular. So they worked on it the most. All I relly care about is it atleast gets released lol. If I have to wait for a little bit I can deal with it. I like CS anyways so its not a big deal IMO.

 

[CVSiN]

CS sucks always has..
that alone is enough reason I will not be wasting time or money on this pile of gabe newell crap =P

 

[warcrow]

9/29/04 HL2 EDITIONS ANNOUNCED!!

Here's the scoops kids! There are two different retail editions of the game along with three different Steam packages people will be able to purchase. Soooooooo whenever the hell Vivendi decides to release the game (its rumored the game is already done), there will be a standard edition on 6 CD-ROMs or the previously mentioned Collector's Edition on DVD-ROM.

Here is a list of what will be available via Steam:
Bronze Edition - HL2* and CS:Source.
Silver Edition - HL2*, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 1: Source*, Day of Defeat: Source*, Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam.
Gold Edition - HL2*, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 1: Source*, Day of Defeat: Source*, Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam, Complete Strategy Guide from Prima Games, 3 different Half-Life 2 posters, Half-Life 2 hat, Half-Life 2 postcard, Half-Life 2 stickers, Half-Life 2 Soundtrack CD, Chance to win a trip to Valve! (1 trip offered for every 5000 Gold packages purchased).

*To be made available upon product's release.
You'll be able to purchase through Steam next week (no pricing was mentioned in Gabe's email), when you do so the final version of Counter-Strike: Source will become available immediately. Other games will unlock when released.

OH, and one last thing......VIVENDI SUCKS ME 0FF!

kthnxggbye.

 

[bamacre]

What? No HL2 condoms?

Meh, I'll stick with the Bronze edition. Unless they release a HL2 GT edition.

 

[warcrow]

http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=news


...phase 5, gentlemen, is officially coming down the pipe.

 

[warcrow]

NM