Half-Life 2 Steam presale begins, Counter-Strike: Source now available
The shooter doesn't have a release date yet, but Valve will take your money anyway.
Half-Life 2 News
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Rumor Control: Half-Life 2 plot thickens, Molyneux's mea culpa
To say nothing of the next feature that's sure to be packed into the upcoming Xbox 2.
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Valve readying Half-Life 2 bundles; Counter-Strike: Source available next week
Regular and Collector's Editions to be available at retail; Gold, Silver, and Bronze packages to be pumped via Steam.
Half-Life 2 held hostage?
Court filings show VU Games has the right to sit on finished Half-Life 2 code for up to six months. Could it be deja vu all over again?
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Microsoft talks Longhorn, XNA, and Xbox 2
Windows Gaming general manager Dean Lester updates GameSpot about next-generation consoles, XNA, and what Microsoft's new OS will mean for PC games.
Valve vs. Vivendi Universal dogfight heats up in US District Court
The two-year-old dispute playing out in Federal Court revs up as court dates approach.
Half-Life 2 submitted to VU
Valve officials confirm that the long-delayed shooter is close to gold status.
Vivendi game-division revenues slump
The company's CEO says the recent restructuring of VU Games will produce a turnaround in future earnings statements.
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Rumor Control: Xbox 2 controllers and visions of the PStwo
This week: A new theory behind what's holding up Duke Nukem and another Half-Life 2 release date to debate.
Half-Life 2 (not) gold Monday?
[UPDATE] Valve impostor drops a golden bomb on the Half-Life 2 Fallout forums; stalwart site operators get to the bottom of the hoax.
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Half-Life 2 now preloading via Steam
[UPDATE] Valve has announced that users of its Steam service may begin downloading Half-Life 2 resources for when the game finally becomes available.
Half-Life 2 preload delayed
Valve's Erik Johnson quietly tells the world that the shooter's assets won't be on Steam until Monday.
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Rumor Control: The PSP and GTA:SA delays
This week: Mafia 2 gets whacked, Half-Life 2 gets dated, and BloodRayne gets naked--in Playboy, no less.
Phase two of CS: Source beta begins, Half-Life 2 preload August 19
Buyers of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and the ATI/Half-Life 2 bundle join the beta as Gabe Newell informs public that assets are en route.
Half-Life 2 dialogue reported leaked
Unconfirmed reports say a file containing all of the upcoming shooter's script was accidentally released with the Counter-Strike: Source beta.
Confirmed: Half-Life 2 preloads start next week
Valve's Doug Lombardi confirms assets for the long-delayed shooter will be loaded onto the developer's Steam service next week.
Counter-Strike: Source beta begins
[UPDATE] Participants in Valve's cyber café program have begun testing Half-Life 2's multiplayer; Condition Zero owners get it later in August.
Half-Life 2 preloads a week away?
Forum posts from Valve head Gabe Newell say the first phase of releasing the long-delayed shooter will begin on August 17.
Spot On: Inside G-Phoria
When is an awards show not just about the awards? When Anna Nicole Smith, Jenna Jameson, and Carmen Electra soak up the spotlight and Mechner, Zeschuk, and Rubin wait in ...
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Rumor Control: KOTOR II coming by Christmas and Doom 3 shipping July 31
This week: The Beyond Good & Evil trilogy, the Nintendo Gyroid, and the obligatory Half-Life 2 rumor.
VU Games quarterly revenues slide
Company tags 2004 as "transition year"; plans to break in new management team.
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Rumor Control: The Matrix on Xbox Next and the ATI/Doom 3 deal
This week: G-funk in GTA: San Andreas and Half-Life 2 nears completion--again.
More Half-Life 2 theft details emerge
British newspaper article sheds new light on gaming's most notorious code heist.
Counter-Strike: Source beta coming soon
Valve to offer Cybercafé subscribers and Condition Zero owners first crack at Half-Life 2 multiplay.
Half-Life 2 going gold in August...probably
Valve head honcho Gabe Newell tentatively sets the PC shooter's production start date, divulges some details.
Half-Life 2 voice cast revealed
Robert Guillaume, Lou Gossett, Jr., Robert Culp, and Star Trek's Michelle Forbes will lend their talents to the PC shooter.
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Valve announces Half-Life 2 code theft arrests
Developer of the much-anticipated and delayed shooter sequel reveals that an international wave of arrests have been made.
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Half-Life 2 E3 2004 Updated Impressions
Valve and ATI show off two new Half-Life 2 demos, and we're there to see both.
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E3 Sneak Peeks: Inside the top games, including Half-Life 2
Jade Empire, Prince of Persia 2, and Half-Life 2 creators talk about the secret sauce behind their upcoming games.
Newell demos Source-based Counter-Strike
Valve founder says reworked versions of all original Half-Life content will be available when Half-Life 2 ships "this summer." First footage inside.
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Half-Life 2 E3 2004 Preshow Hands-On Impressions
We actually played it. For 15 minutes. And just wait until you see how much we have to say about those 15 minutes.
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Rumor Control: No GTA at E3 and no Half-Life 2 in '04
Microsoft buying BioWare and Brat and CDV's war of words over BREED are also among this week's items.
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Free Softimage software for Half-Life 2
Softimage will demonstrate and release a free version of its 3D nonlinear production environment software for Half-Life 2 at GDC this week.
Valve conducts Half-Life 2 survey
Steam queries more than half a million users about their hardware configurations to "tune" its upcoming shooter.
Rumor Control: MIA Xbox Half-Life 2 and "The Gamer's Virus"
[UPDATE] PSP prototypes, Pokemon patches, and another Xbox price-cut round out the week's whisperings.
Half-Life 2 due "this summer"
Valve spokesman says gamers will have to hold out a little longer for the trouble-plagued shooter.
Arkane Studios licenses Half-Life 2 engine
Valve confirms Arkane Studios as the second announced company to license its Source engine technology.
Rumor Control: Half-Life 2, Xbox 2, PSP
[UPDATE] Pirated games, 65 nanometer processors, and RAM upgrades, oh my!
Valve builds up Steam
Half-Life 2 developer partnering with Limelight Networks to upgrade its online delivery service.
Half-Life 2 dev kit definitely coming soon
[UPDATE] The SDK for the eagerly awaited title will ship out in the next "few weeks."
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