I can just as easily say Valve has a near complete version of the game on a PC that was not hacked and that the stolen version was an earlier Beta/Alpha. Or perhaps just a version they throw around the office for testing.
Until Valve comes out and tells us EVERYTHING, then we have nothing to...
Well - if you look at it from a Bit Torrent point of view, you are essentially obtaining and distributing the Files simultaneously.
And there is no protection from the law in either case. All Valve/Vivendi would have to do is prove the file is on your HDD or that at one time it was on your...
Any Firewall will defeat that. I doubt the original hacker isn't aware of that.
However, I'm sure there are a ton of greedy, morons d-loading and playing the beta without a firewall and not even realize their IP addresses are being logged by Valve.
Pretty soon Vivendi will be issuing...
Chris should keep his mouth shut. Fragmaster is 100% right.
If Valve would come out publicly and make a statement, maybe Chris would be more credible.
Chris gets PAID BY VALVE TO KISS HALF LIFE 2's ASS AND MAKE VALVE LOOK GOOD. Now you tell me who is more credible?
Chris knows NOTHING...
ROFLMFAO
This is without any doubt the funniest thing I've seen.
I hipe Valve keeps the Face Morph app in the final release - just for kicks. Or atleast put it in the SDK.
Genuine LOL
I just sent that helpvalve e-mail address about 10 links to torrent sites with the HL2 source, the HL2 beta, the HL2 beta patch and the Nvidia 50 Detonator beta drivers...
I hope they send me a free HL2 voucher! Supposedly they have rewarded some people with helpful information...
But that...
I just sent that helpvalve e-mail address about 10 links to torrent sites wit hthe HL2 source, the HL2 beta, the HL2 beta patch and the Nvidia 50 Detonator beta drivers...
I hope they send me a free HL2 voucher! Supposedly they have rewarded some people with helpful information...
But that...
I don't get the greater article though - are they saying they will shut down Vivendi Universal Games if they can't find a buyer by the end of the next quarter?
So Valve, Blizzard, etc... would have to find a new Publisher?
Or am I reading that wrong?
BTW-
Amazon.com has 12/1/03 for the release date.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006I02Z/qid=1065644434/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_etk-vg/104-0737804-3622364?v=glance&s=videogames&n=468642
But I am not sure if that has always been their date or not.
LOL
Reminds me of that Beer Commercial with the guy stranded on the desert island who keeps finding empty beer bottles with letters in them...
"WHY DO YOU TORMENT ME BRIAN HENDERSON OF 12 MAPLE LANE!!!!"
LOL
EBworld lists 11/27/03
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/235059.asp
Gamestop lists 11/11/03
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=645118
BOTH of these dates were changed TODAY. But previously listed March & April 2004 dates.
WHY DOES THIS TORMENT CONTINUE!!!!!
Does...