The point is that, if the judge rules in VUG's favor, they could settle or win a decision for getting some of the Steam revenues from Valve. So no they don't control it, but with a court order, they could win some of its revenue. My bet is that both parties have agreed to this scheme and are...
The judge need not find it necessary to delay release. The argument is ultimately over money, and the reveneues from retail and Steam sales can be kept track of. It's in both parties interest that the game make as much money as possible. Who gets to keep the money from which sales can be decided...
Yes, the AI is not an advancement over the original (come on, can't your allies prioritize shooting the guys about to climb on top of them?), but all the reviews I've seen are so misleading. All the reviewers rushed through the SP and barely scratched the MP. The MP alone is worth the 60 dollars...
How long will it take for the release after the RC's approved?
2 weeks or less
3 weeks or less
4 weeks or less
beyond
For recent comparison, Call of Duty: United Offensive went Gold on the 1st and was released on the 14th (though didn't actually make it to stores until the 15th in most...
Somehow, they avoided much camping in CoD. At least, it doesn't feel like camping, because the hiding spots all are vulnerable from another direction, and the few often used one's, you know where to anticipate them anyway. CoD somehow can have an entire building of enemies lining the windows of...
I agree with your general thesis, but you're wrong to lump CoD in with the BF series. BF has a horible lag induced by the physics (which was introduced to accomodate the vehicles). CoD is very responsive and all the weapons are very accurate if you aim down the sights. True, you won't be moving...
amazon shows a date of October 7th for this. I doubt this is a reliable indicator, but that would put HL2 14-30 days after that...if they succeed in their plan.
So will we get to play as Dog in mp? Wouldn't this be like a specialized role? It would be lame if he moved and took damage just like human characters.