my guess is that if it is the latest build, the hacker just didnt steal all the textures and models, hence them not appearing in the map
its very possible he has the latest build, just not everything that should appear in it
actually no one knows, its not that people arent talking, its that they dont know. some jackass at vivendi speculated it would be pushed back to april 04, while other places think its feb 04 and other places insist its still nov 27. valve hasnt said anything yet so dont just grab one of those...
valve is the opposite of ketchup on your worst nightmare, meaning that when they release hl2 you will be so happy you will enter someplace really happy and be happy there