There are a couple of things happening that might point to a Half-Life 2 gold status today, or at least very soon.
1. The Half-Life 2 advertisement : IT'S DONE (here)
Notice the "ON SALE SEPT 22".
2. The Steam content servers bandwidth has increased from 4000 to 8000 Mbps today (here)
3. Planethalflife : "The countdown is on!" which was quickly removed and replaced by "Nothing to see here, Citizens. Move along, move along." (here)
4. It's September! Gabe Newell told us about the possibility that Half-Life 2 was going gold at the end of August (or at least a RC).
5. ECTS?
6. (The Half-Life 2 preload)
1. The Half-Life 2 advertisement : IT'S DONE (here)
Notice the "ON SALE SEPT 22".
2. The Steam content servers bandwidth has increased from 4000 to 8000 Mbps today (here)
3. Planethalflife : "The countdown is on!" which was quickly removed and replaced by "Nothing to see here, Citizens. Move along, move along." (here)
4. It's September! Gabe Newell told us about the possibility that Half-Life 2 was going gold at the end of August (or at least a RC).
5. ECTS?
6. (The Half-Life 2 preload)