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It's been almost a month and a half since the delay was announced, and there has been absolutely no new HL2 info/news/media etc. from Valve. Also, the HL2 general forum is right now at an all time slow point, since there is nothing to discuss. What does all this mean? The once mighty HL2 hype machine is starving to death, and it needs some fuel before it is completely overtaken by many other great games in development.
HL2 has had NO NEW MEDIA since e3 except for the DX9 vid (the steam videos don't count, as they are just high quality vids of previously released content), and very, very little new info has been released since then. Despite the lack of media and info, the hype was still massive months later since this is after all the most technologically advanced game ever, not to mention that it was said to have outstanding single player and multiplayer.
It's been around 5 months since e3, and we dont even see any media on the horizon, and this is a game thats been in development for 5 years? Come on, we've been patient for months now, how hard is it to release some screens from the latest build?
In late September, about 5 days from release, the dreaded delay was announced. People lashed out at Valve for the delay, but once source got leaked, the entire gaming community was feeling very sympathetic for Valve, and we deservedly cut them some slack, as there were major security holes to patch up.
But it's been about a month and a half, and we haven't heard ANYTING about the status of HL2. I'm not specifically talking about release dates, as those can be hard to pin down, but just a little status report saying what they're up to. And they can't possibly be far from done right now. They've had 5 years to work on this game, and unless they've been playing spider solitaire on their comps (although I'm sure they have better taste in games :cheese: ) for the last 5 years, they sould be at the very least, almost done by now. And if they are at that stage, why don't they make a quick press release saying so?
Unless Valve wants to lose massive holiday sales, they better hurry up and get this puppy out, unless there are major issues that cant be quickly fixed in a patch. Otherwise, oil the aging hype machine, and keep us hungry for this game with some new media or info. The competition is tough, and its only going to get tougher if they wait on this, because they aren't the only game in town.
HL2 has had NO NEW MEDIA since e3 except for the DX9 vid (the steam videos don't count, as they are just high quality vids of previously released content), and very, very little new info has been released since then. Despite the lack of media and info, the hype was still massive months later since this is after all the most technologically advanced game ever, not to mention that it was said to have outstanding single player and multiplayer.
It's been around 5 months since e3, and we dont even see any media on the horizon, and this is a game thats been in development for 5 years? Come on, we've been patient for months now, how hard is it to release some screens from the latest build?
In late September, about 5 days from release, the dreaded delay was announced. People lashed out at Valve for the delay, but once source got leaked, the entire gaming community was feeling very sympathetic for Valve, and we deservedly cut them some slack, as there were major security holes to patch up.
But it's been about a month and a half, and we haven't heard ANYTING about the status of HL2. I'm not specifically talking about release dates, as those can be hard to pin down, but just a little status report saying what they're up to. And they can't possibly be far from done right now. They've had 5 years to work on this game, and unless they've been playing spider solitaire on their comps (although I'm sure they have better taste in games :cheese: ) for the last 5 years, they sould be at the very least, almost done by now. And if they are at that stage, why don't they make a quick press release saying so?
Unless Valve wants to lose massive holiday sales, they better hurry up and get this puppy out, unless there are major issues that cant be quickly fixed in a patch. Otherwise, oil the aging hype machine, and keep us hungry for this game with some new media or info. The competition is tough, and its only going to get tougher if they wait on this, because they aren't the only game in town.
