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Vivendi Deliberates Over Half-Life 2 Release Candidate
by Chris_D @ 9:39am Friday 1st October, 2004
In a response to this morning's speculation that Vivendi is now setting release dates for late November with retailers, PC Zone/Computer And Video Games are reporting information after speaking with a Vivendi rep:
"Last week we received a Half-Life 2 release candidate from Valve, and in its current state Half-Life 2 is brilliant and looks astonishing," a Vivendi spokesperson went on to talk about the current status of the game, saying: "Vivendi Universal Games is in the midst of determining whether Half-Life 2 meets the gameplay standard of the company and more importantly the devoted Half-Life fanbase."
The news story goes on to say that Vivendi are hopeful of announcing a release date to the public very soon. They also state that their own retail sources reckon a late November release date as being "highly feasable".
It certainly doesn't seem as though the game is gold yet, but it looks as though it will shortly.
We'll keep you posted.
Half-Life 2 Review Overview
by Chris_D @ 9:01am Friday 1st October, 2004
Three reviews down, a great deal more to go. Three magazines from three different countries have now started to send their Half-Life 2 reviews into the public domain. With PC Gamer (UK), PC Format (Slovenia)* and PC Gameplay (Benelux) all giving it reviews 90%, it's looking like this will be a common trend. Here are the scores so far:
PC Gamer (UK): 96%
PC Format (Slovenia): 96%
PC Gameplay (Benelux): 90%
Average score: 94%
Many more reviews are expected this coming week, and we'll keep you updated on the scores as they come in.
* PC Format (Slovenia) is believed to contain a translation of the review appearing in PC Format (UK)
Standard DVD Edition Confirmed for Europe
By Chris_D @ 2:58am Tuesday 5th October, 2004
One of our sources at GAME Stores Group has today confirmed that the standard European version of Half-Life 2 has been confirmed as DVD only and will not be released on CD.
For those of you that don't yet have a DVD drive on your computers, it is either time to buy one or purchase the game through Steam.
Similar titles that have followed this same path are Far Cry, which shipped on DVD in Europe, whereas it shipped on both CDs and DVDs for most of the rest of the world.
Tomorrow at 11 am PST, Half-Life 2 will be ready for purchase through Steam. People who will buy their copy of Half-Life 2 through this medium will immediately receive the final version of Counter-Strike: Source. The other games, including Half-Life 2 itself, will be made available on product release.
Good news for ATi coupon holders as well, for they may redeem their product key for the Bronze Half-Life 2 package or apply their key toward the purchase of either the Silver or Gold package, receiving a credit equal to the price of the Bronze package.
With these events, tomorrow will also be the day Counter-Strike: Source beta will close. Valve would like to thank the thousands of gamers who participated in the beta and helped make it a success.
For more detailed information, please visit steampowered.com.
Allen Leute mit Kreditkarte sage ich schonmal: Viel Spaß!Also revealed, the price list: Bronze will be $49.95, Silver $59.95 and Gold $89.95.
Denen kann nicht das Geld ausgehen, was die allein von ATI kassiert haben reicht noch ein paar JahreTong hat geschrieben:Ich möchte hier wirklich und in aller Öffentlichkeit schwarzmalen : Die sind nicht fertig und es geht das Geld aus !
Kein Problem, dein Pessimismus beschehrt mir ne Flasche SouthernSpike, ich weiss du freust dich drauf und mein Beitrag wird dir nich gefallen, aber trotz aller Ankündigungen : Ich glaub einfach nicht drann und schon garnicht in diesem Jahr.
Rating: 98 percent!
Pros - "Everything: Graphics, plot, gameplay. Its what experts have been predicting for this medium"
Lows - "Squadmates sometimes get in your way; low res textures in huge outdoor scenes"
"Valve has forged the framework for the next generation of games, demonstrating what our medium can and should be able to accompolish"