HL2 preload begins Aug 17th

[Ch3tan]

Tom you utter Glen.

I so posted about this before you.

 

[wyrd_fish]

i put my hl2 voucher into steam the other day... it went off and downloaded all kinds of crap (that i already had thanks 2 my hl cdkey) adn now i'll be part of the CS:S beta \o/... and get hl2 when it comes out

rock, rock, rocking on heavens door


i really can't wait

EDIT: i thought about asking for a CD but couldn't be arsed, whitch is, i think, the responce there after

 

[WPKenny]

I've got HL2 on pre-order but also have steam installed. I like the idea of having a boxed version though even if it is a few quid more.

 

[fatbusinessman]

Mmmmm, shiny boxes...

 

[Tom]

New Bink video of the E3 2004 demo:

http://hl2.gaming2.net/downloads.php?id=2 (2nd one down)

 

[Tom]

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/games/buzz/c.../content/p/0/39190/yahoo_hl2-trainstation.exe

New Bink video, E2004 of the train station. 168meg.

Taken from http://gamesdomain.yahoo.com/feature/39392

BTW, the HL2 preload has been pushed back to Monday, because of updates to the CS:S beta.

 

[Summo]

Thanks Tom! Time to put some of this unused Friday-afternoon corporate bandwidth to some use...

 

[fatbusinessman]

BTW, the HL2 preload has been pushed back to Monday, because of updates to the CS:S beta.

Causing the usual barrage of delay rumours - myself, I'm still hopeful, although a little dubious considering the gold date Doug Lombardi named for the September release was "early August". It's now heading towards late August...

 

[Tom]

Apocalypse Now, one of the best films in cinematic history, was delayed by at least a year due to unforseen circumstances, and Coppola's insistence on things being done properly. It was regularly called 'Apocalypse When?' in many newspapers and industry magazines. Nobody is bitter about the delay now.

 

[fatbusinessman]

Or, for a more relevant example, Half-Life 1 was delayed by about a year itself, and is seen as a bit good.

Speaking of which, I hear a sequel to it is in the works...

 

[Tom]

heh:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5515280448

The real Gabe Newell actually placed a bid

 

[Tom]

2 new Bink videos have been released. I only have torrent links atm, but they're hosted on fileshack for anybody prepared to wait 3 hours :/

http://www.filerush.com/download.php?target=03_HL2-Tenements.exe
http://www.filerush.com/download.php?target=05_HL2-Ravenholm.exe


/editage: http://www.fileplanet.com/files/140000/144756.shtml

 

[SheepCow]

pre-loading is due to start at about 05.00 on 24th

 

[Whipped]

Suppose I better re-install steam really

 

[Tom]

Whoo hoo!

I can't wait to get home tonight and....erm....look at some encrypted files in my directory......

 

[dysfunction]

I'm waiting till I get mine in its nice shiny box

 

[nath]

I can't wait to get home tonight and....erm....look at some encrypted files in my directory......

omg ffs e-mail showing freddyshouse rules #2141455 no emalez plz ffs thx!