HL2 going Gold On Monday 8/30

Borealis · Aug 28, 2004, 08:04 AM

Posted on HL2 Fallout forums from Gabe Newell. HL2 FINALLY GOES GOLD ON 8/30. Heres a link to the post.

hl2fallout

For further validation it's also posted on www.steampowered.com
Link to thread: Here

Remember: Date is subject to change...

Please Discuss at DRIVERHEAVEN.

germanjulian · Aug 28, 2004, 09:28 AM

............

Logla · Aug 28, 2004, 09:56 AM

Wonderfull news!

Mr cairo · Aug 28, 2004, 10:36 AM

Bart1987 · Aug 28, 2004, 11:15 AM

Great. I can't wait to play it.

ViRuS2k · Aug 28, 2004, 11:21 AM

About time.

fireball · Aug 28, 2004, 11:23 AM

buckbeak · Aug 28, 2004, 11:46 AM

According to info on the Steam forums its fake

Apparently Gabe's forum account has been hacked.

Monkeyboy · Aug 28, 2004, 11:49 AM

I ain't been holding my breath.....

Zardon · Aug 28, 2004, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buckbeak

According to info on the Steam forums its fake

Apparently Gabe's forum account has been hacked.

link?

Sandok · Aug 28, 2004, 12:14 PM

seems real to me... I can't wait! anyways the game is slanted somewhere for september 23rd or sumthin... Anyways, the wait is over!

(and if this was fake, valve would have condemned it)

fibonaccov · Aug 28, 2004, 12:26 PM

Here is some more info:

From : Gabe Newell <gaben@valvesoftware.com>
Sent : Saturday, August 28, 2004 9:22 AM
To : "ctarkin" <ctarkin@digiverse.net>
Subject : GOLD?

No, it's 100% fake.

-----Original Message-----
Hello Gabe, I've just read the thread in hl2fallout about HL2 going gold on monday.
As a hardcore fan I must ask: IS THIS REAL?

Thanks for the kickass game
Chris 'tarkin'

Snapy:
http://fluxclan.com/pub/HowsThis.jpg

Official Halflife2.net "We're going gold monday..." Annoucement
by Icarus @ 2:22am Saturday 28th August, 2004 Some hours ago a thread was posted at HL2Fallout.com that claimed Half-Life 2 will be going gold on monday. HL2Fallout.com has decided to accept this as truth without clear confirmation from Valve.

Due to concerns we at HalfLife2.net have over HL2Fallout.com not being able to pinpoint the IP of the originating post at this time, and because of Valve's past issues concerning security, we have decided to adopt a more conservitive stance, since we do not want to futher harm done to Valve's reputation if this claim is false.
HalfLife2.net will not treat this as the absolute truth until we can get confirmation directly from Valve. Pending that, it will be treated as mere speculation.

***Veridian3*** · Aug 28, 2004, 12:27 PM

http://www.steampowered.com/forums/s...hreadid=132227

dsdsdk · Aug 28, 2004, 12:59 PM

about the email in post #12: from forum moderator:
"Ignore that, some kid posted it on here but refused to provide headers and then tried to say someone else posted it. The fact he refused to provide proof it was genuine makes it pretty suspect.

So its still up in the air."

---------------------------------------------
And some info on Gold claim:

Official Halflife2.net "Gone Gold" Annoucement

Some hours ago a thread was posted at HL2Fallout.com that claimed Half-Life 2 will be going gold on monday. HL2Fallout.com has decided to accept this as truth without clear confirmation from Valve.

Due to concerns we at HalfLife2.net have over HL2Fallout.com not being able to pinpoint the IP of the originating post at this time, and because of Valve's past issues concerning security, we have decided to adopt a more conservitive stance, since we do not want to futher harm done to Valve's reputation if this claim is false.
HalfLife2.net will not treat this as the absolute truth until we can get confirmation directly from Valve. Pending that, it will be treated as mere speculation.

Thank You
Halflife2.net Staff

Nacht · Aug 28, 2004, 03:31 PM

damn....

Counterfe1t · Aug 28, 2004, 03:39 PM

the post has been concluded to be a fake. The story so far someone hacked newell's account and posted the phony information in hopes of exciting people. whats funny though is how they managed to hack into a IPB account arent they the safest forum acounts available? anwyways heres the links to the story.

http://www.csnation.net/
http://www.steampowered.com/forums/s...hreadid=132227

Distroyed · Aug 28, 2004, 05:25 PM

Like the story of the development of HL2, nothings been concluded. Fortunately, it hardly matters these days.

jsx[ifl] · Aug 28, 2004, 06:10 PM

totally lame...lol

was hopin just for a sec that it was real.

Bicka · Aug 28, 2004, 06:44 PM

Finally, offically confirmed to be fake:

http://www.steampowered.com/forums/s...hreadid=132230

Sandok · Aug 28, 2004, 06:57 PM

Was hopin it was real too... Why do some people like making stupid jokes?

tazdevl · Aug 28, 2004, 07:06 PM

If it's preloading on Steam, it'll be going gold soon.

Bicka · Aug 28, 2004, 07:17 PM

I'd like to think that but the preload, for now at least, is entirely textures for the game and nothing else.
This preload was planned to upload everything that won't be changed, from now until HL2's release, on to ppl computers. So its still possible for Valve to be a good few months away from gold.

Borealis · Aug 28, 2004, 07:56 PM

Back to vaporware status until it's really really official. Sorry about the double post mods, didn't see this thread.

Newell is a f*ckin idiot, what kind of moron uses his name for a password? Yet at that the same friggin name used on his valve email addy.....

"gaben"

So intelligent to be a head honcho on one of the biggest games of all time, yet you see this and the beta leak last year, the hl2 script leak and it really makes you wonder.....did the pizza get to his brain cells? Did he get smacked upside the head with a crowbar one too many times? Unbelievable...

**MIG-31** · Aug 28, 2004, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Borealis

Back to vaporware status until it's really really official. Sorry about the double post mods, didn't see this thread.

no biggie......not quite a double post but has been mentioned a few times in this thread already.....just a little pointless having two news posts based on the same news.

but damn frustrating also.......we will see soon enough which is correct....will be nice to an official gone gold status soon.

tazdevl · Aug 28, 2004, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bicka

I'd like to think that but the preload, for now at least, is entirely textures for the game and nothing else.
This preload was planned to upload everything that won't be changed, from now until HL2's release, on to ppl computers. So its still possible for Valve to be a good few months away from gold.

My guess is that they're staging it. Putting everything up at once would be pretty brutal.

I do think you are right about the order, they are phasing things so they can change things if needed though.

Borealis · Aug 28, 2004, 08:08 PM

Quote:

I do think you are right about the order, they are phasing things so they can change things if needed though.

I'm thinking the correct wording here would be "delay" things "when" needed.

I never could've imagined so much drama involved in the production of a videogame. I'm just waiting for the next

to happen before it's "gold".

Pluvious · Aug 29, 2004, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Borealis

Back to vaporware status until it's really really official. Sorry about the double post mods, didn't see this thread.[/color]
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[color=plum]Newell is a f*ckin idiot, what kind of moron uses his name for a password? Yet at that the same friggin name used on his valve email addy.....[/color]
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[color=plum]"gaben"[/color]
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[color=plum]So intelligent to be a head honcho on one of the biggest games of all time, yet you see this and the beta leak last year, the hl2 script leak and it really makes you wonder.....did the pizza get to his brain cells? Did he get smacked upside the head with a crowbar one too many times? Unbelievable...

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[color=white]Took the words right out of my mouth! Beta leak, script leak and now we find out what kind of dolt he really is. After getting FBI agents swarming your offices you'd think they would have told the company to review their passwords and get a clue. Truly amazing..

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MythicaL · Aug 29, 2004, 01:12 AM

And his account wasn't hacked... someone just guessed an easy password

Zardon · Aug 29, 2004, 01:21 AM

wow im stunned someone would use such a password on a high profile forum account

The_Neon_Cowboy · Aug 29, 2004, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Counterfe1t

the post has been concluded to be a fake. The story so far someone hacked newell's account and posted the phony information in hopes of exciting people. whats funny though is how they managed to hack into a IPB account arent they the safest forum acounts available? anwyways heres the links to the story.

http://www.csnation.net/
http://www.steampowered.com/forums/s...hreadid=132227

this crap is just stupid PR stunts ....
also a geat cover story to back out a time line

valve never releases anything on time

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Aug 28, 2004, 11:46 AM	#8
buckbeak DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	According to info on the Steam forums its fake Apparently Gabe's forum account has been hacked. __________________ Buckbeak

Aug 28, 2004, 12:59 PM	#14
dsdsdk DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Denmark, CPH. Posts: 586 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	about the email in post #12: from forum moderator: "Ignore that, some kid posted it on here but refused to provide headers and then tried to say someone else posted it. The fact he refused to provide proof it was genuine makes it pretty suspect. So its still up in the air." --------------------------------------------- And some info on Gold claim: Official Halflife2.net "Gone Gold" Annoucement Some hours ago a thread was posted at HL2Fallout.com that claimed Half-Life 2 will be going gold on monday. HL2Fallout.com has decided to accept this as truth without clear confirmation from Valve. Due to concerns we at HalfLife2.net have over HL2Fallout.com not being able to pinpoint the IP of the originating post at this time, and because of Valve's past issues concerning security, we have decided to adopt a more conservitive stance, since we do not want to futher harm done to Valve's reputation if this claim is false. HalfLife2.net will not treat this as the absolute truth until we can get confirmation directly from Valve. Pending that, it will be treated as mere speculation. Thank You Halflife2.net Staff Last edited by dsdsdk; Aug 28, 2004 at 01:03 PM. Reason: spelling

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Counterfe1t DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 440 Rep Power: 0	the post has been concluded to be a fake. The story so far someone hacked newell's account and posted the phony information in hopes of exciting people. whats funny though is how they managed to hack into a IPB account arent they the safest forum acounts available? anwyways heres the links to the story. http://www.csnation.net/ http://www.steampowered.com/forums/s...hreadid=132227 __________________

Aug 28, 2004, 08:04 AM	#1
Borealis DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	HL2 going Gold On Monday 8/30 Posted on HL2 Fallout forums from Gabe Newell. HL2 FINALLY GOES GOLD ON 8/30. Heres a link to the post. hl2fallout For further validation it's also posted on www.steampowered.com Link to thread: Here Remember: Date is subject to change... Please Discuss at DRIVERHEAVEN.

Aug 28, 2004, 09:56 AM	#3
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 62	Wonderfull news!

Aug 28, 2004, 11:15 AM	#5
Bart1987 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 634 Rep Power: 0	Great. I can't wait to play it.

Aug 28, 2004, 11:21 AM	#6
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	About time.

Aug 28, 2004, 11:23 AM	#7
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Aug 28, 2004, 11:49 AM	#9
Monkeyboy DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Vista: the woe starts now! Posts: 113 Rep Power: 0	I ain't been holding my breath.....

Aug 28, 2004, 12:14 PM	#11
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 66	seems real to me... I can't wait! anyways the game is slanted somewhere for september 23rd or sumthin... Anyways, the wait is over! (and if this was fake, valve would have condemned it)

Aug 28, 2004, 12:26 PM	#12
fibonaccov DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 67 Rep Power: 0	Fake Here is some more info: From : Gabe Newell <gaben@valvesoftware.com> Sent : Saturday, August 28, 2004 9:22 AM To : "ctarkin" <ctarkin@digiverse.net> Subject : GOLD? No, it's 100% fake. -----Original Message----- Hello Gabe, I've just read the thread in hl2fallout about HL2 going gold on monday. As a hardcore fan I must ask: IS THIS REAL? Thanks for the kickass game Chris 'tarkin' Snapy: http://fluxclan.com/pub/HowsThis.jpg Official Halflife2.net "We're going gold monday..." Annoucement by Icarus @ 2:22am Saturday 28th August, 2004 Some hours ago a thread was posted at HL2Fallout.com that claimed Half-Life 2 will be going gold on monday. HL2Fallout.com has decided to accept this as truth without clear confirmation from Valve. Due to concerns we at HalfLife2.net have over HL2Fallout.com not being able to pinpoint the IP of the originating post at this time, and because of Valve's past issues concerning security, we have decided to adopt a more conservitive stance, since we do not want to futher harm done to Valve's reputation if this claim is false. HalfLife2.net will not treat this as the absolute truth until we can get confirmation directly from Valve. Pending that, it will be treated as mere speculation.

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Aug 28, 2004, 03:31 PM	#15
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	damn....

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Distroyed DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 170 Rep Power: 0	Like the story of the development of HL2, nothings been concluded. Fortunately, it hardly matters these days.

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jsx[ifl] DH's Unofficial Hero Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Montreal Posts: 650 Rep Power: 0	totally lame...lol was hopin just for a sec that it was real. __________________ [color=Gray][color=DarkRed][color=Gray][color=DarkRed][color=Gray][color=DarkRed][color=Gray][color=DarkRed][color=Gray][color=DarkRed][color=Gray][color=DarkRed][color=Gray] [/color][/color] [/color][/color][/color][/color][/color][/color][/color][/color][/color][/color][/color]

Aug 28, 2004, 06:44 PM	#19
Bicka DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	Finally, offically confirmed to be fake: http://www.steampowered.com/forums/s...hreadid=132230

Aug 28, 2004, 06:57 PM	#20
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 66	Was hopin it was real too... Why do some people like making stupid jokes?

Aug 28, 2004, 07:17 PM	#22
Bicka DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	I'd like to think that but the preload, for now at least, is entirely textures for the game and nothing else. This preload was planned to upload everything that won't be changed, from now until HL2's release, on to ppl computers. So its still possible for Valve to be a good few months away from gold.

Aug 28, 2004, 07:56 PM	Thread Starter #23
Borealis DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	Back to vaporware status until it's really really official. Sorry about the double post mods, didn't see this thread. Newell is a f*ckin idiot, what kind of moron uses his name for a password? Yet at that the same friggin name used on his valve email addy..... "gaben" So intelligent to be a head honcho on one of the biggest games of all time, yet you see this and the beta leak last year, the hl2 script leak and it really makes you wonder.....did the pizza get to his brain cells? Did he get smacked upside the head with a crowbar one too many times? Unbelievable...

Aug 29, 2004, 01:12 AM	#28
MythicaL I like computers. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In front of a monitor Posts: 3,399 Rep Power: 87 System Specs	And his account wasn't hacked... someone just guessed an easy password __________________ Always knew I didn't belong in this world. I wasn't made for this. But I'll never forget those who betrayed me, and those who never failed my trust.

Aug 29, 2004, 01:21 AM	#29
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	wow im stunned someone would use such a password on a high profile forum account