November Release "EXTREMELY LIKELY" As Half-Life 2 Submitted For Certification

pr0digal jenius · Oct 17, 2004, 10:00 PM

BBFC in possession of Valve's game to slap on an age rating. Surely this means it's done. Doesn't it?

Valve Software's Half-Life 2 has been submitted to the BBFC for certification, we've learnt this afternoon, news which adds credence to recent rumours that Vivendi is shortly to announce that the hotly anticipated first-person shooter sequel has finally 'gone gold'.

Speaking under strict conditions of anonymity, an industry insider squealed earlier informing us that "as far as Vivendi is concerned, the game [Half-Life 2] is finished" before saying that the title had been passed to PEGI (Pan European Games Information age rating system) for classification, which in turn passed the sequel to the BBFC for certification.

The industry insider added that a November release is now looking "extremely likely".

A BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) spokesperson has confirmed with us within the last few minutes that the government body is indeed in possession of Half-Life 2. However, they could only add at this stage that the first-person shooter is "under evaluation", as far as certification is concerned.

And what, you're no doubt wondering, does Vivendi have to say about all this? Well, actually so are we at the moment. We'd like to report, but at the time of going to press the publisher remained unavailable for comment. Blast their eyes.
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BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Oct 17, 2004, 10:11 PM

yea yea yea, its gonna be released in a month and a bit everyone knows jeez

NeoTribal · Oct 17, 2004, 10:15 PM

We know that you're sick of hearing about it, but some of us would like to know all the news about HL2 as it becomes available...

Thanks for the update!

Necrosis · Oct 17, 2004, 10:45 PM

Ha ha I thought it said "unlikely" since I'm so used to reading negative news about it. I wonder how far it is from release in the states?

Warpy · Oct 17, 2004, 11:30 PM

Heard all this before... all i can say is I hope HLF2 lives up to the expectation cause with all the rumors and hype it's going to need to be extremely good.

All the hype and rumored release dates may kill the game maybe?

ViRuS2k · Oct 18, 2004, 12:26 AM

anyone any news on how long it takes to complete ?
as i have heard no news on that ???????

i will be extreamly annoyed if its completion time is less than 48 hours. 2 days.

i want it to last a long time becuse its been in the makeing for so LONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG

i was utterly dissapointed with DOOM 3`s completion time this better not be in the same boat.,

Dark Lord · Oct 18, 2004, 12:42 AM

reviewers said it took them 17hrs on easy and rushing. they said its about 20-25hrs if your not rushing.

Warpy · Oct 18, 2004, 06:56 AM

Well that sux

kalx · Oct 18, 2004, 05:23 PM

25 hours sucks , what planet you on ? thasts 3 times the time it takes to do doom3

Mocca · Oct 18, 2004, 05:46 PM

I also heard november.... 2008

Let's wait and see guys...

Regarding the 25 hours of gameplay... Well, Doom 3 had much less for me, but 25 hours gameplay also, imo, is a wee bit short when you sell "The most anticipated game of all time"...

Oct 17, 2004, 10:00 PM	#1
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	November Release "EXTREMELY LIKELY" As Half-Life 2 Submitted For Certification BBFC in possession of Valve's game to slap on an age rating. Surely this means it's done. Doesn't it? Valve Software's Half-Life 2 has been submitted to the BBFC for certification, we've learnt this afternoon, news which adds credence to recent rumours that Vivendi is shortly to announce that the hotly anticipated first-person shooter sequel has finally 'gone gold'. Speaking under strict conditions of anonymity, an industry insider squealed earlier informing us that "as far as Vivendi is concerned, the game [Half-Life 2] is finished" before saying that the title had been passed to PEGI (Pan European Games Information age rating system) for classification, which in turn passed the sequel to the BBFC for certification. The industry insider added that a November release is now looking "extremely likely". A BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) spokesperson has confirmed with us within the last few minutes that the government body is indeed in possession of Half-Life 2. However, they could only add at this stage that the first-person shooter is "under evaluation", as far as certification is concerned. And what, you're no doubt wondering, does Vivendi have to say about all this? Well, actually so are we at the moment. We'd like to report, but at the time of going to press the publisher remained unavailable for comment. Blast their eyes. ___________ Source: Computer And Video Games

Oct 17, 2004, 10:11 PM	#2
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	yea yea yea, its gonna be released in a month and a bit everyone knows jeez __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Oct 17, 2004, 10:15 PM	#3
NeoTribal 1" Lobes! =D Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 187 Rep Power: 0	We know that you're sick of hearing about it, but some of us would like to know all the news about HL2 as it becomes available... Thanks for the update! __________________ To the Dark Tower Childe Roland went...

Oct 17, 2004, 11:30 PM	#5
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 0	Heard all this before... all i can say is I hope HLF2 lives up to the expectation cause with all the rumors and hype it's going to need to be extremely good. All the hype and rumored release dates may kill the game maybe? __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Oct 18, 2004, 06:56 AM	#8
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 0	Well that sux __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Oct 17, 2004, 10:45 PM	#4
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Ha ha I thought it said "unlikely" since I'm so used to reading negative news about it. I wonder how far it is from release in the states?

Oct 18, 2004, 12:26 AM	#6
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	anyone any news on how long it takes to complete ? as i have heard no news on that ??????? i will be extreamly annoyed if its completion time is less than 48 hours. 2 days. i want it to last a long time becuse its been in the makeing for so LONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG i was utterly dissapointed with DOOM 3`s completion time this better not be in the same boat.,

Oct 18, 2004, 12:42 AM	#7
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	reviewers said it took them 17hrs on easy and rushing. they said its about 20-25hrs if your not rushing.

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kalx DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Evil Mountain Lair Posts: 248 Rep Power: 0	25 hours sucks , what planet you on ? thasts 3 times the time it takes to do doom3 __________________ ---------------------------------------------------> AMD FX51 / 2x OCZ 400 mhz 512MB DDR /ATi Radeon X800pro /19 inch DVI - - - - - - ---------------------------------------------------->

Oct 18, 2004, 05:46 PM	#10
Mocca Somewhere in time Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Denmark Posts: 133 Rep Power: 0	I also heard november.... 2008 Let's wait and see guys... Regarding the 25 hours of gameplay... Well, Doom 3 had much less for me, but 25 hours gameplay also, imo, is a wee bit short when you sell "The most anticipated game of all time"... __________________ AMD64 3800+ Dualcore Asus A8N-E Nforce4 Ultra Chipset 2048MB Kingston HyperX Dualchan pc3200 Ram Asus 7800GTX PCI-E 16x Graphicscard