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[Coop]

Teaser, full article tomorrow.

http://www.gamespot.com/features/finalhoursofhl2teaser/index.html

 

[Ferrarisimo]

Very nice. Geoff's BTG articles are always a pleasure to read.

 

[Mrbob]

All those people who said Valve never announced a September 30, 2003 release date should read the first page!

Can't wait to read the rest tommorrow. Of all the games in development, this may be one of the most interesting tales of all.

Edit: Just saw this in your avatar!

:lol

 

[neptunes]

Feature articles like these make me want a tablet pc.

Is there a way I can upload this my palm pilot?

 

[Discharger]

Damn, I want the rest to be ready now

It says he's ready to "come clean" -- is he going to say what many suspected, or is there something else we don't know?

For some reason I have a hard time believing he's going to say "We announced a September 30th release date but we were wrong. We weren't even close to ready then and got behind schedule" etc etc

Was it really because they got "hacked" or was that just a smokescreen? I don't doubt they got hacked, but was that the real reason for the delay, or were they just behind to begin with and used the incident as an excuse?

 

[Bregor]

For some reason I have a hard time believing he's going to say "We announced a September 30th release date but we were wrong. We weren't even close to ready then and got behind schedule" etc etc

He's already admitted this.

 

[firex]

Damn, I want the rest to be ready now

It says he's ready to "come clean" -- is he going to say what many suspected, or is there something else we don't know?

For some reason I have a hard time believing he's going to say "We announced a September 30th release date but we were wrong. We weren't even close to ready then and got behind schedule" etc etc

Was it really because they got "hacked" or was that just a smokescreen? I don't doubt they got hacked, but was that the real reason for the delay, or were they just behind to begin with and used the incident as an excuse?

Trust me, they got hacked... I downloaded that leaked alpha stuff a year or so ago (ran like shit on my computer at the time). Game definitely wasn't ready to go gold then judging by that build, but I couldn't see anybody at valve leaking that info just to delay the game more.

 

[Patrick Klepek]

geoff keighly is one of the best gaming journalists around. i can't WAIT to read this.

 

[Justin]

geoff keighly is one of the best gaming journalists around. i can't WAIT to read this.

I loved his Final Hours of Metal Gear Solid 2 story. So well written. Here it is for anyone who might of missed it.

http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/btg_mgs2/

 

[Coop]

One more hour to go!

 

[paul777]

'Tis almost time.

 

[Coop]

IT'S UP

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6112889/?q=1&tag=gs_hp_topslot_click

 

[Biff Hardbody]

Newell says. "If Half-Life 2 isn't viewed as the best PC game of all time, it's going to completely bum out most of the guys on this team."

There it is right there. If HL2 is as good as the videos and articles make it out to be, its going to blow every other game out of the water this year. And, this has been a really good year for games.

Please God, let it be great.

 

[Discharger]

Just finished reading the whole thing

That's crazy

Gabe still didn't give us a good reason why they didn't let us know before Sept 30th it wasn't going to make the announced date, but I'm just glad it's actually done now

 

[Operations]

Wow, that was an excellent article. Very interesting, great wryting style, and lots of stuff I'd never heard about.

 

[Coop]

I finished the article and it was great, the hacker is really fucking stupid.

 

[snapty00]

Uh...

On the one hand, the information of the article is very interesting. On the other hand, I could've done without this overtly melodramatic tone.

It's September 30, 2004, and Gabe Newell is looking to the heavens. "OK, what now?" he asks the gods above, wondering aloud how the forces of nature will next conspire against Valve.

Please.

 

[Fifty]

Fantastic article.

 

[Discharger]

Uh...

On the one hand, the information of the article is very interesting. On the other hand, I could've done without this overtly melodramatic tone.



Please.

I didn't even notice it was out of place, because that's how I think :lol

Everytime something good happens to me, I wonder how long until something horrible happens to balance it out

That said, good point

 

[Vandiger]

Heh, while reading it I was getting the whole Vh1's Behind the music vibe. Lots of ups and downs

 

[MrPing1000]

good read. Role on Tuesday

 

[Hooker]

Man, took me an hour to read and probably fucked up my whole day/night system (3:19 AM now, and need to get up around 8-ish :lol) but it was well worth it.




MY only wish is that this game won't interfere too much with my schoolwork and job

 

[Andy787]

Excellent. I rarely read anything on the "professional" gaming sites, but these BTG articles are fantastic.

This is 100% truth.

 

[Sean]

I love these "Beyond the Game" types of articles. It is very interesting to hear what really goes on behind the scenes. The PoP and MGS2 features were great too!

 

[Mama Smurf]

Great story, took me an hour to read too.

Damn my crappy PC and having to play it on the Xbox! *shakes fist*

 

[puck1337]

Great article.