Looky Looky!!!!!

cam9786 · 09-27-04, 06:20 PM

This just in:

Half-Life 2 Review.

Yes, you read that right.

We can't hold back our excitement any longer - Half-Life 2 is reviewed in the next issue of PC Gamer, on sale Oct 5. Our UK exclusive features eight pages on the biggest game ever to hit the PC. We've toyed with the gravity gun, gone toe-to-toe with the Overwatch, and watched in awe as the Striders strut.

Thanks to planethalflife for this info

Doom 3 was reviewed in August Issue of PC Gamer, could it be that HL2 will be an October release? Let's hope so.

Gaco · 09-27-04, 06:32 PM

Yes, just read that too!!!

And futhurmore:

"We certainly have an exciting couple of months ahead of us. I know I have said it in almost every single news post about Half-Life 2 over the past few weeks but the wait is indeed nearly over and we'll shortly find out whether or not the wait has been worth it. With at least three magazines so far confirming printed reviews in October, we're finally going to get a verdict on the game we've all been waiting for. Here's the review schedule as it stands so far:

PC Gamer UK: Tuesday 5th October 2004
PC Gameplay NL: Tuesday 5th October 2004
PC Zone UK: Friday 8th October 2004

So far, the American magazines have all been very tight-lipped about whether or not they will be covering Half-Life 2 in their next issues but I'm sure they'll follow the trend, along with other magazines worldwide. And as if this wasn't enough to get you excited already, our forum member, uziholda, informed me over the weekend that he'd received a personal response to an e-mail from Mark Donald, editor of PC Gamer UK. He says so little but yet so much:

uziholda: ...was [Half-Life 2] what you guys expected?
Mark Donald: More"

Source: http://www.halflife2.net//

So suddenly it seems very likely that we will have the first reviews within the upcoming days and weeks. Counter-Strike Source should now also be available in full version:

Source: http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/551/551763p1.html/

So hopefully we will see Half-Life 2 going gold in a few weeks now

Seoulstriker · 09-27-04, 07:21 PM

Don't be too optimistic. Valve and HL both suck dick.

lIqUID · 09-27-04, 07:47 PM

wow

I care about 1000% less for this game than I did a year ago. I think many people after FINALLY getting it will be sorely disappointed.

Omega53 · 09-27-04, 07:58 PM

Subtestube · 09-27-04, 08:07 PM

Hang on.. weren't people saying it was going to appear in the October issue? That says December...

aAv7 · 09-27-04, 08:09 PM

where'd you find that at!? You sure it isnt photoshopped?

circuitbreaker8 · 09-27-04, 08:11 PM

It probably is

cam9786 · 09-27-04, 08:11 PM

Look at my thread and then look at this one. Something tells me that HL2 is coming in October. Come on, people, orange and black logo? Gotta be October!

|JuiceZ| · 09-27-04, 08:22 PM

merged...

aAv7 · 09-27-04, 08:23 PM

But it's been orange and black since last year, when it was supposed to be out 9/30. I dont think the color of a logo has much to do with a release =) I hope it does come out in october. I really do. But at this point, i'm not getting excited till I see it on a store shelf. EVEN reading an official statement saying "gone gold" wont excite me, cause there's still the chance dumb****s VUG will hold the game back pending their lawsuit vs. valve.

aaahhh52 · 09-27-04, 09:05 PM

lol any body could photoshop that thing with there hands behind there back, as shown above ^^ :P this game no longer excites me

09-27-04, 06:20 PM	#1
cam9786 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Right Behind You... Posts: 368	Possible PC Gamer UK Special HL2 Review!!!! This just in: Half-Life 2 Review. Yes, you read that right. We can't hold back our excitement any longer - Half-Life 2 is reviewed in the next issue of PC Gamer, on sale Oct 5. Our UK exclusive features eight pages on the biggest game ever to hit the PC. We've toyed with the gravity gun, gone toe-to-toe with the Overwatch, and watched in awe as the Striders strut. Thanks to planethalflife for this info Doom 3 was reviewed in August Issue of PC Gamer, could it be that HL2 will be an October release? Let's hope so. __________________ [B][SIZE=1]System Specs: Custom Built All Grey Case with air-intake slides at the side. 4 Drive Bays [B]AMD Athlon XP 3200+ "Barton" Core @ 2.22GHz, 400MHz Front Side Bus[/B] [B]BFG GeForce 6800GT OC @ 400/1.10 GHz[/B] 40GB Maxtor Hard Drive 7200RPM 17'' Flat-Screen Silver Monitor -KDS Visual Sensations [B]ASUS A7N8X Motherboard nForce2 Ultra Chipset 400FSB Dual Channel[/B] [B]Crucial 1024 MB PC3200 DDR 400 RAM[/B] nForce2 Audio Controller Labtec Desktop Speakers & Subwoofer ASUS CD-RW 52x24x52 Burner Large AMD Athlon XP Fan Large Air Case Fan Antec True430 430 Watt Power Supply - 20A on 12V line[/SIZE][/B] [B]3dMark03 -[/B] [URL=http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=2811011]http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=2811011[/URL] [I][B]Kamel on Kids and Doom 3 -[/B] [/I] [I]i don't know about you guys, but i'd like to teach my kid that if a demon breaks into our house, you should shoot the bastard... multiple times, until he decinegrates (just to make sure).[/I] I am 73% addicted to Counterstrike. [url=http://seanism.com/addiction/cs.php]What about you?[/url]

09-27-04, 06:32 PM	#2
Gaco L4D & DoW2 ftw! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,143	Re: Possible PC Gamer UK Special HL2 Review!!!! Yes, just read that too!!! And futhurmore: "We certainly have an exciting couple of months ahead of us. I know I have said it in almost every single news post about Half-Life 2 over the past few weeks but the wait is indeed nearly over and we'll shortly find out whether or not the wait has been worth it. With at least three magazines so far confirming printed reviews in October, we're finally going to get a verdict on the game we've all been waiting for. Here's the review schedule as it stands so far: PC Gamer UK: Tuesday 5th October 2004 PC Gameplay NL: Tuesday 5th October 2004 PC Zone UK: Friday 8th October 2004 So far, the American magazines have all been very tight-lipped about whether or not they will be covering Half-Life 2 in their next issues but I'm sure they'll follow the trend, along with other magazines worldwide. And as if this wasn't enough to get you excited already, our forum member, uziholda, informed me over the weekend that he'd received a personal response to an e-mail from Mark Donald, editor of PC Gamer UK. He says so little but yet so much: uziholda: ...was [Half-Life 2] what you guys expected? Mark Donald: More" Source: http://www.halflife2.net// So suddenly it seems very likely that we will have the first reviews within the upcoming days and weeks. Counter-Strike Source should now also be available in full version: Source: http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/551/551763p1.html/ So hopefully we will see Half-Life 2 going gold in a few weeks now __________________ ---MAIN GAMING RIG from MID SEPTEMBER 2007, MOBO+CASE+FANS UPGRADED APRIL 2009, GRAPHICSCARD UPGRADED MARCH 2010--- Case: Antec P182 case + 3x 120mm Scythe Slipstream SY1225SL12M @ ~900 RPM Motherboard: Asus P5Q Deluxe CPU: Intel Core2 Q6600@3.3ghz w. Noctua NH-U12P RAM: 4Gb Crucial Tracer PC-8500 Graphics: XFX Radeon HD 5970 Black Edition Harddiscs: 2xRaptorX 150gb 10.000 RPM in RAID0 Soundcard: X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Sound: Sennheiser HD600 Headphones + headamp Keyboard: Logitech DiNovo Edge Mouse: Razor Orochi Monitor: Samsung 2232BW (22" 1680*1050) OS: Windows 7 Professional 64bit

09-27-04, 07:21 PM	#3
Seoulstriker Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 281	Re: Possible PC Gamer UK Special HL2 Review!!!! Don't be too optimistic. Valve and HL both suck dick.

09-27-04, 07:47 PM	#4
lIqUID whip yo ass! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 653	Re: Possible PC Gamer UK Special HL2 Review!!!! wow I care about 1000% less for this game than I did a year ago. I think many people after FINALLY getting it will be sorely disappointed.

09-27-04, 07:58 PM	#5
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09-27-04, 08:07 PM	#6
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09-27-04, 08:09 PM	#7
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09-27-04, 08:11 PM	#9
cam9786 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Right Behind You... Posts: 368	Re: Looky Looky!!!!! Look at my thread and then look at this one. Something tells me that HL2 is coming in October. Come on, people, orange and black logo? Gotta be October! __________________ [B][SIZE=1]System Specs: Custom Built All Grey Case with air-intake slides at the side. 4 Drive Bays [B]AMD Athlon XP 3200+ "Barton" Core @ 2.22GHz, 400MHz Front Side Bus[/B] [B]BFG GeForce 6800GT OC @ 400/1.10 GHz[/B] 40GB Maxtor Hard Drive 7200RPM 17'' Flat-Screen Silver Monitor -KDS Visual Sensations [B]ASUS A7N8X Motherboard nForce2 Ultra Chipset 400FSB Dual Channel[/B] [B]Crucial 1024 MB PC3200 DDR 400 RAM[/B] nForce2 Audio Controller Labtec Desktop Speakers & Subwoofer ASUS CD-RW 52x24x52 Burner Large AMD Athlon XP Fan Large Air Case Fan Antec True430 430 Watt Power Supply - 20A on 12V line[/SIZE][/B] [B]3dMark03 -[/B] [URL=http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=2811011]http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=2811011[/URL] [I][B]Kamel on Kids and Doom 3 -[/B] [/I] [I]i don't know about you guys, but i'd like to teach my kid that if a demon breaks into our house, you should shoot the bastard... multiple times, until he decinegrates (just to make sure).[/I] I am 73% addicted to Counterstrike. [url=http://seanism.com/addiction/cs.php]What about you?[/url]

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09-27-04, 08:23 PM	#11
aAv7 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 2,250	Re: Looky Looky!!!!! But it's been orange and black since last year, when it was supposed to be out 9/30. I dont think the color of a logo has much to do with a release =) I hope it does come out in october. I really do. But at this point, i'm not getting excited till I see it on a store shelf. EVEN reading an official statement saying "gone gold" wont excite me, cause there's still the chance dumb****s VUG will hold the game back pending their lawsuit vs. valve. __________________ [SIZE="1"][B]CPU:[/B] AMD64 3200+ Winchester @ 2.2 [B]RAM:[/B] 2GB Kingston Dual Channel DDR 400 [B]Motherboard:[/B] Gigabyte K8 Triton nForce4 [B]VideoCard:[/B] eVGA GeForce 7800GTX 512MB [B]Hard Drive:[/B] WD 250GB Sata [B]OS:[/B] Dual boot, Windows XP Home/Windows Professional x64 Edition Retail[B] Audio:[/B] X-Fi Xtreme Music [B]Mouse:[/B] Logitech MX 310 [B]PSU:[/B] 500W Ultra Connect (34A on the 12V+)[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"][B]Xbox 360:[/B] w/ Intercooler @ 1280x1024 , Dynasty Warriors 5, Fight Night Round 3, Kameo, NBA 2K6, Perfect Dark Zero CE, and PGR 3[SIZE="1"][/SIZE][/SIZE]

09-27-04, 09:05 PM	#12
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