Half-life 2 Gone Gold Real This Time ?

TheFrostmourneTheFrostmourne Join Date: 2004-09-14 Member: 31708Members
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Source</b>: If we told you, we'd have to kill you.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Makes me doubtful. Still hope to god it's true though!
  • GadzukoGadzuko Join Date: 2002-12-26 Member: 11556Members, Constellation
    Yeah, but they also say that the new model PStwo ships on November 1st, which I guess would be why my store has gone through two shipments of them already. Bogus.
  • ThE_HeRoThE_HeRo Join Date: 2003-01-25 Member: 12723Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Gadzuko+Oct 15 2004, 11:41 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Gadzuko @ Oct 15 2004, 11:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yeah, but they also say that the new model PStwo ships on November 1st, which I guess would be why my store has gone through two shipments of them already. Bogus. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It also says "Unoffically: play 'em if ya got 'em" probably meaning that the original release date was nov 1st, but got released early.
  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    ...wasn't the PS2 released 2 or 3 years ago?
  • baconflapsbaconflaps Join Date: 2004-02-09 Member: 26314Members
    edited October 2004
    They redesigned it to be sleek, sexy, and Atkins friendly.

    <a href='http://www.ebgames.com/ebx_assets/special_product_pages/SideBySide.jpg' target='_blank'>http://www.ebgames.com/ebx_assets/special_.../SideBySide.jpg</a>

    Apparently it got in some trouble with the law so they did a line-up. Here are the suspects.
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    edited October 2004
    It's also top loading. Which sucks.



    And it amazes me how even after an entire year almost every single day has a new "HL2 has gone gold. No <u>REALLY</u> this time!" rumor. Every single freakin day.
  • ANeMANeM Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16267Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->We're sorry for the inconvenience, but GameSpot is temporarily unavailable due to scheduled server maintenance. We'll be back up in no time to continue delivering you our award-winning content.

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    Sincerely,

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    Conspiracy?

    Probably not. Just routine maintenance. HL2 isn't gold.
  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko hates endnotes Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16320Members
    edited October 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-ANeM+Oct 16 2004, 12:21 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ANeM @ Oct 16 2004, 12:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->We're sorry for th<b>is blessing from above</b>, GameSpot is temporarily unavailable due to <b>a lightning bolt smiting our servers</b>. We'll be back up in no time, <b>because evil must flourish in this world</b> and to continue delivering you our <b>poorly written</b> content.

    See you soon!

    <b>Buy our Crap,</b>

    The GameSpot Crew <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Conspiracy?

    Probably not. Just routine maintenance. HL2 isn't gold.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Gamespot message edited for correctness...

    [When HL2 goes gold, as we've established:

    Pentagrams will mark the Earth and demonic souls will raze the ground fallow.
    Flying pigs will begin throwing snowballs at Mother Theresa in hell.
    Gamespy will have an intellectual article, detailing the problems with modern gaming journalism due to their former published works.
    SomethingAwful, Penny-Arcade and TimTodd will all cease to be amusing, and our lives will be filled with Barney, Teletubbies and Demonic Muppet Babies.


    ....or we'll just have news articles on every major gaming news site detailing the event.
  • GwahirGwahir Join Date: 2002-04-24 Member: 513Members, Constellation
    well at least our lives will involve Barney... and he seems to be carrying a bigger gun this time.
  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    Alas, I fear that UltimateGecko may have been referring to Barney the Dinosaur <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • GwahirGwahir Join Date: 2002-04-24 Member: 513Members, Constellation
    I know, but I thought I'd put a twist on it.
  • marcemarce Join Date: 2004-08-24 Member: 30869Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-eediot+Oct 16 2004, 04:28 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (eediot @ Oct 16 2004, 04:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Alas, I fear that UltimateGecko may have been referring to Barney the Dinosaur <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    pfft, haven't you ever watched the show? Barney's the meanest gun-totenest dinosaur this side of history!
  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    Yes, I've seen the show. I fear for those children's lives.
  • CronosCronos Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
    You've never seen TeleTubbies have you eediot?
  • GwahirGwahir Join Date: 2002-04-24 Member: 513Members, Constellation
    I think I saw a few seconds of teletubbies once... and a few seconds of Barney once... that was enough for both <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • CronosCronos Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
    I think I've seen a worse show on TV though. It was kind of like all the worst features of Barney, Teletubbies, and all the extremely bad japanese anime mixed into a steaming pile of crap and sprayed out onto the TV set.

    I was so horrified that I had rigormortis. I couldnt change the channel. I was terrified. Thankfully my frontal lobes imploded before I could COMPREHEND what I was seeing.

    I woke up later wearing no pance. I blame this on the assidious effect that show had on me and now forsake television except for Stargate.
  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko hates endnotes Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16320Members
    edited October 2004
    I saw a teletubby once...

    T'would be a merciless God to allow such a thing to happen again.


    <span style='color:orange'>UltimaGecko curls up in a fetal posistion, whimpering,"Don't let it get me...not any closer...no closer..."</span>

    [Bloodcurdling scream is heard in the distance.]



































    <img src='http://www.tododiversion.net/peldiweb/tinkywinky.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
  • marcemarce Join Date: 2004-08-24 Member: 30869Members
    what were the names of the telestubbies again?

    cmon aussies. You remember this!
  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    meh, don't believe anything till Valve make a press release otherwise it's just conjecture and hearsy.
  • MavericMaveric Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1101Members
    Seven is a lucky number, and we're on pre-load 6... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • raz0rraz0r Join Date: 2003-07-24 Member: 18395Members
    I sure as hell hope this is true.

    And teletubbies FTW!
  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    Tinky Winky, Lala, Poe, and the purple one...
  • raz0rraz0r Join Date: 2003-07-24 Member: 18395Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Swiftspear+Oct 16 2004, 10:03 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Swiftspear @ Oct 16 2004, 10:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Tinky Winky, Lala, Poe, and the purple one... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    the purple one IS tinky winky.
    The other one is Dipsy, nub <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • marcemarce Join Date: 2004-08-24 Member: 30869Members
    yes but what were the names of the tellystubbies?

    one of the australian comedy shows that was around at the time of the hype created sketches around a group of drunkards in similar costumes to the telestubbies who were all a different type of beer. The sketches centered around a narrator playing out the situations ie

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Narrator: Today the telestubbies are very unhappy. VB spent all their booze money while they were sleeping off last night's party. The other telestubbies are showing him how unhappy this makes them in a mature, adult fashion.

    *clip of 3 teletubby-style-drunks-with-stubbies-for-aerials beating up the fourth*<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I don't remember if that exactly figured in an episode but its that idea.
  • GwahirGwahir Join Date: 2002-04-24 Member: 513Members, Constellation
    somehow... teletubbies and this comic come together in my mind...


    <img src='http://www.inktank.com/images/AT/cartoons/08-30-00.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
  • Sub_zer0Sub_zer0 Join Date: 2004-05-09 Member: 28569Members
    look aside from your erm ...teletubbies i will not belive half life 2 has gone gold till i hear it from vu or valve 'nuff said and no one care about teletubbies
  • DefianceDefiance Join Date: 2003-12-01 Member: 23847Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-The-Frostmourne+Oct 15 2004, 08:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (The-Frostmourne @ Oct 15 2004, 08:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <a href='http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/10/15/news_6110731.html' target='_blank'>http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/10/15/news_6110731.html</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    hrm, let me think.

    Ya, another load of garbage.

    HL2 isn't gold.
  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    Never believe it unless Valve or VUG say it. Although I'd trust VUG over Valve, so wait until VUG confirm Gold status.
  • sheena_yanaisheena_yanai Join Date: 2002-12-23 Member: 11426Members
    edited October 2004
    yaayy.. im in <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->


    "What we heard: Ever since the release candidate for Half-Life 2 was submitted to VU Games in mid-September, a pi?ata has hung in the lobby of Valve's headquarters. The plan: to bust the sucker open when the game achieved gold status. Earlier today, GameSpot learned from an informed sourced that "the pi?ata has been broken" and the game has gone gold. Further evidence of the game's completion was a press release issued this afternoon touting the first review of "the entire game." Though nothing official has been announced yet, it appears the fat lady is at last clearing her throat."





    now thats what im calling a proof for a rumor <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    maybe gabe was just hungry

    <img src='http://65.75.137.180/yanai/huh%20O_o/gabe.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
  • marcemarce Join Date: 2004-08-24 Member: 30869Members
    pfft he didn't break the piñata open, he just swallowed it whole from that picture...
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