E-mailing Vivendi won't do anything. They know some people have it and they don't care. Vivendi knows that if HL2 is unlocked before most stores put it on the shelves, people will be much more likely to buy it on Steam, thus a loss of sales for them. Thus, they won't let Valve unlock it until the boxed versions are being sold everywhere, i.e. Tuesday(or maybe Monday, I know EB for one has that as the release date).
Some people? I mean, its selling widespread now. Best Buy got an email saying stock it NOW, and my tight-**** walmart in my area even has it, they never do this either.
Meh. Tuesdays only 2 days away <!--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-->
<!--QuoteBegin-esuna+Nov 14 2004, 01:32 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (esuna @ Nov 14 2004, 01:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-Athena+Nov 14 2004, 12:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Athena @ Nov 14 2004, 12:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Was looking at the product listings for Gamestop, and remembered something - do any of you guys know which Prima book is included with the Collector's Edition (the big black box that comes with the tshirt)? I was wanting to get "Raising the Bar," but somehow I don't think that's the one that it comes with... they don't say if it's the strategy guide, or what. @.@ <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> The one that comes with the CE is the Prima strategy guide. Raising The Bar is the behind the scenes book from HL1-HL2 and should be available in all good book stores. (It's out on Amazon, at least).<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Actually, the retail CE only comes with a sampler of the official guide. It's still nice, and it looks pretty, but it's just a sampler. The strategy guide, Raising The Bar, and a "Mod Makers Guide" due out in January are all sold separately.
Also, an interesting bit of trivia: the <a href='http://www.anry.ru/gallery/gordon_freeman/gordon_freeman_eng.htm' target='_blank'>really good unofficial Gordon art</a> that has been floating around was used as the back cover of the CE guide, and maybe the official guide as well. Looks nice.
I have had HL2 on my comp and ordered for a while now, and it sucks to have to wait any longer because of the hard copy, even if it was the original date they announced.
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Meh. Tuesdays only 2 days away <!--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-->
The one that comes with the CE is the Prima strategy guide. Raising The Bar is the behind the scenes book from HL1-HL2 and should be available in all good book stores. (It's out on Amazon, at least).<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Actually, the retail CE only comes with a sampler of the official guide. It's still nice, and it looks pretty, but it's just a sampler. The strategy guide, Raising The Bar, and a "Mod Makers Guide" due out in January are all sold separately.
Also, an interesting bit of trivia: the <a href='http://www.anry.ru/gallery/gordon_freeman/gordon_freeman_eng.htm' target='_blank'>really good unofficial Gordon art</a> that has been floating around was used as the back cover of the CE guide, and maybe the official guide as well. Looks nice.
I have had HL2 on my comp and ordered for a while now, and it sucks to have to wait any longer because of the hard copy, even if it was the original date they announced.