The previously announced September 30th release date for Half-Life 2 is being pushed back. We are currently targeting a holiday release, but do not have a specific "in-store" date to share at this time. We will release that information as soon as we have confirmed a new date.
i don't like hl2 more than doom3 because of the dx9 shaders. i like hl2 more because it looks like it'll have better gameplay.