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Half-Life 2 for Sale?
 [Nov 13, 2004, 9:02 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

Valve sends an explanation for why Half-Life 2 is not being activated at this time in spite of the couple reports of it being available at retail already:
Half-Life 2 For Sale?

If you have purchased a copy of Half-Life 2, we are sorry you are still waiting to play. This is not Valve's choice. Vivendi is insisting that the game has not yet been released, and has threatened that Valve would be in violation of its contract if we activate the Half-Life 2 Steam authentication servers at this time.

Thanks for your patience and we will update you when we have more news to share.
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Nov 14, 2004, 06:56
Propagandhi
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Nov 14, 2004, 06:56
Propagandhi
 
Thats the $89.99 copy. Doesn't it strike anyone else as odd that they have all this stuff ready to go ?. No wonder it has taken so long to finish the game.

Gabe doesn't do much actual game design. He oversees the process, but for HL 2 he did very little to actuall approve individual design elements. He's the one that organized the Steam packages (and Steam itself). HL 2 was delayed because of it's use of new technologies, not because they were waiting for someone to hand stitch the hats or draw the posters (all concept art there).

Furthmore, neither HL 1: Source nor DoD: Source are ready yet, development only started recently on them.
I eat pasta!
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Well...
NeverAgain
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 hmm, gay VU
Breadman86
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Jubal Harshaw
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Not released?
neeleyman
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w00t
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Re: StarForce? In a DEMO?
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 Re: StarForce? In a DEMO?
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     STEAM IS URINE - HL2 IS ANOTHER FPS
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demo
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  Huh?
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HL2
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-_-
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  Re: settlement
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HL2 Install
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Relax, we understand j00
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activate this
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*shrug* Valve signed the agreement
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So there I was...
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 An Eye for and Eye...
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 An Eye for an Eye...
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  The Riots BEGIN...
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NeverAgain
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 VoodooV = fucktard
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Those shack phone wavs
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 Re: activate this
Management
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Vivendi sucks
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BTW
Management
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Re: StarForce? In a DEMO?
Clancy
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 Re: StarForce? In a DEMO?
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My thoughts
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Phase
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_Pablo
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    To be or not to be...
Yuzzem
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     VU is crap
MrShoop
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Facinating socialogical experiment
Powerflinch
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Seen this?
Bruce Williams
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S_DOG34
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THE ONLY PPL COMPLAININ ARE THE HACKERS
Wildone
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 12 years from now...
jm0ris0n
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Ghoti
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Ghoti
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Dignan
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Nuff said
Cheese
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WOW
Yosemite Sam
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Warpreacher
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 Vivendi.
TewL
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question
Dick
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un4
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Gandhi
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???
Kosumo
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Re:
Rseman
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Gandhi
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Vivendi Rules !!!
Viper
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 Re: Vivendi Rules !!!
S_DOG34
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  Re: Vivendi Rules !!!
Viper
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   Re: Vivendi Rules !!!
nin
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    Re: Vivendi Rules !!!
Viper
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     Re: Vivendi Rules !!!
Gandhi
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      Re: Vivendi Rules !!!
jm0ris0n
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      Re: Vivendi Rules !!!
nin
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   Re: Vivendi Rules !!!
S_DOG34
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 Re: Vivendi Rules !!!
nin
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  Re: Vivendi Rules !!!
Viper
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   Re: Vivendi Rules !!!
S_DOG34
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   Re: Vivendi Rules !!!
Gandhi
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Nov 15, 2004Nov 15 2004
    Reviews begin!!!!
Gandhi
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    Re: Vivendi Rules !!!
Viper
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 Re: Vivendi Rules !!!
nin
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Nov 15, 2004Nov 15 2004
grrr
Dick
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 Re: grrr
Replevin
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  Re: grrr
S_DOG34
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   Re: grrr
Undead Scottsman
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    Re: grrr
S_DOG34
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     Realistic graphics
neeleyman
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jm0ris0n
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skullyface
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FInally
Dick
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 Re: FInally
S_DOG34
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  Re: FInally
Beamer
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Black Manta
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Nov 16, 2004Nov 16 2004
   Happy HL2 Day!
oliversl
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    Re: Happy HL2 Day!
jm0ris0n
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Nov 16, 2004Nov 16 2004
     CRASHES
Black Manta
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      MEMORY LEAK!
Black Manta
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Nov 16, 2004Nov 16 2004
validating steam files
creacher
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No subject
Dick
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Wow!
Troll
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 Re: Wow!
LFace
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  Re: Wow!
Gandhi
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Troll
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LFace
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   Re: Wow!
Gandhi
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    Re: Wow!
Elvis
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Nov 16, 2004Nov 16 2004
So far, so great
Elvis
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Nov 15, 2024Nov 15 2024
Vivendi
Ant
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Nov 15, 2024Nov 15 2024
 Re: Vivendi
jdreyer
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