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Platform Filters:   All Platforms  Xbox   GameCube   PlayStation 2   PC   Game Boy Advance   Site Sections:   Updates  News   Games   Publishers   Developers   Reviews   Previews   Release Dates   Editorials   Glossary   Contact Us		Latest News:       30th August 2004: Half-Life 2 goes gold?  It looks like it is full steam ahead for those who have pre-ordered as they get encrypted versions of Half-Life 2. Posted by Chris Snook - PC - UK and Europe It is here. Sort of. Encrypted copies of what is thought to be near finished versions of half-Life 2 were released to those who are members of Valve's Steam service. Though as there is no release date as yet for the game itself there is no way to decrypt and play the versions being downloaded. Also the 500MB file size, when compressed, is far, far smaller than many would have expected. Leading some to speculate that this is only the core element of the HL2 and that further chunks of code will need to be downloaded to fill out the unpacked size of just over 1GB - which is maybe about a quarter of the total size if recent titles are to be used as a guide. Other speculation is that it is merely the textures and audio files that have been 'released' and that there is no playable code whatsoever in the download. This could be a two pronged strategy to prevent early pirate versions being loosed before Valve is ready for the official launch, which some analysts say could be as far away as November. Though others cite the download as a sign of imminent release. Valve also has been attacked for allowing the download but not the actual playing of any code yet. In any event when Half-Life does explode out of the blocks expect Silicon-Fusion to let you know about it. Chris Snook		Related Games:  Half Life 2 for PC  5  Screenshots  4  Related News Articles Click here for All Game Information.
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