Saw this salivating info. on HL2 that I know Jason1 will love.
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August 10, 2004 - Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for another frustratingly ambiguous but tantalizing tidbit from Valve Software. It appears that initial assets for Half-Life 2 will pre-load to subscribers of Valve's Steam service later this month. In addition, it looks like the Counter-Strike: Source beta will be available to Condition Zero owners on August 18.
In a post to the forums on hl2fallout.com, Valve's Gabe Newell said:
"Just got out of a review meeting. 8/11 the Cafe's turn on (tomorrow). 8/16 CZ/ATI users pre-load. 8/18 CZ/ATI turns on. 8/17 HL-2 pre-load starts (textures, audio and other stuff that doesn't change)."
The Steam service separates the processes of downloading game data to a subscriber's machine and actually unlocking the game for play. The Counter-Strike: Source beta referred to above, for example, has already begun preloading for certain users (Condition Zero owners are elegible for the beta), but will not be active for play until officially "released" by Valve.
While we can't know until we receive an official comment from Valve, Gabe's post suggests that the company will pre-load elements of Half-Life 2 which will not change between now and the time when the title goes gold and eventually ships. Obviously, if the game code itself is still being revised (i.e., the game's not complete yet), it will not be pre-loaded.
Certainly Gabe's brief post does not tell us just how far Half-Life 2 is from completion. However, like other recent indications and rumors, it does suggest that Valve is deliciously close to that magic, golden point. Could it be a glorious September after all?
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http://pc.ign.com/articles/537/537861p1.html
If this is true, I can't wait to get some of them HL2 files on my computer. Now if Gabe would just say the game will be released at hte end of August, I'll be giddy as a school girl
Half-Life 2 to Begin Pre-Loading This Month?
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