Half-Life 2 submitted to VU
Valve officials confirm that the long-delayed shooter is thisclose
from gold status.
After years of missed launch dates and release mishaps, the Half-Life
2 saga is entering its final chapter. Doug Lombardi, Valve's director
of public relations, confirmed to GameSpot today that the release
candidate for the game has been sent to its publisher, VU Games, for
approval. "Yes, the release candidate went to VUG yesterday," he said.
Word of the submission first came via a forum post from Valve CEO Gabe
Newell. "The RC went to VU yesterday," read Newell's one-line post on
the hl2fallout.com forums. In light of the recent false postings on
the site, shacknews.com confirmed the post's authenticity. "Yes.
Getting close," Newell responded.
Submission of a release candidate to the publisher is the final step
in a game's development. If VU approves the candidate, Half-Life 2
will "go gold," and will be sent to the factory for production.
However, no official release date has yet been set for the game,
although online vendors have given it a speculative November ship
date.
By Tor Thorsen -- GameSpot
POSTED: 09/16/04 12:02 PM PST
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