When I first started reading this, I thought Valvetime was messing with me....man this just doesn't seem like something that Valve would do...now I'm getting worried...
Considering the fiasco regarding the release of HL2 back in 2003, I have no doubt that they are delaying for a good reason. When fans wait for such a long time, they get really antsy. If they wre to release any kind of information it would just put Valve into a crucible that they would not be...
If they were to make any Half-Life movie, I don't think it would involve Gordon. The point of the Freeman is for him to be an impersonal vessel that the player uses to interact with the world. They turn Gordon into themselves in a sense. The moment he is portrayed in the movie with a specific...
If anything I would rather have things that involve the story or improve the immersion of the story first before valve puts time and effort into other mechanics like ADS (though I really wouldn't want ADS in the first place). I see AI as something that should be the primary focus with things...