I thought it was obvious that this has HL1 code as well as HL2 in it? For God's sake theres even a hl1 folder and bat file. This is more than just HL2 here.
In the Valve info thread someone asked if you could set it so that all terrain and environments had dynamic transformation, ex. destructable anything. He said a mod maker could most certainly do this,
Another quote from NeoMaxims:
I'm referring to an announcement regarding retail/steam release information.
They'll promise HL2 on the 30th, and deliver.... in a fashion. And they won't have lied thus allowing them to come out clean as a whistle.
How is it old news? Hes just using quotes to convey insider information that he personally knows but cant officially say. In a way hes "confirming" some things.
This is from an IGN thread created by a mod and VIP member NeoMaxims. Just to tell you about him, he's a VIP because he works for Black Widow Games who did the They Hunger mods for HL. Heres what he posted:
Officially I can't tell you anything of course, but I can absolutely quote Gabe and...