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I really dont think the Beta Release was just an excuse to delay the game, but i have to wonder...
(btw I could be totally wrong with this)
HL2 will be coming out sometime soon and Im sure a good indicator of that would be that the Official website is going to open up...
But if Valve actually thought HL2 was going to come out on September 30th, wouldnt they actually have a website coming up before that release date or schedualed to. Of course, they might have and i may have just forgot.