Half-Life 2 Pre-Release Report on CNN

[rec]

Chris Morris of CNN Money has published yet another Half-Life 2 targetted article, this time summarising the events of the past day including the Vivendi delay announcement and details regarding the Half-Life 2 build that has swept the internet. Included in the article is a quote from Todd Hollenshead (id Software) on the topic of leaked content, who is all too familiar with the scenario...

"From what I've seen of Half-Life 2, it looks like it's going to be a really fun game," he said. "My focus would be on doing the thing that's going to make the game great: Focus on finishing it. ... The risk is they find out who did it and [the hacker is] a resident of Russia. Then there's not a damn thing you can do about it. Ultimately, we're in the business of making games, not chasing hackers."

The article covers a lot of ground and is definately worth the read for anyone who has only just stepped into this huge mess of a situation.

 

[SaorAlba]

Interesting read rec. Particularly..

Valve, though, has not confirmed that delay. (Calls to the developer were not returned.) That's an important thing to note. Large independent game developers such as Valve and id Software typically decide when their games are released – not the publishers.

 

[Dhoco X]

Ultimately, we're in the business of making games, not chasing hackers.

Hahaha, lol ...