Half-Life 2 handover in August

PC news by , published on Wednesday 23rd June 2004

Good stuff is happening in the world of Half-Life 2 and a release date is surely on the cards soon. Valve Software have just revealed that it hopes to pass on the game’s master disc to Vivendi any time now - news that has had the gasping world on tenterhooks furiously hoping that the long-awaited first-person shooter sequel will arrive in September.

Valve’s Gabe Newell states that he anticipates that the developer will hand the finished title to Vivendi in August at the latest.

Summer 2004 is the completion date that Valve Software has stuck by since the last official delay announcement, and this latest news from Newell should finally crush any lingering fears that Half-Life 2 will suffer a further significant slip.

September is certainly highly plausible in light of the info concerning the master disc, so fingers crossed. Again