April 19, 2004

Half-Life 2 in 2005?

Founder of Valve, Gabe Newell, is now quoted as saying he may push out Half-life 2 to 2005 if need be. This is pretty sad indeed as the company has already plowed tens of millions of dollars into this project. It's sounding like the Titanic these days with cost over-runs and the unfortunate hacker attack. I'm sure the game will rock when it is released, but will it ever make a profit? "We've already spent millions into this project, and we're willing to spend as much as we need to make this the best first person experience ever. If that means delaying the game to 2005, we'll do it without any hesitation. If it means sinking another $20 million into the project, we can do it. Rest assured, if we delay the game, it'll be only to blow your socks off even more when it finally releases." Update: HalfLife2.net is reporting this is an old quote from September 2003. Oops. Read