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Half Life 2 Source Code Leaked
Pyroman[FO] writes "Gamers with Jobs is reporting that the Half Life 2 source code is floating around the net right now. It looks to be about a month old. There's no official word from Valve on the source code leak yet. Unfortunately those who want to use it to cheat already have it, we need to get the word to legitimate customers to educate them about the situation." Update: 10/02 21:51 GMT by S : Valve's Gabe Newell has an official statement, via ShackNews/HalfLife2.net, indicating "infiltration of our network" and appealing for information on the culprits.
few days later the source code is released.
NVIDIA screw job?
Here is the ATI announcement:
Valve teams up with ATI Valve Software has also stepped up its commitment to ATI's recent video card technology by showcasing its upcoming Half-Life 2 game: ATI Technologies Inc. today announced that Valve, a leading game developer, has named ATI as the preferred graphics card partner for its upcoming game Half-Life 2. As a part of this agreement with Valve, ATI customers will get the full Half-Life 2 game free1 with the purchase of select RADEON products. Valve's Half-Life 2 is among the most anticipated games in history and caught the attention of the industry and gamers alike winning Best of Show at this year's E3. It is the first game to make full use of Microsoft's DirectX 9 programming interface by taking advantage of features like high dynamic range lighting, bump mapped characters, soft shadows and improved full scene anti-aliasing. As such, it provides an excellent demonstration of the full capabilities of ATI's DirectX 9 hardware.
Built from the ground up with new shader-intensive games in mind, ATI's DirectX 9 hardware, like the RADEON 9800 XT and RADEON 9600 XT, has proven to be ideal development and gaming platforms for Half-Life 2.
"ATI has been a great partner on the engineering front. Our work with ATI has enabled DirectX 9 functionality that wouldn't have been possible with any other company," said Gabe Newell, Founder and Managing Director, Valve. "ATI's hardware gives our customers the best experience with our software. So we've chosen to extend our relationship to include marketing initiatives that will showcase both Half-Life 2 and RADEON products."