Valve knew the code would not be ready for a holiday release and rather than suffer the humiliation of another delay, they engineered the "leak" and used it as an excuse for another four months of development.
That way they get public support behind them without having to answer all the tough questions regarding missed timelines.
Borrow a friend's copy of Half-Life. Downloading the mod is free. I guarantee you will like it and be willing to pay for it. I too subscribe to try it before you buy it--I bought my own copy after a few weeks of playing it.
Regardless of how "old" it might be, they still deserve money for a very well written game.
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Valve knew the code would not be ready for a holiday release and rather than suffer the humiliation of another delay, they engineered the "leak" and used it as an excuse for another four months of development.
That way they get public support behind them without having to answer all the tough questions regarding missed timelines.
Just something to chew on until April.
Borrow a friend's copy of Half-Life. Downloading the mod is free. I guarantee you will like it and be willing to pay for it. I too subscribe to try it before you buy it--I bought my own copy after a few weeks of playing it. Regardless of how "old" it might be, they still deserve money for a very well written game.