Valve's Doug Lombardi has revealed that the next chapter in Half-Life 2 has been pushed back until summer 2007.
Originally intended for the end of 2006, then early 2007, HL2: Episode Two is now down for a summer 2007 release - that's according to Doug Lombardi who has been talking to CVG.
The delay also means we won't be seeing the equally anticipated Team Fortress 2 and Portal until the summer also. In addition to the PC version, the delay has a knock-on effect for the planned Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game, which obviously cannot be released until Episode Two is complete. These console versions will also contain Half-Life 2, HL2: Episode One, plus Portal and Team Fortress 2.
The whole episodic nature of these Half-Life 2 episodes is becoming less and less with each delay, with Episode Two fast becoming just another game in the Half-Life series.
Mr.Do! wrote at 11:39 on 10 November 2006
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! :(
crashed wrote at 11:23 on 11 November 2006
i am about to shoot myself
vandy wrote at 12:37 on 11 November 2006
Ain't it a kick in the teeth?
Gordan Freeman wrote at 19:11 on 11 November 2006
I am city 17's daddy
Valve are too busy drinking or getting drunk to realise their own dates. They're only doing 3 systems like pc, ps3 and xbox, with xbox xna they can do it, but they probably watching too much O.C and listening to polka music.
Steve-o wrote at 21:34 on 18 November 2006
Has valve EVER met a deadline it set-out for itself?
Valve needs to take a page out of id softwares' book with deadlines and not say anything beyond "it's done when it's done".