Quote Originally Posted by JarJarBinks
actually HL2 will be out in no more then a month
they've already pre-loaded 1+GB of the game to
steam user, www.steampowered.com

Also Counter-Strike Source Full , which uses the HL2 engine
will be out in like a week.

Sorry JarJar but you haven't been paying attention to the press. You see Valve and Vivendi are in a court battle at the moment. And as current contract states it Vivendi has the legal Right to hold the game for up to 6 months. And considering the issue is over half life 2 and the major distribution of it being online, it is likely Vivendi will hold it the full duration of the time. Especially since the court date isnt until 2005. You are right, a lot has been pre-loaded, but it cant be released until Vivendi says so.

C-Strike Source beta is out, but it wont be full release until Hl2 is fully released. These are facts not hearsay.