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Rumor Control: The PSP and GTA:SA delays
This week: Mafia 2 gets whacked, Half-Life 2 gets dated, and BloodRayne gets naked--in Playboy, no less.
NEWS - Posted Aug 21, 2004 11:05 am PT
Half-Life 2 Lost Coast Hands-On
Valve hands us the crowbar in its soon-to-be-released tech-demo level for the insanely popular shooter.
PREVIEW - Posted Jul 28, 2005 2:21 am PT
Half-Life 2 voice cast revealed
Robert Guillaume, Lou Gossett, Jr., Robert Culp, and Star Trek's Michelle Forbes will lend their talents to the PC shooter.
NEWS - Posted Jun 24, 2004 8:04 pm PT
Valve releases patch for Half-Life 2 stuttering issue
[UPDATE] Developer acknowledges frame rate problems experienced by many players of the shooter; releases fix.
NEWS - Posted Nov 29, 2004 8:54 am PT
Half-Life 2 source leaked
Gabe Newell confirms that the Valve network was hacked.
NEWS - Posted Oct 2, 2003 3:05 pm PT
Half-Life 2 delayed
Vivendi Universal says that Valve is now scheduled to complete the game in time for the holidays.
NEWS - Posted Jul 29, 2003 4:09 pm PT
Rumor Control: Region-free PSP defects and EA dumps Madden
Also this week: Half-Life 2 co-op and Age of Empires III.
NEWS - Posted Dec 17, 2004 5:10 pm PT
It's official: Half-Life 2 expanding
Valve rep confirms that Gordon Freeman and cohorts are coming back in Half-Life 2: Aftermath.
NEWS - Posted Apr 8, 2005 12:04 pm PT
Half-Life 2 guns for November 16 release date
After months of speculation, Vivendi announces that Half-Life 2 has gone gold and will be on shelves in less than one month.
NEWS - Posted Oct 18, 2004 11:12 am PT
Half-Life 2 Deathmatch First Impressions
Valve's stealth-release of an original multiplayer mode for Half-Life 2 quickly got our attention. Read all about it here.
PREVIEW - Posted Nov 30, 2004 11:41 pm PT
Spike TV takes game awards live: Snoop Dogg to MC
GTA: San Andreas, Halo 2, and Half-Life 2 lead pack with five nominations each; Snoop Dogg, SUM 41, and Ludacris to perform live.
NEWS - Posted Nov 16, 2004 5:30 pm PT
Daily Downloads: BioShock and Harry Potter
GameSpot now hosting BioShock, Harry Potter developer podcast; game updates arrive for Worms Armageddon, C&C3, Time of Defiance, HL2.
NEWS - Posted Jul 3, 2007 6:01 pm PT
Daily Downloads: DOD Map Pack, SupCom Patches
Day of Defeat: Source community map pack, updated WOW UI mod, and three extra Supreme Commander patches make their way to GameSpot.
NEWS - Posted Aug 1, 2007 5:29 pm PT
Valve vs. Vivendi Universal dogfight heats up in US District Court
The two-year-old dispute playing out in Federal Court revs up as court dates approach.
NEWS - Posted Sep 20, 2004 6:14 am PT
Half-Life 2 Preview
We fill you in on the setting, the look, the gameplay, and the technology of Valve's upcoming sequel to its breakthrough first-person shooter, Half-Life.
PREVIEW - Posted May 8, 2003 3:30 pm PT
Spot On: Inside G-Phoria
When is an awards show not just about the awards? When Anna Nicole Smith, Jenna Jameson, and Carmen Electra soak up the spotlight and Mechner, Zeschuk, and Rubin wait in the wings.
NEWS - Posted Aug 2, 2004 2:02 pm PT
Rumor Control: Next-gen controllers and Revolution rumblings
This week: Steam gets infected and Team Ninja's next-gen plans.
NEWS - Posted May 6, 2005 6:05 pm PT
Rumor Control: Xbox 2 controllers and visions of the PStwo
This week: A new theory behind what's holding up Duke Nukem and another Half-Life 2 release date to debate.
NEWS - Posted Sep 3, 2004 5:07 pm PT
Rumor Control: San Andreas heist details and Sid Meier's Pirates! The sequel!
Also this week: The new PS2 has USB 2.0, Civilization IV for consoles, and Half-Life 2's mandatory Internet connection.
NEWS - Posted Oct 22, 2004 5:59 pm PT
Rumor Control: Xbox 360 shortages and the P$$$3
This week: Microsoft's next-gen dev kit, the 360's preloaded "game," and the price tag for ATI's Half-Life 2 deal.
NEWS - Posted Jul 8, 2005 5:10 pm PT
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