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[The_Dude]

That sucks. Gives me more time with Killzone 3, at least.

Spoiler

Waits for Killzone 3 to be delayed

 

[Plasma]

And there they had me thinking they might hit the release date seeing as they came through with L4D2 :lol

 

[GeoramA]

Didn't even know there was a planned date.

April is fine.

 

[matmanx1]

Oh come on, is anyone really surprised here? It'll be brilliant whenever it arrives. Still, this does put it dangerously close to The Witcher 2. If it slips a couple more weeks there could be trouble!!

 

[Boonoo]

Gears isn't an April release anymore.

Why would anyone even compare Gears of Killzone to Portal? The only thing they have in common is the perspective.

 

[civilstrife]

WWWWWHHHHHHHEEEEEEEERRRRRREEEEE

ISSSSSSS

EEEEEPPPPPPISSSSSSOOOODDDDEEE

3???????????????

 

[Pai Pai Master]

I'm okay with that. Killzone 3 and Portal 2 deserve their own months.

 

[Arnie]

The 23rd is my birthday so I'm pleased with this.

 

[gdt]

Fine by me. I thought it was Fall 2011 :lol .

 

[ShockingAlberto]

WWWWWHHHHHHHEEEEEEEERRRRRREEEEE

ISSSSSSS

EEEEEPPPPPPISSSSSSOOOODDDDEEE

3???????????????

I'm gonna say it.

I'm more excited about Portal 2 than a possible Episode 3.

 

[Crisis]

reason?

It's Valve.

 

[K.Jack]

WWWWWHHHHHHHEEEEEEEERRRRRREEEEE

ISSSSSSS

EEEEEPPPPPPISSSSSSOOOODDDDEEE

3???????????????

Delayed to ∞

 

[Nizz]

:lol :lol

Disappointing but what can you do? Besides, that'll open up February for Bulletstorm and Killzone 3. Plus Crysis 2 in March.

 

[HK-47]

Oh, come on. Over the years there have been a handful of references to the game, however slight. It's being worked on.

Probably with a small team. Most of the people are working on Portal and DotA 2 and then you have TF2 updates, L4D updates and future DLC, and Steam work.

We arent gonna see HL3 for a long time, people should stop whining about it in every Valve thread.

 

[seady]

Why do they even bother to announce a date. Give us a break, Valve. You know you are a joke when it comes to schedule.

 

[theBishop]

That's fine by me. Q1 is crowded already, and I doubt I'll enter 2011 with anywhere near a clean backlog. I've never had this many anticipated games on the shelf in shrink-wrapping in my life!

 

[ULTROS!]

Yeah, Valve Time.

At least I get to save more money up though.

 

[The Big Rig]

Oh how I both hate you and love you Valve. They should have a QA team for their press releases.

 

[JaseC]

Probably with a small team. Most of the people are working on Portal and DotA 2 and then you have TF2 updates, L4D updates and future DLC, and Steam work.

Sure. I imagine once Portal 2 a sizeable chunk of the team will move on to Episode Three (or whatever Valve are going to work on next. :lol)

We arent gonna see HL3 for a long time, people should stop whining about it in every Valve thread.

This.

 

[EzLink]

I can't really think of a better game to come out on 4/20

That day just got a whole lot better for me!

 

[kai3345]

lol valve time

 

[Deleted member 30609]

noooooooooooo

 

[Rich!]

Goddamn, I don't think I'll be able to afford this along with a 3DS and Ocarina of Time, and another launch game. Hm.

I'll see.

 

[Rickard]

It's because the of the PS3 version.

 

[Snuggles]

I'm gonna say it.

I'm more excited about Portal 2 than a possible Episode 3.

same here

I like Half Life, but Portal 2 is fresher and it's a full game. Half Life 2 Episode 3 will just be an expansion pack that we waited 4 years to play.

 

[snack]

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time

 

[EatChildren]

To Valve fans, this isn't news. It simple is.

 

[Sibylus]

*sound akin to the howls of a cat being boiled alive escapes his vocal chords*

*shrugs*

 

[Discotheque]

I think Valve should just quickly mention at E3 or something that they are actually developing a full-on Half Life 3 rather than just an episode.

That's the most likely situation. And so it will be a very long wait, it will also cut down on the people crying for Episode 3 every time Valve announces something. Didn't they officially acknowledge that their episodic 'experiment' was a failure?

 

[Rich!]

Gabe Newell at E3 2011:

'HL Episode 3 is cancelled'

Crowd:

Gabe:

'Instead, we're doing Half Life 3'

Crowd:

omgomghghghg

 

[Discotheque]

Gabe:

'Instead, we're doing Half Life 3'

Crowd:

Fixed

 

[HK-47]

same here

I like Half Life, but Portal 2 is fresher and it's a full game. Half Life 2 Episode 3 will just be an expansion pack that we waited 4 years to play.

Riiiiight.

 

[derFeef]

same here

I like Half Life, but Portal 2 is fresher and it's a full game. Half Life 2 Episode 3 will just be an expansion pack that we waited 4 years to play.

Wrong. EP3 is going to be epic. Whatever EP3 is now...

 

[ChryZ]

It's ready when it's ready and when it's ready it will be ready (and great)!

 

[Despera]

A 2 months delay is nothing.

 

[Snuggles]

Wrong. EP3 is going to be epic. Whatever EP3 is now...

I'm sure Episode 3 will be incredible but, for me at least, Portal 2 is a bigger deal plus it's actually coming out in the near future so I'll just put all my eggs in that basket for now.

 

[Yagharek]

I dont give a shit if its delayed, so long as its as good as or better than the first one. Valve more than any dev have earned the right to delay games as far as I am concerned.

The wait will give me time to chew through all the awesome games coming up shortly, and ideally allow for multiple play throughs of Deus Ex if that ends up being the bees' knees.

 

[storl026]

1. The press release is laugh out loud worthy. Kudos, Valve.
2. They can take however long they want if they keep delivering products at the quality level they have been.
3. Delayed to the week of my birthday, so there's something to look forward to again!

 

[UnluckyKate]

Vavle may make great games but they really fucking suck at management.

I don't know man, they have the most polish games of the industry at launch and the best after release following of all their games. Just look at how the patch everyday their games.

 

[HK-47]

Vavle may make great games but they really fucking suck at management.

hahaha oh thats a good one

 

[Lucius86]

As long as this turns out to be just as awesome as Portal 1, I'm happy with the delay.

 

[HK-47]

If people need help with Valve Time, here is a handy table.

 

[FleckSplat]

The only thing Valve does wrong is announce their games way too early.

 

[Barakov]

Valve time strikes again. Thankfully, this is a much shorter delay than previous ones.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Actually kind of happy with this delay. More time for me to save up for a Sandy Bridge 15" Macbook Pro to play it on.

 

[gregor7777]

The only thing Valve does wrong is announce their games way too early.

Episode 3

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Episode 3

They've never formally announced Episode 3, did they? We don't really know if it's a real product they're working on.

They could be working on Half Life 3 for all we know.

 

[boredofcanada]

that sucks, i was really looking forward to it being so close.

 

[JaseC]

They've never formally announced Episode 3, did they? We don't really know if it's a real product they're working on.

They could be working on Half Life 3 for all we know.

Episode Three was announced alongside Episode Two.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

I wouldn't be surprised if Ep3 hadn't been in anything resembling full-development until well after L4D2 was released, but who knows, it's Valve.