dkpowers wrote..Not before the badger actually goes gold. I'm sure Vivendi (whoever) will get their press monkeys onto it as soon as everything is confirmed, such that the frogs and CDs can be pressed manically like rabbits and boxed for shipping.
Wouldn't they make a press release ala Sims2 etc.?
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Originally Posted by Nex321
Just a heads up, the IP that the post was made on does not match gabe's previous IP(s), and does not match any ISPs gabe uses (valvesoftware.com, speakeasy). It resolves to www.authentichendrix.info and a port scan and google search of the IP shows it as running proxy services on 8000 and 8080.
Maybe it's some mix-up I'm not 100% sure yet. The IP is based in seattle, but maybe it's a clever fake. If this is not gabe's post it means he has, once again, had an account hacked.
Its most likely a fakeComment
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Edited by [user="79579"] @ [time="1093685311"]
Ya just incase i'm taking it down where I posted it. Although i'm keeping the link up to the orginal source and checking it out myself.
Link http://www.steampowered.com/forums/show...&pagenumber=3Comment
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Keep a lid on the celebrations — there are some suspicions that this post is a hoax
I'm going to bed.Comment
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Vesci, that email was fake.Comment
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I do not find that hoax funnyComment
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Well I really hope the post was for real but oh well we should all know later today.Comment
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WHAT THE FUCK?Comment
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Edited by [user="3256"] @ [time="1093689881"]
gabe should post here and clear things up a bit :)file13 wrote..
valve always gets "compromised" in the security department these years. somebody really must dislike valve
At present, the announcement is not confirmed as being posted by Gabe Newell as his account may have been compromised.
btw, what exactly does "going gold" mean?Comment
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Pharlap wrote..
It means it's ready to be manufactured. Mass production then release.
gabe should post here and clear things up a bit :)
valve always gets "compromised" in the security department these years. somebody really must dislike valve
btw, what exactly does "going gold" mean?Comment
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Edited by [user="140290"] @ [time="1093692051"]
LOL, THIS MADE MY DAY, NOW I CAN DIE HAPPY
half-life 2 fallout: your security system sucks.
valve: haha
me: off to bed
THE FUNNIEST THING OF ALL IS THAT NOW HL2FALLOUT IS DOWN TO MAKE EVERYONE BELIEVE THEY WERE HAVING SOME ISSUES, BUT IN REALITY THERE WAS NO SERVER ISUE, AND THEY ARE JUST A BUNCH OF IDIOTS.Comment
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Why are they idiots?
They didnt hack there own forum. They used a safe php forum - how is it there fault?Comment
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because they are, because they let these things happen, and they blame it on their server.Since HL2 Fallout is having server issues
i bet they are...Comment
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I'm guessing Gabe Newell's password was horribly simple like cheese or something.Comment
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Their forum is probably down because half the internet linked to the "gold post".Comment
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