Half-Life 2 "Going Gold"
Okay, I'm not usually the type to drool over pre-release footage for a game, especially since I usually don't buy games until at least a year after they've been released. I'm just not easily impressed by the "latest thing". But since I finally got around to playing Half-Life, I've decided to check out what the sequel will look like at Gamespot.

Unbe-freakin-lievable.

I really urge anyone even remotely interested in the future of video games to head on down and take a look at this. Its more than just the graphics. Its how they've created a world that seems real and is filled with objects and people that behave realistically and react to the player. They've got tons of footage of people just playing the game. It really baffles me that people have been paying so much more attention to Doom 3 (well, aside from the fact that Doom 3 has actually been released).

Although apparently that's going to change, because Gabe Newell, the head of Valve Software, just left a forum post that said "We're going gold Monday...", whatever that means. But he doesn't seem the type to get everyone's hopes up for no reaso, so...

Anyway, I doubt any of my readers (Do I still have any readers?) are interested in the release date. I know I'm not :). I'm just thrilled that I got to report breaking news on my weblog!