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**pam123** · 06-11-2004, 07:57 AM

They got the code thieves.
Here : http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=16517

icallmedan · 06-11-2004, 08:37 AM

Well that's good news...lets see if that moves the release date up....lol...yeah right.

**Force Flow** · 06-11-2004, 08:39 AM

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Now, if the hackers had picked on, oh, say, Microsoft, they probably would have gotten away with it. Pick on Valve, and you have a die-hard following of people who think they know how to use guns planted on your ass. Lots of them. With nothing better to do than hunt you down for 'street cred'.

...

The press release goes on to say how the whole concept of "many eyes" worked where traditional law enforcement didn't do so well. This whole concept of community outrage and action bodes well for the internet in the long run. When someone sufficiently pees off a large group that appears to care, watch out

heh, how true it is.

Also: http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.p...ghlight=source

Fibre Optix · 06-18-2004, 10:50 PM

Well it won't effect the release date. Vivendi is going to release the game towards the end of the 2nd quarter. Which means end of September begining of October. The real kicker is that Half Life 2 beta testing at Valve is weeks away from being complete. Gabe Newell is now disapointed because the game could have been released sooner, like this summer.

Welcome to the club Gabe.

AerynSedai · 06-19-2004, 06:09 PM

considering the cat is already out of the bag, is it illegal to grab the stolen source code off the public web?

AS

jimmyrules712 · 06-19-2004, 06:26 PM

doubtit matters, you can easily get it all over the place, but theres very little you can do with it unless you really know hwat ur doing.

AerynSedai · 06-19-2004, 07:55 PM

well, many things come to mind that are all over the place, but not legal

besides, i don't think i am going to hack hl2 servers. still, i'd like to see how a "real" company handles networking.

AS

i3OSS · 06-20-2004, 12:56 AM

If I'm not mistaken, they stole the source codes to have hacks ready to use when it was released. I think that's pretty stupid considering it forced valve to rescript everything...they should have wait until AFTER the game came out, then hack it...its not like valve would leave you without any cheats, and i don't think they had a multiplayer of HL2.
Anyways it's good to know that they caught the idiots. Valve should release their name/address/phone number...see if they'll ever try that again...

tomster2300 · 06-20-2004, 01:57 PM

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Originally posted by i3OSS
Anyways it's good to know that they caught the idiots. Valve should release their name/address/phone number...see if they'll ever try that again...

They wouldn't last long. You'd be hearing about their deaths on the news within a week.

icallmedan · 06-20-2004, 10:38 PM

Yep! LOL! It would be quite funny though!

tomster2300 · 06-22-2004, 09:56 AM

It'd be kinda sad though. Losing your life over a computer game isn't the way I'd want to go out.

speeddude2000 · 06-24-2004, 04:56 PM

Originally posted by i3OSS
Anyways it's good to know that they caught the idiots. Valve should release their name/address/phone number...see if they'll ever try that again...
hehe...now THAT would be illegal

06-11-2004, 07:57 AM	#1
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Fibre Optix Member (9 bit) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 301	Well it won't effect the release date. Vivendi is going to release the game towards the end of the 2nd quarter. Which means end of September begining of October. The real kicker is that Half Life 2 beta testing at Valve is weeks away from being complete. Gabe Newell is now disapointed because the game could have been released sooner, like this summer. Welcome to the club Gabe. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ : Asus P5K Deluxe : Intel Q6600 : Zalman cnps9500 HS : Asus 8800 GTX : 1000watt Enermax PSU : Corsair XMS2 6400 800 mhz 2 GB RAM : WD 320 GB + 750 GB HDs : Antec nine Hundred :

06-19-2004, 06:09 PM	#5
AerynSedai Member (7 bit) Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 90	considering the cat is already out of the bag, is it illegal to grab the stolen source code off the public web? AS Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

06-19-2004, 06:26 PM	#6
jimmyrules712 Member (11 bit) Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,060	doubtit matters, you can easily get it all over the place, but theres very little you can do with it unless you really know hwat ur doing. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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06-19-2004, 07:55 PM	#7
AerynSedai Member (7 bit) Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 90	well, many things come to mind that are all over the place, but not legal besides, i don't think i am going to hack hl2 servers. still, i'd like to see how a "real" company handles networking. AS Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

06-20-2004, 12:56 AM	#8
i3OSS The Procrastinator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,653	If I'm not mistaken, they stole the source codes to have hacks ready to use when it was released. I think that's pretty stupid considering it forced valve to rescript everything...they should have wait until AFTER the game came out, then hack it...its not like valve would leave you without any cheats, and i don't think they had a multiplayer of HL2. Anyways it's good to know that they caught the idiots. Valve should release their name/address/phone number...see if they'll ever try that again... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

06-20-2004, 10:38 PM	#10
icallmedan Member (12 bit) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,309	Yep! LOL! It would be quite funny though! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

06-22-2004, 09:56 AM	#11
tomster2300 I like monkeys Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The South Posts: 2,512	It'd be kinda sad though. Losing your life over a computer game isn't the way I'd want to go out. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

06-24-2004, 04:56 PM	#12
speeddude2000 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: on the couch Posts: 830	Originally posted by i3OSS Anyways it's good to know that they caught the idiots. Valve should release their name/address/phone number...see if they'll ever try that again... hehe...now THAT would be illegal Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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