Whoops. Half-Life 2's source code was leaked. On the bright side, this gives modmakers a few months head start...

[Tortolia]

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Whoops. Half-Life 2's source code was leaked. On the bright side, this gives modmakers a few months head start...</div>

[Tessian]

<div style='font: 11pt Dominion; text-align: left; '>that's one HELL of a leak</div>

[the Gray]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Think about it. Games like this are really made huge by their online play. HL was huge because of the excellent mods. This 'leak' might give them an edge against DoomIII and any others by creating a community of happy modders before it even releases! The anticipation is so huge, there will definately be people drooling over the opportunity to get a head start.</div>

[Zeus]

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>I might tend to agree</div>

[Kupek]

<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>They are not acting like it was on purpose at all. I don't think it was.</div>

[G-man Joe]

<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>Of course they won't act like that. Investors would go nuts.</div>

[Kupek]

<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>I realize this, but they sound genuine. I also don't buy the "modders can get a head start" rationale. Valve, like any company, wants to control what outside parties have access to.</div>

[Imakeholesinu]

<div style='font: 10pt Arial; text-align: left; '>With the HL source leaked, they can get a head start. The mod crew for CS and DoD can jump on it, and possibly we'll see more mods, better mods than those two titles. I think it's a pretty good idea, especially since HL2 probably won't make it out till 2004.</div>

[the Gray]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Why? Id released code for the original Doom wayyyy back that basically created the mod community for these games today. It doesn't really hurt them at the bank either, as most mods require the full version for play anyway. To me, it's pure genius if they leaked it themselves.</div>

[Kupek]

<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>There was no market back then for selling game engines.</div>

[SineSwiper]

<div style='font: 10pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light", "Century Gothic"; text-align: left; '>How does one "accidently" leak the ENTIRE SOURCE? That's like accidently shoving a dick up Carmen Electra's pussy.</div>

[Kupek]

<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>It wasn't accidentily leaked. It was stolen.</div>

[It Doesn't Matter what yo]

<div style='font: bold 14pt "Arial Black"; text-align: justify; padding: 0% 15% 0% 15%; '>The Rock has had this happen before...</div>

[G-man Joe]

<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>Premature ejaculation. And your peepee is tiny.</div>

[It Doesn't Matter what yo]

<div style='font: bold 14pt "Arial Black"; text-align: justify; padding: 0% 15% 0% 15%; '>The Rock would rather prematurely leak on Carmen Electra's pussy than screw any other chick..........Not to say that The Rock did not spend 45 minutes on Carmen Electra's pussy, but The Rock will spare you the details.</div>