Half-Life 2 Delayed Again Due To Code Theft
Hackers Delay Half-Life 2
Vivendi Universal Games and Valve Software may push back the release of the highly anticipated PC game Half-Life 2 after the recent theft and online distribution of the game’s source code, according to the Reuters news service. The data theft, one of the worst to hit the video game industry, drew mixed responses from fans, some of whom pledged to help find the perpetrators, while others rushed to find screenshots or even playable fragments of the game, the news service reported.
A representative from Valve would not share details on the impact of the attack. Publisher Vivendi Universal’s president of international operation, Christophe Ramboz, however, told a French newspaper that the theft “forces [them] to delay the launch of the game by at least four months.” The game is now tentatively scheduled for April 2004. This is the second time the game has been pushed back from its original release date of Sept. 30.
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