Tag archive: Doug Lombardi

“The submission of a release candidate means that Valve has finished the creative work on the title, and it now only remains for Vivendi Universal's QA department to approve the title – or bounce it back for some quick fixes if show-stopping bugs are found. As such, a release date for the title should be announced shortly – with Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi confirming last night that “we don't… Read More

Following weeks of speculation over whether the game will make its release date, which was originally announced at Valve at E3 this year when the game was unveiled, Valve spokesman Doug Lombardi announced last night that the date is officially being pushed back. A number of retailers, including leading UK retail chain GAME, have been telling customers for some weeks that the game will not appear until mid-November, but until now Valve was… Read More

Hufford, who works as a product manager in the Xbox division, told the publication that “Valve is sending us mixed messages” regarding the Xbox version of the game, and stated firmly that “as of now, Half-Life 2 is not going to be on the Xbox.” His comments contradict a quote attributed to Valve's Doug Lombardi in German mag AreaXbox last month, which stated that “we're also working on an Xbox… Read More