PC gamer comes out in UK first so check this out http://skdr.dodfi.net/hl2/

Wow, im impressed especially since I never cared for the first one.

pc gamer always gets the early reviews, like doom 3, and now half life 2
well this makes me want to pick it up, i never get pc gamer so i'm glad i have a review of it here

at the bottom, it says IT'S NOT ever stupid

I have this issue (US edition). I haven't actually read the review yet (9 pages long... longer than Doom and any other game I've seen reviewed in PCG). Their final score is 98% and the Bottom Line is "Surpasses Half-Life in every way. Arguably the best game ever made."

Sounds like my predictions of crap were wrong. PCG hasn't lied to me yet, so this one is going to be a keeper.

Its gone gold....

yepp gold, CS:S is good also ! !

CS:s is pretty fun. They need more content though.

HL2 will be dope as shit when it comes out...I hope