Rumor Denial

John Smedly, my favorite president of a large nexus of evil, denied the rumored impending divorce of SOE and LucasArts:

Not sure where that rumor got started about LucasArts / SOE. It’s absolutely untrue. Tin-foil hats are in order.

John Smedley
President, Sony Online Entertainment

So, more accurately, the story is: LucasArts and SOE should part ways before that bloated bitch of a game sinks them both.

Half Life 2 Goes Gold

AhabTheArab writes “IGN is reporting that Half Life 2 has gone gold. After months of speculation and delays, it is finally true this time.”
…excerpt from: Slashdot … it’s the most wonderful time of the year! Everything goes gold in time for Christmas.