so then what happens if the legal battle never ends? or vivendi decide they dont want it to go gold? ever thought of that?
also, just IF valve are in financial trouble, and they file for bankruptcy, you realise that you will be the LAST people to get your money back IF you get it at all? the liquidation process means that companies like vivendi, sierra etc. will get all the money that valve have before any of you suckers do.
short term, never a borrower or a lender be sounds like a good phrase here, your basically lending valve your money on the premise that "one day" half life2 will be released. and ur a fool if you do it.