Projected release date, from reliable sources, have set it for November 16 and while this is not news, the fact it may not meet this release date due to publisher Vivendi Universal is. Take that back, the fact it will likely miss another release date is nothing new. This in from a press release earlier,

"If you have purchased a copy of Half-Life 2, we are sorry you are still waiting to play. This is not Valve's choice. Vivendi is insisting that the game has not yet been released, and has threatened that Valve would be in violation of its contract if we activate the Half-Life 2 Steam authentication servers at this time."