hmm.... for all we know it might even go gold Sunday, or maybe actually be monday. that dude woulda made a pretty damn good guess.
P.S. Kermit: you DO know that unless you buy from Steam, or wait a month after release, you're gonna fight wit a crowd, right? unless you pre-order it and pay off the whole thing before it's released. then u could probably just walk up to the counter and be like "Hey, i'm here to pick up my copy of Half-Life 2." and they'll be like "ok... i see u have it paid for... here u go" and u can be all like "wewt." and stuff.