They made it sound like it was so close to being done, but it was not even close. I am sure ATI was in the dark on this issue at first. They had a lot of sales due to the HL2 coupon that we are all sitting on.Was the leak the main reason behind the game's delay?
"No, the fundamental reason was because we underestimated the amount of work left to do and how long it was going to take, especially when the team were so demoralised after the leak."
And what's still left to do on the game?
"Tuning, tuning and more tuning," comes Gabe's reply.
For further reading:
Ars Technica Article
Games Fusion Interview