Fake. Just that. Nothing more, nothing less.
There's also word that Gabe
emailed Half-Life.net and told them that the surprise is not
Half-Life 2: Episode 3. If so, Chuck's going to very, very disappointed. Let's hope it's not Left 4 Dead 3 as I'm sure that would get a lot of folks in an uproar. Although if it is, I'd just laugh and enjoy it anyways.
Then again, this could all be fake as well. Who knows right? We will know exactly what it is next week.
I have my appointment with Valve next Thursday at 11AM PST so I'll be on hand to see what the hoopla is all about and will report on it ASAP.