Valve is eyeing September as the potential release time for Half Life 2: Episode 2.

Valve is still being coy about the release date, but in an interview, marketing director, Doug Lombardi, said, “We're looking at the back-to-school timeframe... Right in September. Ish.”

Valve engineer Robin Walker added, “September is entirely self-adopted. If it finally came to September and we thought the game sucked we wouldn't ship it. We've held it long enough.”

Not quite the bold statement we'd all like, but its closer than the previously announced 'Autumn' time frame could have meant.

PS3 and Xbox 360 owners shouldn't get too excited just yet, however. When asked if the release will be simultaneous across all platforms, Lombardi said “That's the goal, but, you know, if some are ready, we're gonna go.”