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HL2 Packages Available on Steam

Posted by Zonk on from the good-morning-mr.-freedman dept.

aWalrus writes "The long wait for Half Life 2 and bundled games through Valve's online distribution system, Steam, ends today. Steam news reports that Half life 2 packages will be available at 11 am PST. With HL2 still trapped in publisher approval limbo, these packages don't have the game yet (available upon products' release), but they do have Counter Strike:Source. This could be a good bargaining chip for Valve and a boost to Steam distribution."

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  1. Re:Er.. not a good idea. by ADRA · · Score: 4, Informative

    HL2 hasn't been beta tested because HL2 isn't multiplayer!

    CS:Source is the only out-of-the-box multiplayer support the last I heard, so your beta woes are unfounded.

    If you actually had Steam & Source, youd know that we have a couple gigs of data sitting around waiting to be unpacked. I don't see how this is all just an elaborate charade. Reviewers are getting first hand accounts of the game, it may be controlled, but none the less, if THEY are playing the real game, everything but some here-and-there bugs must be done.

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    Bye!