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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:Source? by sgant · · Score: 0, Redundant

    No, it's using the "Source" engine.

    bascally Counterstrike bought up to better graphics and physics model...but same gameplay.

    So you pay today...get CS: Source right now to play and then HL2 when it comes out.

    If you're getting HL2 for multiplayer anyway, CS:Source is the only one available at the moment...but others will come along later.

    It's not a bad deal really, but of course there will be coming out of the woodworks saying "Valve lied to us! That sucks! I'm not buying that! blah blah blah".

    It comes down to if you want to play it, buy it and fricken play it. If not, STFU already.

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