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Half-Life 2 Retail to Require Steam Activation

Posted by Zonk on from the open-the-gasket-to-let-out-the-good-stuff dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In a recent Gamespy interview with Doug Lambardi it was revealed that the retail version of Half-Life 2 will require product activation. This isn't just restricted to multiplayer, you will have to create a Steam account and activate your retail purchase before you can even run single-player. "

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  1. Re:PC games are really getting bad by DrSkwid · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    My creature in Black and White shit where we ate, was great for killing rival villagers!

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