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Half-Life 2 Release Date Broken

Posted by Zonk on from the please-read-all-instructions-before-opening dept.

NextWish writes "Despite being clearly marked, numerous stores have begun selling HL2. This guy even got a phone call from EB telling him to pickup his pre-order, so he did what any one would do - He picked it up. (Pic #1 / Pic #2)" Update: 11/12 19:30 GMT by Z : Thanks to the anonymous reader who sent us a link to The Inquirer story discussing Valve's savvy regarding cracked or advance copies.

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  1. Can't play without Valve authentication by mentalflossboy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    As the guys over at PA noted, you can't play HL2 without Valve authentication. So buying the CD won't let you play single player until Valve decides to let you. Which won't happen until the official release date.

    I guess you do get to see all the pretty graphics on the box, though. In the meantime, back to CS:Source.

    --
    "I make people like me... WITH VIOLENCE!" - ATHF
  2. So? by Databass · · Score: 0, Redundant


    You can't play it yet even if you get it boxed from a store- you've still gotta activate it on Steam.

  3. I see nothing savvy about this. by SetupWeasel · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I don't see the point in keeping people from playing when they legally purchased it.