Is the Half-Life 2 EULA Illegal?

Ant writes "Many people are having problems connecting to the Steam servers to play Half-Life 2, and now the legal agreements that surround a purchase of Half-Life 2 have been examined. The German Consumer Association has found that the packaging on Half-Life 2 is misleading. In a report made following complaints from the public, they said that the mere listing of an internet connection under the 'other' category in system requirements did not accurately describe the true extent of the internet tie-in with the game, and ordered Vivendi to amend the packaging and untie Steam from HL2 or face a hefty fine."

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Quit Whining

[kaellinn18]

I'm not so sure if this would hold up. The box specifically says "internet connection REQUIRED." It's not Valve's fault if you don't know what the word required means. MMORPGs don't list anything more than this, I don't see why HL2 should have to. Sure, there are going to be the people who say "But it's a single player game!" Too bad. That's the way Valve chose to work it. The fact is, everyone knew about the Steam aspect of this before the game ever shipped. Like it or not, you were warned, by the media AND by the box, and you STILL bought it. You have no right to complain. (Except about not being able to run correctly in offline mode; that's a valid complaint.)