Half-life 2, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... Options

[camsmith]

This appeared when I rebooted my machine this morning...



2 questions -

1) Has anyone actually seen a release date for it yet?
2) How long have Valve been using Polo as a male model?

[Murray]

Purchase options have been released:

Retail Boxes

* Standard Edition ó includes HL2 and CS:Source. Ships on six CDs, in one of three box-art packages (Gordon, Alyx or the G-Man)

* Collector's Edition ó includes Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 1: Source, a Half-Life 2 T-shirtand a Prima book sampler. Ships on a single DVD.

Steam Packages

* Bronze ó HL2* and CS:Source

* Silver ó HL2*, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 1: Source*, Day of Defeat: Source*, Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam.

* Gold ó HL2*, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 1: Source*, Day of Defeat: Source*, Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam, Complete Strategy Guide from Prima Games, 3 different Half-Life 2 posters, Half-Life 2 hat, Half-Life 2 postcard, Half-Life 2 stickers, Half-Life 2 Soundtrack CD, Chance to win a trip to Valve! (1 trip offered for every 5000 Gold packages purchased).

*To be made available upon product's release.

So if you buy HL2 off Steam you will be able to play the full version of CS:S as of next week.

I am so tempted to buy the gold edition now, I was so sure about getting a hard copy. I think lots of people are regretting pre-ordering/paying the full amount for the CE now

Looks like Valve have poked VUG up the bum with this little announcement, I hope they will act fast and get HL2 gold so they don't lose many sales