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10/18   Half-Life 2 has gone gold.  Street date: November 16
        http://www.vugames.com/news_story.do?storyId=1963
        \_ Not released via Steam until it's available on store shelves.
           Boo!
           \_ I think this is apropos...
              http://penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2004-10-15&res=l
           \_ Steam purchase == activation.  I never buy products with
              "activation"
              \_ I thought steam was just a way to activate something you
                 downloaded, rather than running out to buy a physical
                 copy?  Unlike some products which require you to go buy
                 a hardcopy, then activate online.  -John
                 \_ Steam is nice in that it gives you an account, and
                    you can actually use the game from your account
                    on multiple systems.  The disadvantage is the net
                    MUST be working for you to be able to play!
                    \_ You don't get the equivalent of a cd key you can take
                       somewhere with you?  I mean, with a hardcopy, you need
                       to have the booklet/case/piece of paper with the key
                       on it along... -John
                       \_ The games you can play are tied to your password-
                          protected account.  It's just like AIM or MSN
                          Messenger.  Login to multiple PCs with your account,
                          download the full game to every PC - but only one
                          person can play at a time (using your account).
                       \_ Yes you do, but you have to connect to the online
                          service to activate even if you just want to play the
                          single-player version (only once per install).
              \_ The retail boxed version won't require product activation?
                 \_ Not as far as I know.  CD-Key only.
        \_ I wasted an unhealthy percentage of my weekend in Counter-Strike:
           Source. It's the same old thing but I had forgotten how addictive
           it is. I think I'll quit again now though. I had AK-47 sounds
           \_ AK-47 sounds cooler in real life.
           replaying in my head when trying to fall asleep. Yesterday played
           with team kill turned on which was a new twist for me.
           \_ Well, and aiming is a lot more forgiving.  You can be zipping
              left and right and your first shot will always be dead in the
              center.  Aim is primarily affected by "recoil" now.
              Plus, there are less aimbots with CS: Source.
                              \_ fewer
                                 \_ but yermom wants more
              \_ Plus there are the motivational posters like:
         <DEAD>_render_.blogspot.com/2004/10/cssource-motivational-posters.html<DEAD>

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www.vugames.com/news_story.do?storyId=1963VIVENDI UNIVERSAL GAMES ANNOUNCES PLANS TO LAUNCH THE MOST ANTICIPATED PC ACTION GAME OF 2004 Half-Life 2 to Ship to Retail Outlets Globally This Holiday Season LOS ANGELES (October 18, 2004) Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) today a nnounced that Half-Life 2, the sequel to one of the most critically acc laimed PC titles in gaming history, will ship to retail outlets around t he world in November. The Company confirmed that Half-Life 2, developed by Valve Software, has gone gold with a planned retail street date of No vember 16, 2004. The countdown to the highly anticipated retail street d ate has begun around the world, as VU Games completes plans to ship loca lized versions of Half-Life 2 simultaneously in English, French, Spanish , Italian, German, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Korean, Thai and Japanese. "Half-Life 2 has surpassed our expectations in every sense its high-quali ty graphics, ground-breaking physics and immersive first-person shooter gameplay set a new standard for PC action games," said Bruce Hack, CEO o f VU Games. "Half-Life 2 will go down as one of the best-selling PC titl es, and we are thrilled to deliver this ground-breaking title to the wor ldwide gaming community this fall." the best game ever made" by PC Gamer, Half-Life 2 earned a top-rated review score of 98, the highest score bestowed by the magazine in more than six years. The game has received numerous accolades for it s technical excellence, captivating story and addictive game play, inclu ding more than 10 awards and nominations at the 2004 Electronic Entertai nment Expo. com stated that "Half-Life 2 will redefine what gamers expect from their games visually and the gameplay is a lot of fun as well." The global anticipation for Half-Life 2 has reached unprecedented heights , as consumers around the world mark their calendars to buy the game at retail on November 16th. The Half-Life 2 product will include Counter-St rike: Source. VU Games will also release a Half Life 2 Collectors Editio n that will include Half-Life 2 in DVD-ROM format, Counter-Strike: Sourc e, Half-Life: Source, a free limited edition t-shirt, and a Half-Life 2 Prima strategy guide book. The original Half-Life game was launched in 1998 under VU Games Sierra En tertainment publishing label. It earned more than 50 game-of-the-year aw ards and has been heralded as one of the best PC first-person shooter ga mes of all-time. About Half-Life and Half-Life 2 In 1998, Half-Life revolutionized the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valves debut title was named "Best PC Game Ever" by PC Gamer and launched a franchise with more than eight million retails units sold worldwide. In 2004, Hal f-Life 2 will take the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the or iginal to new heights of realism and responsiveness. Half-Life 2 opens t he door to a world where the players presence affects everything around him, from the physical environments to the behaviors even the emotions o f both friends and enemies. The player again picks up the crowbar of res earch scientist, Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted and its populatio n dwindling. Freeman is thrust into the unenviable role of rescuing the world from the wrong he unleashed back at Black Mesa. And a lot of peopl e people he cares about are counting on him. The intense, real-time game play of Half-Life 2 is made possible only by Source, Valves new propriet ary engine technology. Source provides major enhancements in the advance d facial animation system, physics, graphics and AI. About Vivendi Universal Games Headquartered in Los Angeles, VU Games is a leading global developer, pub lisher and distributor of multi-platform interactive entertainment. Its development studios and publishing labels include Blizzard Entertainment , Sierra Entertainment, Fox Interactive and Massive Entertainment. VU Ga mes library of over 700 titles features multi-million unit selling prope rties such as Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo and World of Warcraft from Blizzard Entertainment; Crash Bandicoot, Spyro The Dragon, Empire Ea rth, Leisure Suit Larry, Tribes and Ground Control.

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