Buy HL2 Today

[*Tsunami*]

Today at 7pm (uk time) you should be able to purchase HL2 directly from Valve using Steam. The price depends on what you wish to purchase, see below. I've converted the $$$$ into ££££ for you as a rough guide. :)


1. "Bronze" -- $49.95 (£28)
-- Half-Life 2*
-- Counter-Strike: Source
*(To be made available upon product's release.)


2. "Silver" -- $59.95 (£33.75)
-- Half-Life 2*
-- Counter-Strike: Source
-- Half-Life 1: Source*
-- Day of Defeat: Source*
-- Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam *(To be made available upon products' release.)


3. "Gold" -- $89.95 (£50.60) :eek:
-- Half-Life 2*
-- Counter-Strike: Source
-- Half-Life 1: Source*
-- Day of Defeat: Source*
-- Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam
-- Complete Half-Life 2 Strategy Guide from Prima Games
-- 3 different Half-Life 2 posters
-- Half-Life Collector's box
-- 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 products' release.)


If you purchase it today, you Wont be playing HL2 until it's official release date, however, you will be able to play CS:Source.

Source : Gamershell News (http://www.gamershell.com/news/17757.html)

[GeeDee]

wow! I can't wait to give valve my money in return for being able to play ........ nothing.

I got bored of waiting for hl2 12 months ago.

:)

[Gunsmith]

id buy the gold just for the chance to go **** in gabe newall's hat :)

im with geedee, gave up 12 months ago

[zhardoum]

Small addendum:

At this time Counter Strike Source Beta will officially end, to be taken over by Counter Strike Source. You will be able to play Counter Striek source tonight at 7pm if you have a licence to use CS:condition Zero then you will be able to play. I you had CS:Source Beta it will no longer be Beta and become just Source, and all the maps will be made available.

Looking forward to it tbh, I cant deny Steam has been a P.I.T.A but as I own a cyber I can hardly not take notice of what will surely cause lots of gossip with my customers..

[GeeDee]

In related news; if you pay valve $100,000 + your first born, buy 10 CS:CZ licenses, sign up 200 friends to steam and do an ancient tribal war dance in the nude; you will be allowed to pre-load the next installment of HL2.

.......if you're lucky.

[pen]

i know what your saying, but im gonna buy HL2 when i comes out anyway + i would like to cs:s. So from my point of view this is a good thing.

[Bootz]

If you pay for gold online, do they send you the 'bits' they're offering (e.g. posters etc.), if so do they send it as soon as you pay for it? Or when it comes out?

I want to get gold either way, but is it worth waiting to buy gold from the shops rather than online?

[Zakalwe]

Really: The extra £20 seems a bit steep for a Hat, collectors box Posters, Stickers and a postcard.

The Prima Strategy guide will probably suck too - www.gamefaqs.com tend to be better.

And soundtrack cd? Puhleeese.

I could see gold being worth it if the back catalogue wasn't on silver, but as it is the Gold seems a bit steep (presumably as they have to add distribution costs in rather than just let you download stuff).

[phil]

Originally posted by Zakalwe
Really: The extra £20 seems a bit steep for a Hat, collectors box Posters, Stickers and a postcard.

I think it's an absolute bargain. For Valve. Here's the deal:

1. You pay us 20 squids

2. You get to look like a complete prat in customised geeky gear, thereby advertising our product and making us more money

I mean, this really is the kind of rubbish they normally give away to promote the product, I can't believe they've actually got the cheek to make people pay for it.

[kr-dm1]

what is the back catalog anyway ? is it just all the normal mods that steam has right now, or is it those mods converted to source ?

the current ones seem to be free as it is :o

*edit: missing words :rolleyes: *

[Strych]

I had a voucher entitling me to free bronze hl2. I have gifted it to HalOS.

£50 for should-be promotional freebies can **** off.

[Rich]

I'll have the silver jobby ;P

[kr-dm1]

got mine done, anyone up for a game of cs-source ? :D

[Rich]

Yeah, CS Source is pure win, ~@~! etc. Any MP servers going up for this? Just trying to get a lessthan3 one going now :D!

[*Tsunami*]

Just a word of warning, prices are EX vat, so you might need to add a fiver or so onto the price.

[dcoder]

I have CS:CZ... do i get CS:Source with that licence?

[Rich]

Originally posted by dcoder
I have CS:CZ... do i get CS:Source with that licence?


No. You need HL2

[Nivek]

i might have got it last year, but now i cant be arsed, if other people think its good i will buy it in the sales, until then they can FO

[KingDAZZA]

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[Optimus]

Originally posted by *Tsunami*
Just a word of warning, prices are EX vat, so you might need to add a fiver or so onto the price. most people get weighted with £10+ 'tax'...

[andyf]

Originally posted by KingDAZZA
Ok Mike wins. :p


Who is Mike ?

[SilentMike]

i am mike

i told him off for calling geedee a kid :)

[KingDAZZA]

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