Half-Life 2 Editions Announced
Half-Life Fallout received an email from Gabe Newell, who announces the two different retail editions of the game along with the three different Steam packages people will be able to purchase. Whenever Vivendi decides to release the game, there will be a standard edition on 6 CD-ROMs or the previously mentioned Collector's Edition on DVD-ROM. This is what will you'll be able to get through Steam
Bronze - HL2* and CS:Source. Silver - HL2*, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 1: Source*, Day of Defeat: Source*, Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam. Gold - 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.You'll be able to purchase through Steam next week (no pricing was mentioned in Gabe's email), when you do so the final version of Counter-Strike: Source will become available immediately. Other games will unlock when released.
From The Chatty
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Steam migth actually make a serious impact on the landscape between developers and publishers... it's all coming together!