Hoje o dia acordou com a notícia que as saídas dos 2 estão para muito breve.

O site HLFallout recebeu informações de Gabe Newell sobre os modos de compra do HL2, Retail e via Steam, a saber:

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Retail Boxes

» Standard Edition — 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 — 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 — 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.
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Nas próprias palavras de Newel: “The Steam offers will be available for purchase next week. Those who purchase via Steam, will receive the final version of Counter-Strike: Source immediately.”

Mas as novidades não ficam por aqui… No fórum do site HalfLife2.Net foi confirmado que o multiplayer oficial do HL2 será o CS:S e não irá existir nenhum DM associado…

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Icarus: Only CS:S, no Deathmatch?
Chuck Osborn: Only CS:S
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Entrevista

Apenas como curiosidade vejam a evolução gráfica do HL2 Aqui 😉

Sobre o caso em tribunal têm aqui uma entrevista ao Doug Lombardi feita dia 21, no GameSpy