As has been rumored the past few days, 'Half-Life 2' is indeed being sold early at various big stores in the U.S., such as BestBuy, Wal-Mart and even a few select EBGames. The lucky ones who managed to purchase a copy will get a major disappointment, as Vivendi ordered Valve to not activate the Half-Life 2 Steam authentication servers. Basically, anybody who bought HL2 can't play it yet. Valve issued a statement saying it is not their decision, but Vivendi who threatened Valve with breach of contract if they did.
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Half-Life 2
Platform(s): PC, Xbox
Genre: Action
Publisher: Vivendi
Developer: Valve
Release Date: Nov. 16, 2004
Genre: Action
Publisher: Vivendi
Developer: Valve
Release Date: Nov. 16, 2004
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'Half-Life 2' On Sale But Vivendi Blocks Authentication
by Judy on Nov. 13, 2004 @ 6:31 p.m. PST
In Half-Life 2 you again pick up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted, its populace dwindling.blog comments powered by Disqus