Over at Halflife2.net you can find two screenshots which show you what the Source engine port of Half-Life 1 will look like. The game hasn't been totally overhauled like Counter-Strike: Source, but HL1 on the Source Engine will still benefit from shader graphics, the physics and other new engine features.

We received an email from Valve, announcing that WON authentication servers will be shut down soon. After this operation is done (should be by July 31), you can no longer use of the online features of non-Steam Valve products, such as Counter-Strike 1.5. People who haven't already done so are encouraged to download Steam so they can continue to play.

Version 2.9 of the Firearms mod for Half-Life has been released, adding three new maps and two new weapons among other things. We have the Windows client and Linux server files mirrored on FileShack.

Valve sent along a note announcing that Codename Gordon is now available on Steam. Codename Gordon is a side scrolling game featuring levels inspired by Half-Life and Half-Life 2. You can find out more about the project at http://www.halflife2d.com/.

A new Natural Selection patch has been released, updating Beta 4 of the Half-Life action strategy mod to Beta 4a. The new release comes with several combat changes and bug fixes.

A new Natural Selection 3.0 upgrade has been released, updating the Half-Life mod to Beta 3. The new release has bug fixes, balance changes and map updates (changelog here). There's a dedicated server patch as well.

As noted on the official website, Beta 2 of the Natural Selection v3.0 release is now available. On FileShack we have a client patch as well as a dedicated server patch.

The long awaited version 3.0 release of the Natural Selection mod for Half-Life is out, offering new maps, new upgrades, an improved look and many other new features. We have the 155mb client file mirrored on FileShack.

Sven Co-op for Half-Life has just hit the big v3.0 release and is available via Steam if you're into that or you can just grab the full install from FileShack. There is also a v2.1 to v3.0 update available.

Following last night's client files, Valve has also released dedicated server files for Windows and Linux. The Steam dedicated server package now includes everything you need to run Counter-Strike, Deathmatch Classic, Day of Defeat, Ricochet, Team Fortress Classic and Half-Life Deathmatch servers.

Valve Software has handed out the new Steam cache install files for you guys to grab up via FileShack. Grabbing these files will prevent you from having to download via Steam which is still experiencing a few growing pains.

- Steam Client / Counter-Strike cache - Steam Client / Deathmatch Classic cache - Steam Client / Day of Defeat cache - Steam Client / Half-Life cache - Steam Client / Opposing Force cache - Steam Client / Ricochet cache - Steam Client / Team Fortress Classic cache - Steam Full Installer

Valve's Steam website has been updated with the latest news on this content delivery / authentication system. As you might've noticed, things didn't go exactly smooth during the weekend, as Valve seriously underestimated bandwidth needs. More servers are being added now. In addition to that, more Steam installers with cache files will be released for Day of Defeat, Team Fortress Classic, etc just like they did for Counter-Strike 1.6.

We know that the conversion process has been anything but smooth for many of our users. We're going to get this fixed. We've done our best to support the Half-Life community over the past 5 years, and we're still committed to doing whatever it takes to make the community happy. We've listened to the response, and we'll be repairing the problems with Steam until it performs the way we all want it to.

Valve Software has decided to have some midnight madness fun and release the official Steam client for everyone to have fun with. With this new official release you'll have to plug in your actual Half-life CDKey now to take advantage of the client.

- Valve Software Steam Client

The water isn't boiling just yet, as the Steam website mentions that the new release of the Valve content delivery system has suffered a delay. While the Steam dedicated server will be released tonight, the client file will now be released tomorrow instead. Thanks Funluvncriminal.

We received a new press release from Valve, announcing the expected end of beta testing of the Steam content delivery platform. When the full version launches next week, you'll need an actual valid CD-Key to continue playing Half-Life and Counter-Strike through the system. Here's the full message

The Steam Beta has delivered several Valve games and popular Half-Life MODs to over 300,000 gamers, and will come to a close Tuesday evening (Pacific Daylight Time). The first full version of Steam, Valve's broadband platform for the delivery and management of digital content, will launch at 11 am PDT on Wednesday. Set up installers for the full version, which will be free of charge to existing Half-Life and Counter-Strike players, will be available from www.steampowered.com and leading game sites. Anyone interested in hosting the installer or becoming a Steam Service Provider, please email biz@steampowered.com. Valve would like to extend its thanks to everyone who participated in this beta.