Half-Life 2 Update - Shacknews - PC Games, PlayStation, Xbox 360 and Wii video game news, previews and downloads

Half-Life 2 Update

by Steve Gibson Nov 13, 2004 6:58pm CST tags: Vivendi, Valve, Steam, Half-Life 2
Here is your brief statement from Valve Software on the current situation. As suspected it appears to be in VU's hands to let the game be unlocked:

Half-Life 2 For Sale?
November 13, 2004, 4:57 pm
If you have purchased a copy of Half-Life 2, we are sorry you are still waiting to play. This is not Valve's choice. Vivendi is insisting that the game has not yet been released, and has threatened that Valve would be in violation of its contract if we activate the Half-Life 2 Steam authentication servers at this time.

Thanks for your patience and we will update you when we have more news to share.

"Stupid Question about retail versus Steam..... I've tried searching but can't find anything ..."1387 Comments
        

Fileshack

Hot Files New Files

ShackReviews

New Games New Reviews

Related Stories

  • Black Mesa Mod Trailer Teases Prettier Half-Life

    165 Comments | Dec 01, 2008 11:56am CST

    Back in 2004, a small team began crafting a mod that would recreate Valve's first Half-Life with the latest in graphical bells and whistles. Come 2008...

  • New Dystopia Release

    15 Comments | Jan 08, 2006 2:18pm CST

    Update 4 of the Dystopia mod for Half-Life 2 is now available, adding two new maps and fixing more bugs. If you have a previous version installed ther...

  • They Hunger: Lost Souls Preview

    20 Comments | Jan 07, 2006 9:01am CST

    Planet Half-Life's five days of Black Widow Games coverage ends with a look at They Hunger: Lost Souls, the zombie infested Source Engine powered shoo...

  • Black Widow Games Q&A

    5 Comments | Jan 04, 2006 8:24am CST

    As part of their Black Widow Games: Five Days of Fear feature, Planet Half-Life today posted a Q&A with the guys working on the Source Engine game T...

  • Source Engine Goes 64-Bit

    46 Comments | Dec 22, 2005 7:08pm CST

    We received this press release from Valve Software, announcing that the Half-Life 2 developer has hooked up with AMD to create a 64-bit version of the...

  • On Source's Cinematic Effects

    14 Comments | Dec 09, 2005 11:24am CST

    There's an article on the cinematic abilities of the Source Engine at bit-tech.net, as they recently attended a presentation by Valve Software where t...

  • Steam Q&A

    10 Comments | Dec 08, 2005 9:27am CST

    Computer Games has a Q&A posted with Valve's Mike Dunkle, talking about the company's Steam develivery platform. According to Dunkle, we might actuall...

  • New DOD: Source Map Now Available

    29 Comments | Nov 30, 2005 8:07pm CST

    As expected, the Day of Defeat: Source map Argentan is now available upon restarting Steam. The update also fixes a Rag Doll Kung Fu bug. There's no w...

  • New Garry's Mod Release

    1 Comment | Nov 28, 2005 8:32am CST

    Over at FileShack you can now download version 9.0.4 of the popular Garry's Mod for Half-Life 2, offering an improved spawning menu while also fixing ...

  • New CS:S, DOD:S Maps Dated

    26 Comments | Nov 24, 2005 7:28am CST

    According to the latest Valve news update, next Wednesday should see the release of the de_nuke for Counter-Strike: Source, and Argentan for Day of De...