Beloved developer Valve has released lifetime retail sales figures for some of its more popular games, including the Half-Life and Counter-Strike series, revealing that the studio has sold over 32.8 million games since the 1998 release of the first Half-Life.

Sales from Valve's digital distribution client are not factored in, with the figures only accounting for worldwide retail sales. With Half-Life 2, Valve began simultaneously releasing all of its PC games at retail and via Steam. The numbers were originally printed in the November issue of Game Informer, then republished by Gamasutra.

Furthermore, it was not specified if the figures of multiplatform games--Half-Life, Half-Life 2, The Orange Box--included both PC and console sales, or just PC.

• Half-Life (Valve) / 1998 - 9.3 Million
• Half-Life: Opposing Force (PC, Gearbox) / 1999 - 1.1 Million
• Half-Life: Blue Shift (PC, Gearbox) / 2001 - 800,000
  
  
• Counter-Strike (PC, Valve) / 2000 - 4.2 Million
• Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (PC, Valve) / 2004 - 2.9 Million... Read more

The latest Steam news update is available, giving us some new info on the Counter-Strike: Source update that Valve has been promising. It's being released tomorrow, and in addition to the new cs_compound map, an old favorite is returning as well as de_train will be included. Here are two pics from that.

The update will also include some bot fixes, an enhancement to the radar and a bugfix for HL2DM (no more playing as headcrabs). Thanks DeviantPaul.

The Steam website notes that a new Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is now available. Two new maps are added, and there are also three new Deleted Scenes missions along with bug fixes & improvements.

As noted on the Steam website, a new update for Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is now available. The update adds three more of Ritual Entertainment's Deleted Scenes missions, and also fixes some bugs.

Over at CS-Nation they are having a competition where you can win Ritual Entertainment Counter-Strike: Condition Zero trading cards for those of you really into this game. The cards feature a Condition Zero deleted scenes character model on the front and a CZ promo image on the back. There are 30 unsigned packs, 4 signed packs and 8 signed cards with signatures from the guys at Ritual. Competition ends June 18.

There's a Q&A with Valve's Jess Cliffe on CS Nation, where they ask him about the upcoming Counter-Strike: Condition Zero 1.2 patch. This update will feature new player models, hostage AI, new maps and changes to the crosshair.

Valve let us know that they'll be releasing a new Counter-Strike: Condition Zero patch on Steam next week. The update will include high-definition hostage models with new AI, two new player models, new maps, and more.

Ritual level designer Thearrel McKinney has released a new Deleted Scenes mission for Counter-Strike: Condition Zero on his Mean Arena website. The level comes with new music, dialog, etc. You can grab the level, Swamp, from FileShack.

As promised, the Steam website now notes that the first Counter-Strike Condition Zero patch is now available. There's a Q&A about the patch on CSNation.

Valve sent along word that they are already sending out some updates for CZ over Steam, here's the word:

Version 1.1 of CS:CZ will be released next week via Steam. The update includes a new "Buy Package" system for buying favorite loadouts quickly, the CS:CZ Custom Mission Creation Kit, all new player and weapon models, new audio content, and other enhancements.
 
The new purchase system features four user-definable "Buy Packages." Each Package represents a complete equipment load out, allowing players to define everything from their primary weapon to how much ammo to buy to fallback options if money is tight.
 
With the CS:CZ Mission Creation Kit, MOD authors can create their own Tour of Duty Mission Packs with custom challenges, bot personalities, bot skins, and more. These MOD Mission Packs can then be distributed to players as Zip files. When installed, the new mission pack will automatically appear within CZ's mission menu.

Oh since it seems to be the hip thing to do just a little warning... You can save your diatribes about how old Counter-Strike is or how much you dislike Steam for another day.

We received a note from Valve announcing that Counter-Strike: Condition Zero has finally been released and can be gotten through Steam. Until April 1st people can download the game for $29.95.

We received a Steam update from Valve's Gabe Newell, going over the new hardware survey results, the effects Steam is having on bug fixing, and the start of pre-orders for Condition Zero over Steam. If you have Steam installed you can double-click on Counter-Strike: Condition Zero in the "Coming Soon" section of "My Games" to pre-order it.

This press release can't be right. It seems that Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is actually going to be released. I don't see any pigs fly by just yet, but apparently the game is shipping to stores March 23. Once it shows up there, it should be yours to own for $39.99.

Games Domain has posted the latest Condition Zero preview, offering another set of thoughts on this upcoming Counter-Strike game which will be released some time this decennium (or maybe that is being optimistic).

HomeLAN Fed has posted a new Counter-Strike Condition Zero preview, taking a look at a new build of this constantly delayed action game. While VUGames remains mum on the subject, several online retailers have the game listed as being released in March now.

PC.IGN has posted a new Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Q&A, taking another look at this oft-delayed action game. There are also a bunch of screenshots from the game on WorthPlaying. There is also a general Counter-Strike Q&A with Jess Cliffe here on GotFrag.

WorthPlaying has some new screenshots from everyone's favorite delayed game, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero. When will it come out? Who knows!

Representatives from Valve will be at the House of Shields (39 New Montgomery St., in San Francisco's Financial District ) tonight to celebrate the upcoming launch of CS:CZ. The event will be open to everyone over 21 years of age, from 8:30p - 10:00p. A final version of the game will be available for play on PCs provided by AMD.

GameSpot has the latest Q&A about the oft delayed Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (which is still nowhere to be seen). Jess Cliffe is asked about the singleplayer mode, the bots, new weapons and equipment, the new maps and a few other things. HomeLAN notes that EBGames currently has CZ listed for a March 16 2004 release..

PC.IGN has posted a new Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Q&A, asking Jess Cliffe a few questions about this oft-delayed game.