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Half-Life 2 to be pulled from shelves
Vivendi to stop selling boxed copies of Valve games from 31 August

hmmmm...sales on steam must have been VERY good

I'd rather buy it from steam rather then off the shelf.

Vivendi to stop selling boxed copies of Valve games from 31 August


Half-Life developer Valve and publisher Vivendi Universal Games have finally settled their long-running dispute.

A federal court lawsuit was originally filed by Valve in the US in August 2002 but, in a brief statement, Valve has just confirmed that "the parties have resolved their differences and the settlement provides for the dismissal of all claims and counterclaims".

As part of the settlement agreement, Vivendi will cease distribution of retail packaged versions of Valve's games from 31 August, opening the way for Valve to sell its games exclusively via its Steam download service.

Games affected by the agreement include Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike Condition Zero and Counter-Strike Source.

Cybercafe operators that were licensed by Vivendi or Sierra Entertainment have also been notified that any licence agreement that may have granted rights to use Valve games in cybercafes is terminated.

Half-life 1 too? Shame for such a nice game.

so they're gonna force people to install steam-ing pile of crap just to play their games, no thx.

oh fucking nice.. i know where ill be getting 10+ copys of HL2 for free.. >_<

SoM wrote:so they're gonna force people to install steam-ing pile of crap just to play their games, no thx.

W3rd, I downloaded the demo of HL2 but after reading the fineprint in the install, I cancelled the install.

Their efforts are worthy and noble, but their approach is pure shit IMO.

SoM wrote:so they're gonna force people to install steam-ing pile of crap just to play their games, no thx.

You had to when you bought it in a store aswell... so its the same really.

reefsurfer wrote:

SoM wrote:so they're gonna force people to install steam-ing pile of crap just to play their games, no thx.

You had to when you bought it in a store aswell... so its the same really.

Yep, and it works great tbh..

I've had zero problems with Steam. I think the nerds at Valve did something right here.

Until steam is configurable to allow you to select EXACTLY what you will, and will not, download, they can fuck off. I wanted the relatively small patch for Condition Zero (a game that is touted as a great SP out of the box), and I can't get it unless I take another 4 hours to download all the other MP fixes and maps n' shit they automatically package with the update.

If Steam is able to do this now, I welcome the correction. I gave up on it a couple of months ago after I updated HL2.

I won't buy another Valve game because even the boxed version requires you to use Steam, which is total crap.

In order to play the single player version of HL2 you have to log on to steam to play. What happens in 5 years when Steam no longer exists? Is my game total crap and I won't be able to play it?

Ummm,

Valve titles will remain in stores to buy post August 31st when their publishing agreement with Vivendi Universial Games is finally terminated, Doug Lombardi revealed to GamesIndustryBiz. This will no doubt come as a great relief to retailers who feared that Valve would move all its business to Steam, thereby costing them mucho moolah. It also means that the Steamophobes among you can continue to avoid the digital distribution application.

Source: VoodooExtreme http://ve3d.ign.com/

denzii wrote:I won't buy another Valve game because even the boxed version requires you to use Steam, which is total crap.

In order to play the single player version of HL2 you have to log on to steam to play. What happens in 5 years when Steam no longer exists? Is my game total crap and I won't be able to play it?

Wahhhhhh Wahhhhhh Wahhhhhh

thats all im reading..

Thats fine, dont play the best FPS ever to grace the PC market.. dont play some of the better MP games, keep out, we dont need your whining ass in the servers anyways..

Hannibal wrote:Until steam is configurable to allow you to select EXACTLY what you will, and will not, download, they can fuck off. I wanted the relatively small patch for Condition Zero (a game that is touted as a great SP out of the box), and I can't get it unless I take another 4 hours to download all the other MP fixes and maps n' shit they automatically package with the update.

If Steam is able to do this now, I welcome the correction. I gave up on it a couple of months ago after I updated HL2.

More WAHHH WAHHH WAHH

Get better bandwith and that shit isnt a problem..

Same goes for you, we dont want you bitching and crying on the servers, best for you to stay off anyways..

My god you are a fucking prick GOTHboy

Pauly wrote:My god you are a fucking prick GOTHboy

And?

Its called reality.. they are fucking babys..

OMG WAH STEAM WAH BANDWITH WAH IM TO CHEAP TO GET BETTER BANDWITH WAHH OMG WAHHH

That's irrelevant. Having to install something like Steam just to play a SINGLE PLAYER game is utter bullshit.

Pauly wrote:That's irrelevant. Having to install something like Steam just to play a SINGLE PLAYER game is utter bullshit.

So cry about it.. Fuckin warez it then cockboy..

SOAPboy wrote:

Pauly wrote:That's irrelevant. Having to install something like Steam just to play a SINGLE PLAYER game is utter bullshit.

So cry about it.. Fuckin warez it then cockboy..

D:\ISO\Half Life 2\CD.000
D:\ISO\Half Life 2\CD.001
D:\ISO\Half Life 2\CD.002
D:\ISO\Half Life 2\CD.dvd

:icon14: :icon14: :icon14:

PhoeniX wrote:

SOAPboy wrote:

Pauly wrote:That's irrelevant. Having to install something like Steam just to play a SINGLE PLAYER game is utter bullshit.

So cry about it.. Fuckin warez it then cockboy..

D:\ISO\Half Life 2\CD.000
D:\ISO\Half Life 2\CD.001
D:\ISO\Half Life 2\CD.002
D:\ISO\Half Life 2\CD.dvd

:icon14: :icon14: :icon14:

There ya go cheapskate

SOAPboy wrote:
Get better bandwith and that shit isnt a problem..

Same goes for you, we dont want you bitching and crying on the servers, best for you to stay off anyways..

I'm not trying to get on the servers you colossal fucking knob. They should make that shit selectable so people can get what they need....I could give a fuck about playing HL2 or CZ online.

SOAPboy wrote:

PhoeniX wrote:

SOAPboy wrote:
There ya go cheapskate

As Geoff would say, 'jealous' ?

Hannibal wrote:

SOAPboy wrote:
Get better bandwith and that shit isnt a problem..

Same goes for you, we dont want you bitching and crying on the servers, best for you to stay off anyways..

I'm not trying to get on the servers you colossal fucking knob. They should make that shit selectable so people can get what they need....I could give a fuck about playing HL2 or CZ online.

Its call putting steam into offline mode jackass

PhoeniX wrote:

SOAPboy wrote:

PhoeniX wrote:

As Geoff would say, 'jealous' ?

Not really.. Have 2 steam accounts for HL2, and 1 with the full valve library.. i like steam, it owns..

I don't actually mind steam when I used it with half life 1, I just disagree with having to pay for a game then being forced to use it to unlock the game.