Halflife2 Steam preload started

[B.Ob.]

Half-Life 2 Pre-Loading Begins

 

"Half-Life 2 pre-loading begins to Steam account holders today. Over the coming days, those who have selected the pre-loading option will have encrypted Half-Life 2 files delivered to their PC. No purchase is required to pre-load HL2, but is required to activate the game. Purchase options will be released soon. Then, the moment the game is made available, those who have pre-loaded and purchased Half-Life 2 via Steam will be authenticated and ready to start playing. For more information, please visit www.steampowered.com."

[Conan4Life]

reseaching encryption method

[B.Ob.]

This still isn't official (when it is, there will be a new thread)

 

Gabe says HL2 Gold Monday!!!

 

I'm gonna rip that whole (tiny) post, since their site seems to be getting smacked around today:

 

Gabe Newell

Valve Software

Posts: 30

Posted: Aug 28 2004, 12:10 AM

We're going gold monday...

[B.Ob.]

Grrr, looks like it was a fake post...... wonderful!!!

 

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[lilkev]

Nothing like using your own name for your password. And we wonder how the code was stolen in the first place.

[B.Ob.]

Half-Life 2 Pre-Loading - PHASE 2

 

"The second phase of the Half-Life 2 preload begins to Steam account holders today.

 

This will allow users to download the majority of the audio of Half-Life 2 in encrypted form. No purchase is required to pre-load Half-Life 2, but is required to activate the game. The moment the game is made available, those who have pre-loaded and purchased Half-Life 2 via Steam will be ready to start playing right away."

[B.Ob.]

Half-Life 2 Pre-Loading Phase 3

 

"The third phase of the Half-Life 2 preload begins to Steam account holders today.

 

This will allow users to download the majority of the models of Half-Life 2 in encrypted form. No purchase is required to pre-load Half-Life 2, but is required to activate the game. The moment the game is made available, those who have pre-loaded and purchased Half-Life 2 via Steam will be ready to start playing right away."

[B.Ob.]

Half-Life 2 Pre-Loading Phase 4

 

"The fourth phase of the Half-Life 2 preload begins to Steam account holders today.

 

This will allow users to download the majority of Counter-Strike: Source in encrypted form. No purchase is required to pre-load Half-Life 2, but is required to activate the game. The moment the game is made available, those who have pre-loaded and purchased the game via Steam will be ready to start playing."