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well all incase you have not heard yet about 3 or 4 weeks ago valve
vu games which is the parent company settled their law suit over
distribution rights... it was about to go to federal trial when vu
sierra accepted valves out of court settlement.. in which vu/sierra
is going to stop all distribution of valve games via cd media..the
only way you will be able to buy valves half life half life 2 and all
the add ons is through steam download service after august 31st.. also
the only way to purchase the valve half life 2 add on that is
going to be released by valve later this summer will be via the steam
download service.. there will be no more distributed cd's of valves
games on cd retail after august 31st 2005... so anybody who didn't
buy their copies of half life half life 2 or all the add ons
available better get started and start buying those valves games on
cd before they become extinct on august 31 2005... also was talking to
the managers of my local gamestop and they told me in another 3 to 5
years retail purchases of all games on cd will be history.. they said
all game companies are slowly converting all their games for digital
download on the internet using broadband or high speed internet
well all incase you have not heard yet about 3 or 4 weeks ago valve
vu games which is the parent company settled their law suit over
distribution rights... it was about to go to federal trial when vu
sierra accepted valves out of court settlement.. in which vu/sierra
is going to stop all distribution of valve games via cd media..the
only way you will be able to buy valves half life half life 2 and all
the add ons is through steam download service after august 31st.. also
the only way to purchase the valve half life 2 add on that is
going to be released by valve later this summer will be via the steam
download service.. there will be no more distributed cd's of valves
games on cd retail after august 31st 2005... so anybody who didn't
buy their copies of half life half life 2 or all the add ons
available better get started and start buying those valves games on
cd before they become extinct on august 31 2005... also was talking to
the managers of my local gamestop and they told me in another 3 to 5
years retail purchases of all games on cd will be history.. they said
all game companies are slowly converting all their games for digital
download on the internet using broadband or high speed internet