E' partito il terzo Pre-Load per Half Life 2. La comunicazione è apparsa su Steam ed è la seguente:
Half-Life 2 Pre-Loading Phase 3
September 10, 2004, 3:07 pm · valve
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.
Ricordiamo che posso accedere al Pre-Load solo le persone che possiedono una copia di Counterstrike: Condition Zero e il coupon di Half Life 2 fornito tempo fa da ATI con le serie 9600 XT e 9800 XT.