Con la seguente dichiarazione sul sito di Steam, Valve dichiara che in data odierna sarà possibile procedere con la seconda fare del pre-load di Half Life 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.