HL2: Episode 1 Preloads Next Week 06:23 am EDT @ April 29th, 2006
Valve releases their latest Steam Update. Interestingly enough, they seem to think that Half-Life 2: Episode 1 (which begins preloading next week) is their "best single player game to date".
Congratulations to Ritual! SiN Episode 1: Emergence has officially gone GOLD. The game is now available for preloading on Steam. The full game will be unlocked on May 10th at 10am Pacific Daylight Time (17:00 GMT).
Half-Life 2: Episode One will begin preloding next week, and will be available to play June 1st. With Episode One, we really feel like we've produced our best single player game to date, and we're excited for people to be able to play it.
Meanwhile, the Red Orchestra team continues to turn out updates, the latest of which is the beta SDK for their game. If you own RO and would like to try it out, click on the "Tools" tab inside Steam.
Plush headcrabs are here! Visit the Valve store to get one of your very own. Also new in the store is the Combine Soldier lithograph (the second in our series) and a Dog vs. Strider poster.