As noted on
Steam News Half-Life 2 is now officially available at retail stores
throughout North America. Though Valve's highly anticipated sequel has been
available early at some over-caffeinated stores (
story), the
online activation process is now underway, and copies of the game purchased at
stores or online via
Steam can now be
unlocked by restarting Steam:
Half-Life 2 is available now for purchase
and to play. Those who pre-purchased their copy via Steam may access the game by
restarting Steam, then double-clicking on the Half-Life 2 icon in their Steam
Games directory. To purchase your copy via Steam,
get Steam now.
We hope you enjoy it!