Steam News
(thanks Frans) follows up on the story below this one announcing that Half-Life
2 authentication issues have been solved:
We have resolved the issues that
caused some to experience delays with Half-Life 2 authentication earlier today.
We appreciate your patience and hope everyone enjoys the game.
I still get the "cannot contact the steam servers. try again later". This better fucking work tomorrow when I get home from work. I'm losing sleep over waiting.