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.
Aside from the folder constraints (everything is under Steam folder) I gotta hand it to Valve. When Steam is working, Steam is good. When Steam is working.