Swiss Mercenary,Oct 22 2004, 08:57 PM Wrote:Funny, but information about it seems notoriously difficult to find...Information about what?
Oh, and it turns out I was wrong, you are required to authenticate your copy of HL2 via steam even if you buy retail. You only have to do this during installation, and after installation you will never have to be connected to the Steam network to play.
source: Gamespy interview with Doug Lombardi http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/half-life-2/558931p1.html
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