Firstly, it's just the stuff we've seen in the E3 vids. What is there to spoil? And I'm sure I'll forget it by the time the game comes out in APRIL.
And regarding the analogy, downloading it is not like committing the stealing. It's like picking up money you find on the ground. You didn't...
...a problem that wouldn't exist if Valve had better security. You don't walk around a bad area of town with dollar bills hanging out of your pockets and get sympathy from people if you get robbed. Does it suck that it got released? Yeah. But it did. There is nothing that can be done to...
You guys are being retarded. Just about everyone who downloads it will still buy a copy when it comes out.
Get aids for downloading a leak? Give me a break.
Why in the blue hell would this announcement be made to City17 though? Why not announce it on an official site or at least send the email to a larger website.
Well, if Valve is wanting to make Steam a popular choice for gamers, having it on Steam long before the shelves would be a good way to do that. Keep in mind that Valve makes 30 bucks per steam copy of HL2 sold and $7.50 per retail copy.