Aftering watching the latest E3 vids some bits of HL2 have been spoilt a little for me. I really wished Valve would have held back on showing us some of the details like walking through the station and inside the building with all the character interactions and even revealing the location of the...
Very strange I got it to work without needing a key.
It kept saying my email was verified but never let me go to the key page. So I just proceeded with installation and its working anyway.
I will have the special edition, and expect it to come with a Manipulator, grow your own Headcrab seeds, gold plated crowbar and blow up Alyx in a thong doll.