All Valve Retail Packages Confirmed

[Chris D]

It shouldn't really affect most people reading this news post as a majority of you will already be playing one, more or all of the games mentioned, but I recently contacted Valve's Doug Lombardi to obtain the full details of the retail packages being made available through their new partnership with EA Games.[br]

[br]Left to Right: Half-Life 2: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike 1: Anthology, Half-Life 1: Anthology and Counter-Strike: Source​

[br]Here are the full details of the game packages and their content:[br]Half-Life 2: Game of the Year Edition

• Half-Life 2
• Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
• Counter-Strike: Source
• Half-Life: Source

On sale now at retail outlets worldwide.[br]Counter-Strike 1: Anthology

• Counter-Strike 1.6
• Tour of Duty
• Deleted Scenes
• Official CS Bot

On sale now at retail outlets worldwide.[br]Half-Life 1: Anthology

• Half-Life
• Half-Life: Deathmatch
• Half-Life: Opposing Force
• Half-Life: Blue Shift
• Team Fortress: Classic

On sale now in North America, available 7th October in Europe.[br]Counter-Strike: Source

• Counter-Strike: Source
• Day of Defeat: Source
• Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

On sale now in North America, available 14th October in Europe.[br]I think the most interesting thing to come out of this information is the fact Day of Defeat: Source won't be released in the UK and Europe now for another two weeks.[br]There is however, still the opportunity to purchase all of the above games in various different packages over Steam and you can find more details on these packages on our Steam Packages page.

 

[Computer5k]

No dod?

 

[Chris D]

No dod?

It's in the Counter-Strike: Source package.

 

[Sui]

I saw the GOTY Edition in my local Virgin Megastores today; they certainly don't mind displaying their 35 Game of the Year awards right over the cover :E But then again, I wouldn't either if I had that many medals.

 

[Computer5k]

It's in the Counter-Strike: Source package.

Not source, regular dod :/

 

[Dowie]

Nice box art

 

[Chris D]

Not source, regular dod :/

Valve haven't ended their publishing contract with Activision. Activision are the publishers of Day of Defeat, whereas EA are the publishers of Day of Defeat: Source.

 

[Beerdude26]

35 Game of the Year awards

That ain't much :/

 

[Chris D]

That ain't much :/

Considering the competition against Halo 2, it definitely is.

 

[guchi]

awesome covers anyway

 

[Harryz]

Anyone care to explain whats "Tour of Duty"?

 

[Beerdude26]

I think Tour Of Duty is the Condition Zero expansion pack (Single Player part)

 

[Qhartb]

The normal FPS-style Condition Zero expansion pack was the Deleted Scenes. Condition Zero's progression through the normal CS levels with different goals you progress through (using bots) is Tour of Duty. It's essentially a single-player tutorial game for multiplayer Counter-strike.

 

[Beerdude26]

The normal FPS-style Condition Zero expansion pack was the Deleted Scenes. Condition Zero's progression through the normal CS levels with different goals you progress through (using bots) is Tour of Duty. It's essentially a single-player tutorial game for multiplayer Counter-strike.

And the addition of the bots yelling gaming slang such as 'pwned' or 'owned 'em' at each other

 

[DoctorWeeTodd]

And the addition of the bots yelling gaming slang such as 'pwned' or 'owned 'em' at each other

I've been waiting for that for years and somebody just tells me it already exists! Tell me they call each other fags and attempt to votekick you under suspicion of hacking.

 

[Beerdude26]

Tell me they call each other fags and attempt to votekick you under suspicion of hacking.

No, that's an online-only feature.

 

[polyguns]

heh, i just saw that at walmart, i was there 2 days ago and it wasn't, i was like wtf cause its 50 bucks and regular hl2 is only 30

how in the world do you keep up with all these purchasing packages.

but i guess whores repackage themselves every night and still sell so this prolly will too

 

[Beerdude26]

but i guess whores repackage themselves every night and still sell so this prolly will too

Rofl best thing all week

 

[JoeCLawrence]

Cover art looks pretty slick. I was afraid it would end up sucking. It's certainly better than the box I got with the screenshots from HL2's stone age.

 

[nutcrackr]

If any of you guys haven't got HL1 and associated mods get HL1: Anthology, load up TFC and prepare to play the best online game in existence. I'm not biased at all, ok maybe a little.

 

[TheSomeone]

Tour of duty in the CS package? That's an interesting choice. Doesn't it have no servers right now?

 

[JorzoR]

jezus

no DOD SOURCE stand alone package? i dont need CSS and HL2DM AGAIN!!

DAMN U

wish i had a credit card :'(

 

[pizzahut]

Have you tried getting a debit card instead? Go to the bank and ask for a Visa Electron.

 

[polyguns]

it is very true that ea is maccin the packages much better then vivindi ever did

 

[Ennui]

No, that's an online-only feature.

LMFAO!

The Half-Life 1 Anthology box looks fkn sweet.

 

[Scotsman]

A DOD: Source retail package would be nice though.

 

[ATimson]

A DOD: Source retail package would be nice though.

Well, it is in the CSS package. And I suspect that neither CSS nor DODS would merit enough retail sales on their own to sell separate packages of them.

 

[Ruubie]

So what happend to the Gold, Silver and Bronze packages? Still a way to get em?

 

[Dr. Freeman]

So what happend to the Gold, Silver and Bronze packages? Still a way to get em?

old thread.
and yes, you can get those packages but only through Steam.
its always been like that.

the packages listed in this thread are all retail packages

 

[Boogymanx]

I saw HL1: Anthology in August already. :|

 

[diluted]

You forgot to mention that the Day of Defeat: Source standalone package comes out in a few weeks in North America.

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/260567.asp
February 7th

 

[Ruubie]

old thread.
and yes, you can get those packages but only through Steam.
its always been like that.

the packages listed in this thread are all retail packages

Through Steam huh... so where can I order them in Steam? Could you give me link?

 

[Dr. Freeman]

Through Steam huh... so where can I order them in Steam? Could you give me link?

go to steampowered.com or login to your Steam account and click on the "browse games" button and it should list them there too i think.

 

[Veotax]

I think hes talking about the fact that the Gold, Silver and Bronze packages aren't avalible through Steam anymore

 

[Dr. Freeman]

I think hes talking about the fact that the Gold, Silver and Bronze packages aren't avalible through Steam anymore

well the packages might have been renamed or changed slightly but here (click this link) it shows the packages available via Steam.

if its about the contents (meaning games wise) of the packages, then i don't see how theres a problem...however if he was looking for say.. the Gold package which did contain a Half Life2 post card (i think) then yeah...that it seems is no longer available.

 

[DreadLord]

You forgot to mention that the Day of Defeat: Source standalone package comes out in a few weeks in North America.

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/260567.asp
February 7th

You forgot to remember this thread is four months old.

 

[Ruubie]

Yeah getting the games is no problem... Valve complete pack contains all. But I was hoping that I would get some posters and hats etc etc with it. Is Valve Complete pack only games, or does it contain some hardware, like the hats nd stuff?

 

[diluted]

You forgot to remember this thread is four months old.

Owned.
Oh wait... :|