HL2DM & Lost Coast FREE for ATI card owners.

GhOsT · 05-31-2007, 03:26 PM

I can't view the article at work. However, based on the summary and the comments in the digg post it appears that people who use any type of ATI card will be able to play HL2DM and Lost Coast free through steam without having to buy HL2.

Not sure how it will work with mods, but there could be the potential to play mods for free due to this.

http://digg.com/gaming_news/FREE_Ste...eon_card_users

Atari · 05-31-2007, 03:29 PM

Would be interesting if one of the devs with an ATI card could test this out. It's time limited though AFAIK.

Deadly Furby · 05-31-2007, 03:43 PM

Here's one of the more descriptive articles I saw.

Valve gives free games to ATI Radeon owners
Steam becomes a part of Catalyst
By Theo Valich: Wednesday 30 May 2007, 19:47

DOUG LOMBARDI from Valve just gave us the nod that this game developer/publisher from Seattle reached an agreement with DAAMIT. The cooperation will result in owners of ATI Radeon cards getting some content unlocked.

To be more precise, Half Life 2: Lost Coast tech demo and Half Life 2: Multiplayer are unlocked and free for all the folk with ATI cards carrying "Radeon" moniker. Owners of ATi Radeon HD 2900XT will get that cancelled retail package named Black Box, containing Half Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 and Portal.

In order to ease the deal, starting from now, ATi Catalyst will come with a bundled installation of Steam. Since Steam is only some 0.6MB in size, it will not increase download by much. This Catalyst+Steam bundling deal will last until mid-2008, but offer for ATI owners will remain – a definite cool move by ATI and Valve folk.

This deal includes all ATI Radeon cards ever produced, so if you own an ATi Radeon card you bought at the time when big bells pants were popular, you can get these two games. While there are still complaints about Steam, one cannot overlook just how easy it is to backup games - a regular nightmare for owners of DRMed games. ATI has been partner with Valve for years, and now - you can expect this relationship to continue in the future.

Ihmhi · 05-31-2007, 03:58 PM

WTF like two months after I buy HL2

M. Son of a bitch. ):

own3r · 05-31-2007, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ihmhi

WTF like two months after I buy HL2

M. Son of a bitch. ):

Ebay is your friend sell it for $20 more than the asking price like everyone else.. suckers

GhOsT · 05-31-2007, 04:16 PM

Only you can't sell just HL2DM. You would have to sell your Steam account.

Leandros · 05-31-2007, 04:43 PM

Make new accounts and hack! Hooray! Good idea Valve!

Deadly Furby · 05-31-2007, 06:33 PM

Re-Read:

Half Life 2: Lost Coast tech demo and Half Life 2: Multiplayer are unlocked and free for all the folk with ATI cards carrying "Radeon" moniker.

Owners of ATi Radeon HD 2900XT will get that cancelled retail package named Black Box, containing Half Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 and Portal.

Mooga · 05-31-2007, 07:27 PM

Not bad!
Just boot up steam, hit the link, and BAM! It starts DLing

EDIT: Can you run free mods with this?

Fail · 05-31-2007, 08:33 PM

Great way to encourage hacking I guess.

GhOsT · 05-31-2007, 08:37 PM

It's not so much encouraging hacking as it's just making it a little bit easier on people who really do want to hack and also happen to have an ATI card.

What this does do is expose HL2DM to an even larger audience which could only be a good thing for the mod community (if mods do work with this).

skuLL · 05-31-2007, 09:13 PM

Many mods work with hl2dm...

*runs to buy a ati card*

Leandros · 05-31-2007, 09:33 PM

I think he was getting at "can you run HL2 mods with hl2dm so I don't have to buy hl2?". I was thinking about that earlier as well.

C-Aim · 05-31-2007, 09:50 PM

Quote:

In order to ease the deal, starting from now, ATi Catalyst will come with a bundled installation of Steam. Since Steam is only some 0.6MB in size, it will not increase download by much.

I hate when companies do that

Reminds me of the copy of Napster that was installed without my permission with Roxio that I can't seem to get off of my computer.

Loader · 05-31-2007, 10:06 PM

lol, they did this b4..

Before HL2 came out all newly bought ATI cards had a free HL2 voucher. (ie: get HL2 - the whole game - for free).

So I got my copy for free

Ihmhi · 05-31-2007, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mooga

Not bad!
Just boot up steam, hit the link, and BAM! It starts DLing

EDIT: Can you run free mods with this?

Do you get Source SDK Base with the download? If not, then no.

Mooga · 05-31-2007, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEAM

Title : Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Developer : Valve
Release Date : November 1, 2004
Languages : English

- Multi-player
- Friends enabled
- Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
- Includes Source SDK

Serik · 05-31-2007, 10:59 PM

My Radeon 9800 pro saves the day

Awesome

Mooga · 06-01-2007, 06:15 AM

ATI = Free FF

Coronius · 06-01-2007, 06:26 AM

I has ATI RADEON X600 Series ~256MB

Do i getz hl2's?
that means ill have three when portal/tf2/ep2 comes out

YAY! ... fuckin retards

05-31-2007, 03:26 PM	#1
GhOsT Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	HL2DM & Lost Coast FREE for ATI card owners. I can't view the article at work. However, based on the summary and the comments in the digg post it appears that people who use any type of ATI card will be able to play HL2DM and Lost Coast free through steam without having to buy HL2. Not sure how it will work with mods, but there could be the potential to play mods for free due to this. http://digg.com/gaming_news/FREE_Ste...eon_card_users

05-31-2007, 03:58 PM	#4
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05-31-2007, 07:27 PM	#9
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06-01-2007, 06:15 AM	#19
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05-31-2007, 03:29 PM	#2
Atari Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Would be interesting if one of the devs with an ATI card could test this out. It's time limited though AFAIK.

05-31-2007, 03:43 PM	#3
Deadly Furby Elder Scroll Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cell Block 17 Posts Rated Helpful 13 Times	Here's one of the more descriptive articles I saw. Valve gives free games to ATI Radeon owners Steam becomes a part of Catalyst By Theo Valich: Wednesday 30 May 2007, 19:47 DOUG LOMBARDI from Valve just gave us the nod that this game developer/publisher from Seattle reached an agreement with DAAMIT. The cooperation will result in owners of ATI Radeon cards getting some content unlocked. To be more precise, Half Life 2: Lost Coast tech demo and Half Life 2: Multiplayer are unlocked and free for all the folk with ATI cards carrying "Radeon" moniker. Owners of ATi Radeon HD 2900XT will get that cancelled retail package named Black Box, containing Half Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 and Portal. In order to ease the deal, starting from now, ATi Catalyst will come with a bundled installation of Steam. Since Steam is only some 0.6MB in size, it will not increase download by much. This Catalyst+Steam bundling deal will last until mid-2008, but offer for ATI owners will remain – a definite cool move by ATI and Valve folk. This deal includes all ATI Radeon cards ever produced, so if you own an ATi Radeon card you bought at the time when big bells pants were popular, you can get these two games. While there are still complaints about Steam, one cannot overlook just how easy it is to backup games - a regular nightmare for owners of DRMed games. ATI has been partner with Valve for years, and now - you can expect this relationship to continue in the future.

05-31-2007, 04:16 PM	#6
GhOsT Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Only you can't sell just HL2DM. You would have to sell your Steam account.

05-31-2007, 04:43 PM	#7
Leandros Cool Cat Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dutchelandae Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Make new accounts and hack! Hooray! Good idea Valve!

05-31-2007, 06:33 PM	#8
Deadly Furby Elder Scroll Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cell Block 17 Posts Rated Helpful 13 Times	Re-Read: Half Life 2: Lost Coast tech demo and Half Life 2: Multiplayer are unlocked and free for all the folk with ATI cards carrying "Radeon" moniker. Owners of ATi Radeon HD 2900XT will get that cancelled retail package named Black Box, containing Half Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 and Portal.

05-31-2007, 08:33 PM	#10
Fail Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Great way to encourage hacking I guess.

05-31-2007, 08:37 PM	#11
GhOsT Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	It's not so much encouraging hacking as it's just making it a little bit easier on people who really do want to hack and also happen to have an ATI card. What this does do is expose HL2DM to an even larger audience which could only be a good thing for the mod community (if mods do work with this).

05-31-2007, 09:13 PM	#12
skuLL Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Many mods work with hl2dm... runs to buy a ati card

05-31-2007, 09:33 PM	#13
Leandros Cool Cat Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dutchelandae Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I think he was getting at "can you run HL2 mods with hl2dm so I don't have to buy hl2?". I was thinking about that earlier as well.

05-31-2007, 10:06 PM	#15
Loader >_< Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Portsmouth, England, UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	lol, they did this b4.. Before HL2 came out all newly bought ATI cards had a free HL2 voucher. (ie: get HL2 - the whole game - for free). So I got my copy for free

05-31-2007, 10:59 PM	#18
Serik Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	My Radeon 9800 pro saves the day Awesome

06-01-2007, 06:26 AM	#20
Coronius Alcoholic Artist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sweden Posts Rated Helpful 2 Times	I has ATI RADEON X600 Series ~256MB Do i getz hl2's? that means ill have three when portal/tf2/ep2 comes out YAY! ... fuckin retards

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