HL2 : Silver package

The only thing is though, everyone can play CS:S. And DoD:S is the same thing. But HL:S isn't. Since it's the entire single player campaign. And that's basically what I was saying. I wasn't talking about HL:S at all, and I never said it came with the normal retail :smile:

Irenicis, everything that comes with the retail versions is on the CDs.

I'm fairly sure anyone with HL2 will be able to play DoD:S, since it isn't anything different then CS:S, just DoD.

Friend of mine got the Collector's Edition...you don't get the back catalogue. And from that I'm sure you don't get DoD:S either. It's not listed and thus not included. Which was my concern when I preordered last week...so I cancelled and got the Gold instead and I'm a lot happier knowing for sure I'm getting all of the other games. It isn't marketing...but rather conflict between developer and two publishers. Activision owns publishing rights to DoD not Vivendi..it couldn't be included as Activision may want that right later on...so it cannot be part of the retail packages.

omg, i need another account with all the games...

I don't see why you should expect DoD:S to be given out free to
everyone, nor do I see what you mean by its the same as CS:S. It has
different gameplay, different resources, and different people (or the
same ones with more time) making it. From a professional developer, you
can't really expect these things to stay free forever. Making DoD
retail only would have caused an outrage as fans would have had
something taken away from them. In the case of making a 'new' game like
DoD:S (regardless of how similar it is to the old one, its still
totally independant of it), by charging people for it nobody is having
anything taken away but instead they are paying for something.
The fact it is listed in silver and gold but not bronze SHOWS that it
isn't free, and as Valve are obviously wanting more people to
buy over steam I can't imagine they will remove one of that buying
option's main attractions by giving it out to retail buyers.

Just because its a multiplayer game doesn't mean it took no effort - if
you look at CS:S and HL:S its obvious which of the two took more time
on the developer's part. CS:S isn't really given away free, as much as
it is half of the deal. It will sell as many copies of HL2 as HL2 sells
of CS:S.