“Half-Life 2″ Coming To Steam for Mac Today

Valve Software has just announced that their revolutionary shooter Half-Life 2 will be coming to Steam for Mac later today… and to promote it, they’ve released this incredible Half-Life 2 themed riff on Apple’s own seminal “1984” advertisement, with City 17 resistant fighter Alyx flinging the series’ iconic crowbar through the televised face of the Big-Brother-like Walter Breen.

Absolutely brilliant. As for Half-Life 2, the Steam release marks the first time that the game has been playable under OS X for the last six years. At this point, the game is a little long-in-the-tooth, and Valve has released much better games like Portal and Left 4 Dead II since then, this is a great opportunity to play a classic.

Price is still unknown, although the PC version costs $20 on Steam, so unless Valve offers Half-Life 2 at a discount, that’s probably what you can expect to pay.

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  • http://www.nimbling.com Herman

    :’) I wish they’d release Left 4 Dead 2 already… :)

  • Joe Public

    What a STUPID advert.

    Are FanBois thought to be so immature that they have to input their age, before a 30 sec clip showing a cartoon character throwing a crowbar at a screen, will play?

  • BoxMac

    Very well done commercial!
    Very clever !

    HalfLife 2 on OS X ….
    Let’s be honest here — HL2′s been available on OS X through — uhm ….
    shall we say “alternative methods”.
    *ahem*

    Anyone who’s wanted to play it already has.
    Now “HalfLife 2: Episode 3 ….
    *That* I’ll buy from Steam.
    If/when it ever comes out ….

  • Rory Parker

    Its out now!
    $6.99, and cross-platform cloud based save games!
    I love you with all my heart, steam!

  • Rory Parker

    *(its usually $9.99, sale = 30% off)