Valve Releases 'Complete Pack' with Left 4 Dead and About a Billion Other Games for $100
Valve Releases 'Complete Pack' with Left 4 Dead and About a Billion Other Games for $100
Posted 11/17/2008 at 6:48am
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If you're anticipating Valve's upcoming zombie shooter Left 4 Dead (and if you're a gamer, then you probably are), then Valve has an offer it hopes you can't refuse. The publisher has released its Valve Complete Pack on Steam, a collection of titles which, if purchased separately, would run $235. Valve's asking price checks in at less than half that at $100.
In addition to Left 4 Dead, the Benjamin buys you Counter Strike, Counter Strike: Condition Zero, Counter Strike: Source, Day of Defeat, Day of Defeat: Source, Deathmatch Classic, Half Life, Half Life 2, Half Life 2: Deathmatch, Half Life 2: Episode One, Half Life 2: Episode Two, Half Life 2: Lost Coast, Half Life Deathmatch: Source, Half Life: Blue Shift, Half Life: Opposing Force, Half Life: Source, Peggle Extreme, Portal, Richochet, Team Fortress 2, and Team Fortress Classic. In other words, enough titles to give your broadband connection a good workout.
Word on the web is that you can gift duplicate titles you already own, but if that's you're intention, you may want to confirm this with Steam before plunking down the cash (we'll post an update if we receive confirmation).
Update November 21, 2008
Four days after sending in our support inquiry, Steam Support has informed us that gifting duplicate titles only applies to a handful of specific situations, none of which appear to include the Complete Pack. More information here.
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Queenof1
November 23, 2008 at 12:50pm
I guess that would defeat the purpose of Steam but I'm a hands-on type of gal. I would love to have all the HL games and Peggle extreme.
wolf17
November 25, 2008 at 3:36pm
I'm not sure about Peggle, but I know that Half Life 2 and the 2 episode packs are available through retail as discs.
wolf17
November 17, 2008 at 8:48pm
That's really cool, I don't have many of those games (except the half-life 2 games)!
brc1980
November 17, 2008 at 11:02am
Will the older games run under Vista 64? If so this will be a great way to pick some games I missed along the way.
Caboose
November 17, 2008 at 9:52am
When i've purchased Half-Life games off Steam, that include games I already own, I've been able to give my duplicates to someone else (I've been nice and just gave them away) however, I think if I get Left 4 Dead via this pack, I might re-sell the extra games as I have all of them (except for Peggle Extreme)
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
shellpc
November 17, 2008 at 7:36pm
Actually, according to Steam's support, you can only gift duplicates in very specific circumstances - https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4502-TPJL-2656
It may be possible to gift them since the Orange Box is included with the all in one package, but I'm not sure. Either way, its still nice to see them expand gifting duplicates beyond the Orange Box (which was the first package they started this with)
To brc1980 above I'd suggest searching the Steam forums for threads regarding Vista support. From what I've heard some people the games run fine while others have had issues.
Lastly, why isn't this listed under the Gaming News section as well as the main news?
TheDorkSide
November 17, 2008 at 9:46am
Will that kill my Comcast Bandwidth cap? Or will I get a Cease and Desist notice because I'm downloading so much at once? ISP CEO's and advisors don't think about crap like this...or maybe they do so they can charge customers more...whatever, it's a cool package I think since I don't have any of those games except for Half-Life 1.
Queenof1
November 23, 2008 at 12:45pm
Have you already gotten a nastygram from your ISP? Then you have nothing to worry about.
Digital-Storm
November 17, 2008 at 11:00am
Of course! Companys want a cut of the profit, so they enforce these low bandwidth caps so they can make money.
Digital-Storm
November 17, 2008 at 8:19am
They have always offered all of there games in a giant pack for $99.99. They simply added Left 4 Dead into the pack.
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