HL2 Pirated

[Miagi]

There's two possibilities.

One, they are lying and are trying to stop people from downloading it.
Two, they were smart enough to come up with this idea.

Either way, it's not worth having your account banned. Nor the wasted bandwidth you use...

Hey HL2 Gamers!

Recently, one of the HL2Files.com members here, alerted me of a pirated warez version of Half-Life 2, apparently released via the Bittorent network. I immediately, forwarded this to Gabe Newell of VALVe Software. [The great man, we should all be thanking for Half-Life 2  ].

A couple of hours later, Gabe replied with the following:


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We're running a bit of an experiment. We're keeping track of the accounts that do this and will be shutting them off.
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So, as you can see, VALVe Software have released a test "warez" version aimed at catching people out. These people will have their accounts deleted and will be banned from Steam.

Therefore, I strongly suggest that you DO NOT participate in these illegal activities as it would only lead to your own harm.

VALVe Software spent over $40 Million to develop Half-Life 2. Show them you appreciate their work. Buy the game!

http://halflife2.filefront.com/news/;13907