It's the best-selling first person shooter of all time. It generated the most popular, influential mod ever made. It helped launch the company that is now at the forefront of digital distribution for games. It single-handedly taught a generation that good things come to those who smash wooden boxes and beat nuclear physicists with bent metal rods. Today, Half-Life turns ten years old.
How should we celebrate? Well, developer Valve would like you to buy another copy, of course -- but to allow you to experience that sweet nostalgia with no regrets, they're knocking $9 off the price tag. Until noon on November 21st, you can purchase the original Half-Life on Steam -- and in so doing, get access to all the brilliant free mods fans have created over the years -- for just 98 cents.
If you've already picked up the $100 Valve Complete Pack, of course, this deal may not be of much use to you, but for the odd gamer who has never experienced the likes of Natural Selection, The Specialists and my all-time favorite Desert Crisis, you'll find your $1 extremely well-spent.
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