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The release of the (very) long awaited Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is finally at hand. I’ve been waiting for this game for the past couple *years*, so it’s exciting to see that it’ll finally be released in a couple weeks.

Another interesting thing about this release is that it is the first game to be released through Steam, Valve’s content delivery network. You can pre-order the game for a nice discount of $10, making it $30. I’ve decided to go ahead and pre-order, to see how smoothly this whole process works. It looks like you are required to verify your email address, then you just give your billing information. Steam will already ‘trickle down’ the update, so even if you decide to buy it on the day of the release, you’ll already have everything you need to play it right in your Steam content directory.

I’ve always thought that purchasing games over the internet like this was a very good idea. It saves on the delivery time and cost, the pressing of the cd’s and manuals, and you never have to worry about the game being in stock on release day. Hopefully Valve got it right and this won’t be something that I’ll regret.