In a press release yesterday evening Doug Lombardi of Valve Software has released information pertaining to the prices and details of the offerings in which Half-Life 2 will ship. There are three versions, Bronze, Silver and Gold - all of which you can learn about if you read more. The game is only being released on the Steam platform first, but HL2 itself will only be unlocked at the time of release (which is yet unknown, but projected November 23).

Today at 2:00PM EDT (11:00AM PST) Valve Software has announced they will ready their Steam Platform to take orders for Half-Life 2 and this includes their current pricing - for the Steam platform. Pricing on the retail market may or may not be different. Here are the packages and prices:

• "Bronze" -- $49.95
• Half-Life 2*
  
• Counter-Strike: Source
• "Silver" -- $59.95
• Half-Life 2*
• Counter-Strike: Source
• Half-Life 1: Source*
• Day of Defeat: Source*
• Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam * (To be made available upon products' release.)
• "Gold" -- $89.95
• Half-Life 2*
• Counter-Strike: Source
• Half-Life 1: Source*
• Day of Defeat: Source*
• Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam
• Complete Half-Life 2 Strategy Guide from Prima Games
• 3 different Half-Life 2 posters
• Half-Life Collector's box
• Half-Life 2 hat
• Half-Life 2 postcard
• Half-Life 2 stickers
• Half-Life 2 Soundtrack CD
• Chance to win a trip to Valve! (1 trip offered for every 5000 Gold packages purchased).
  

*Available upon product release