I bought Orange Box and gave HL2 and Episode 1 to my uncle.  He's loving
them and wants to do some multiplayer, he also has a military background and
so I thought he'd like Counter-Strike.
I've managed go go through HL, HL2, etc. and never played CounterStrike.  I

As it appears the many issues of the hl2.exe file and the
datacache.dll file have been around longer than they should have. At
this point it is clear that Valve may need help. My point here is, if
anyone was ever able to find a permanent fix or even just the cause of

I actually quite like it.
With Steam, I can make my purchases on line, dls have been flawless, I don't
have to coninuously stuff the scratched old cd into the drive to play, it
seems to be pretty secure.

Circuit City has a $30 rebate going on now for the Sidewinder
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Microsoft-Sidewinder-Gaming-Mouse-882224507080/se
m/rpsm/oid/194617/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
My explorer3 main button is going out (had it replaced free once before) so
I ordered this one ...

I am in the last chapter of Episode 2 from Orange Box. I am using the
latest updates from Steam and all the components. For some reason, the
last chapter is giving me reproducable crashes in some specific areas
inside the silo area in White Forest level.

Er, um, yeah ;p
Duke Nukem Forever teaser vid will be out tomorrow. New screenie here:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=218504

Ok maybe I'm just plain stupid :)
But how on earth do you get out of prison?
Rock 24 - HL2 Mod
http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Rock_24

After last week's screamer of a bash, I can't help but to try for the
same again this week - Especially since this looks like the last
opportunity we'll all get this year before most will be too busy with
festive family gatherings, mince pies, brandy and wine.

£17.97
now I can find out what all the fuss about Portal is
And of it arrives in time try the TF2 Bash
the Xbox 360 version is cheapish as well

...is a rats map..
..and lo, that utopia now exists in TF2 ;-)
Stumbled across it the other day. It's the original rats kitchen map
albeit with some slightly different features to the original but the

Attention - All members of the AGHL Royal Court, humble servants of
exiled King Smooth I
Tommorow night will see host to the start of those fabled 'Greatest
battles on earth';  A mythical time, the release of TF2, has fallen upon

Could I disable it? I want to do it manually so that it would not hang
itself when auto-update failed....

Will Episode 3 mark the end of the Half Life story arc?

I've heard so much about how this is one of the best games ever, and
maybe the best FPS, but I have to admit I'm getting really frustrated
early on.
I feel like I am constantly being attacked by enemies from all over the

I got all excited by the parking permits on
http://store.valvesoftware.com/ and was all about to buy until I read
that International postage was $27!....the permits are only $10...
Boooo...Valve need a UK store :oD