Ban hits Half-Life 2 pirates hard
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About 20,000 pirate players of Half-Life 2 have been banned from the game.
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British censors on Tuesday banned a  video game for the first time in 10 years, rejecting  U.S.-published "Manhunt 2" for what they described as an  unrelenting focus on sadism and brutal slaying.
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Confirming suspicions, Valve releases a new multiplayer mode alongside the game&#39;s SDK; Steam instantly swamped. When Half-Life 2 was released, many were disappointed that its only official multiplayer mode
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VALVE, the makers of Half-Life, have won a court battle against their distributors Sierra Studios over the rights for pay as you play games.
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Vivendi Universal Games said on  Tuesday it plans to ship "Half-Life 2" to retailers in  November, bringing to market the eagerly anticipated PC game  that has been plagued by missed launch dates and a hacker  attack on its development company.
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Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) has confirmed that Half-Life 2, developed by Valve Software, has gone gold with a planned retail street date of November 16, 2004.
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"Halo 2" for the Xbox shoots first, but for PC gamers, "Half-Life 2" is locked and loaded.
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Traditionally, virtual items are banned from eBay; however, the company said Monday that it would exempt items from the popular Second Life virtual world. The change in policy comes from a reconsideration of what the company considers a "game."
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Blog: Second Life citizens object to new rules banning certain sexual and violent behaviors.
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A video game banned in Britain and Ireland and facing restricted sales in the United States due to its violent content was a fine piece of art, the game's publisher said on Wednesday.
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Microsoft threatened severe penalties Thursday for those who circulate a stolen copy of &quot;Halo 2,&quot; the hotly anticipated Xbox game set to go on sale next month.
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November 16, 2004 - VU Games sends word that Half-Life 2 is now officially in stores: Why is the first minute of Tuesday, November 16th so newsworthy?
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The upcoming violent video game "Manhunt 2" faced an uncertain future Thursday after being banned by two countries this week and facing a ratings controversy in the United States.
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It's been six years since Valve Corp. perfected the first-person shooter with "Half-Life." Video games have come a long way since, with better graphics and more options than ever. Still, relatively few games have mustered this one's memorable characters and original science fiction story.
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Someone needs to buy a firewall. The game industry, Rockstar in particular, has once again been a victim of piracy. After the big-time thefts over the last year or so, such as Half-Life 2, Doom
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Halloween debut Ultra-violent videogame Manhunt 2 has beaten the ban and will hit store shelves in the US at Halloween, publisher Take-Two Interactive has said.â¦
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Illegal versions of  Halo 2, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Half-Life 2 have appeared on file-sharing networks, news groups and websites.