Valve has announced that all subscribers of their cyber cafe program can now begin testing
the multiplayer component of Half-Life 2. The beta is actually Counter-Strike: Source, a remake of the original
Half-Life mod—but this is the same source engine that will power Half-Life 2. The beta has a built-in bug
reporting tool, plus all crashes will be automatically reported to Valve's database. There
are plans to expand the test to all owners of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero later this month. If you'd like
to learn more about the cyber cafe program use the link to view a directory of members that will carry Counter-Strike:
Source.
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