Half-Life 2 next week!... er, sorta…

Gabe Newell has posted the announcement we've all been waiting for, well, at least part of what we're waiting for.  Half-Life 2 will be hitting retail in five(!) different bundles. There will be two retail boxes and three Steam packages. Although no offical prices have been confrimed, the Steam packages will be on sale next week. But here's the catch… only Counter-Strike: Source will be made available. In other words, the single-player campaign for Half-Life 2 will remained locked until pending legal issues are worked out. Still, the fact that we'll be playing the multiplayer component within a week is a big relief.