So, like many people, when I bought the Orange Box I already owned HL2 and Episode 1. Valve has it set up so that even though you’re re-purchasing those games, you can “gift” them to someone else. Which is great, but pretty much everyone I know either already has HL2 & Episode 1, are console gamers only, are batshit insane anti-Steam people, or don’t game at all.
So, sitting in my account, still, are copies of HL2 and Episode 1. So, if any of you would like a copy of one or both, or know someone who would like a copy of one or both, leave a comment on this post.
Make sure you fill in a valid e-mail address for me to respond to (it won’t be shown on this site, and I promise I will only use for the purpose of this exercise — I won’t save it or send it to anyone else, or ever use it again, except to send the gift itself).
Obviously, there may be more than one person who wants the game or games, so if there are multiple requests I’ll pick one randomly.
Whoever wants the game will need a Steam account to activate and play the game, and an internet connection to download the game and any updates. I’d suggest more than a dial-up connection. I’d also ask you to please figure out how to get a Steam account on your own, if you don’t already have one.
I’ll give it a few days, so let’s say have your entry in by the end of Friday and maybe I’ll pick the winner by Monday.
Okay, there it is! Let’s see how annoying and complicated this all gets.
EDIT: If you add a comment, please specify which game you’d like, or that you’d like both games. Or that you don’t want either of them. You can talk about anything you want in addition to this info, just make it clear if you want or don’t want a game or games so I know to pull your e-mail and which game to list it under.
57 responses so far ↓
1 ken // Mar 11, 2008 at 10:26 am
I have one too if you want to give it away. Just HL2, not EP2.
2 paul // Mar 11, 2008 at 10:35 am
i really would like to have a genuine episode 1 :x
3 Craig // Mar 11, 2008 at 10:37 am
Forgive me, for I have never played HL2. Loved the original though, and my PC (while not upgraded in a while) should be beefy enough for the second one. Count me in please!
4 Matt // Mar 11, 2008 at 10:39 am
It’s my birthday next week (I’m absolutely serious.), and Episode One from the maker of Concerned would out do any other gift I get. :D ?
5 Jeremi // Mar 11, 2008 at 10:41 am
I like HL2 more than Tolkien!
I was LOTR fan for more than 2 years and now I’m also fan of HL2, even Bigger than LOTR ;P.
6 Christopher // Mar 11, 2008 at 10:45 am
That’s, uh, great, Jeremi. So do you want a copy of HL2 or do you already have one or what. And who the hell even mentioned LOTR?
7 Sam // Mar 11, 2008 at 10:49 am
I still have a copy of HL2 and HL2: EP1 to give away also.
So thats Half Life 2: Episode 1
Liverpool 3.
:D
8 ElbridgeGerry // Mar 11, 2008 at 10:52 am
It’s not my birthday next week, but sign me up.
It’ll benefit orphaned Combine soldiers.
9 Joerdgs // Mar 11, 2008 at 11:07 am
Why does it seem like everyone’s birthday is nearing all of a sudden? ;-)
I’ve got em both already, so you can skip me.
My birthday’s the 16th of March by the way :P
10 Mark // Mar 11, 2008 at 11:13 am
Amazing offer! I suffered through HL2 on a PC that barely made the minimum requirements for the game. I’ve upgraded since and would love to play EP1
11 b4dboyz- // Mar 11, 2008 at 11:16 am
My half birthday is March 17th!!! :-\
I would like a copy aswell. :)
12 Christopher // Mar 11, 2008 at 11:19 am
b4d: A copy of which? And what the hell is a half-birthday?
13 Matt // Mar 11, 2008 at 11:23 am
Mine’s March 19.
14 Kazill // Mar 11, 2008 at 11:24 am
I’d really like to get both for my account.
And a half birthday is when your birthday is half a year away. I know this seeing as how my little brothers birthday is 3 days before Christmas.
15 mattias // Mar 11, 2008 at 11:26 am
Damn, it looks like I’m too late to get a copy. I don’t have either and I am poor.
Also, a half-birthday is exactly 6 months before/after your birthday. Its a good excuse to ask for gifts.
16 b4dboyz- // Mar 11, 2008 at 11:44 am
Original. A Half birthday is 6 months after your birthday.
17 b4dboyz- // Mar 11, 2008 at 11:45 am
I mean jut Hl2, not ep1
18 jzimbert // Mar 11, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Rather than ask for a game, can I have some information? What sort of computer are you running? You’ve persuaded me to pick up The Orange Box and Oblivion at some point in the future, but my current system has a pretty tough time handling Minesweeper. So I should probably upgrade, and the graphics on your computer look amazing.
19 Tales // Mar 11, 2008 at 1:16 pm
^ElbridgeGerry:
I’m loving the Frank reference :)
20 Belcher // Mar 11, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Wow, that’s really cool of ya! :O
21 Jonah Hirsch // Mar 11, 2008 at 1:55 pm
My brother could use it, since we want to be able to play HL2 mods online together, and we can’t because he doesn’t own the games.
PS: The email address given isn’t his, it’s mine, so if I happen to be the winner, don’t send them to that email address, although you could and I could re-gift then…maybe.
22 [@] Chronos[Ha-G] // Mar 11, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Damn - If only I actually KNEW anyone who needed it, or if I needed it myself. But it’s cool that you’re giving it to someone who could use it - spread the joy a bit.
I remember when Valve announced that, and some speculated that it was supposed to be somewhat of a viral giving/purchasing thing (Which it probably was) - You’d give it to a friend who didn’t have it, they’d buy the orange box themselves, and then they’d gift someone they knew, etc. The only problem I’ve seen with that is that almost everyone already has either the original 2 or got the orange box themselves…very few people to give it to.
23 tm.Mr.Sin // Mar 11, 2008 at 2:19 pm
I have a copy as well that I’d be willing to gift.
Also, Christopher, thanks for mentioning CONTROL POINT, I’ve since become hooked.
24 frothy // Mar 11, 2008 at 2:24 pm
i’ve played through hl2 but have yet to play through episode 1. and i am itching to play through episode two. unfortunately, money is not in my favor. episode 1 would be great to finally own.
25 Vyruz64 // Mar 11, 2008 at 2:39 pm
I would like you to give HL2 to me, so I can give it to a friend of mine and that way we can play Garrysmod together.
It would be great if you could give ep1 too, but it ain’t really necessary.
or maybe you could give me the email of one of those guys who also want to give away their gifts and it’ll be fixed that way.
annyway, we’ll see.
26 Piklemeup // Mar 11, 2008 at 2:45 pm
You don’t have to have a steam account, you can send a gift via email and they can set it up in their own time…
I put mine up on facebook market place for free. It took 2 days to get rid of HL2.
27 Pixi // Mar 11, 2008 at 2:52 pm
I have HL2, orange box and all that stuff of my own.
But one of my mates wants to play with me all the time, Garrys mod only really.
So, the mail I’ve posted is his.
It will be a nice surprise ^^
Thanks, Pixi :)
28 Jimmyjammy // Mar 11, 2008 at 3:30 pm
I would absolutely love to a copy of Episode one and I think I deserve it for the following reasons:
1. I liked Concerned and will say nice things about it in brackets (it was very funny and good).
2. My PC recently got a new graphics card and deserves to use it on something worthy.
3. I’m you from the future.
So I hope you’ll take in to account the fact that I gave you three reasons instead of one when deciding to give the game to me.
Thanks babe.
Love your lifelong friend, Jimmyjammy.
29 chris12 // Mar 11, 2008 at 3:34 pm
i would love to have episode one, but i think its unlikely to win.
but…
remember that time i made you coffee? wasnt it nice, man?
ehh? wasnt it?
30 chris12 // Mar 11, 2008 at 3:39 pm
question: can you play episode one WITHOUT having the hl2? because if yo cannot… well then, give me hl2.
31 Ziggy // Mar 11, 2008 at 4:14 pm
I have a copy of HL2 and Episode 1 to give away as well.
32 jason // Mar 11, 2008 at 4:16 pm
i’d really like half-life 2 since it was just my b-day on the 8th
i’ve only played hl2 for a bit when my cousin visited me during the summer and the only valve games i have are the nvidia demos
thanks
p.s. concerned was AWESOME
33 Da Gamer // Mar 11, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Oh! Sweet! Can i have both games? my mom doesnt allow me to buy video games anymore and Half Life is my favorite game series.
P.S. can u also send me the “you got frohwned spray?
Danke! [I learned German]
34 mattias // Mar 11, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Ziggy, can I please have your HL?
35 mushimushi // Mar 11, 2008 at 6:42 pm
i have a spare of both hl2 and ep1 that i can give away. i offered to give them to people i know but i had the same problems as above. if you want it holler at me. zell88@hotmail.com
36 SinFulNard // Mar 11, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Episode 1 pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee!
:)
37 Cheapshot // Mar 11, 2008 at 7:29 pm
it’s my birthday today! i’m totally serious.
only i already have them both, so i’m good. but notice how this post has had the most comments ever? guess it only happens when Chris hands out free stuff.
38 Ninja // Mar 11, 2008 at 10:11 pm
I’ll take HL2!
39 Ninja // Mar 11, 2008 at 10:12 pm
I’m a big fan of concerned (even if it doesn’t get me HL2 [lol]). I wanted to include this in the first comment, but I hit submit too fast.
40 Gore-wrath // Mar 11, 2008 at 11:23 pm
I would like both game. I have never played a Half-Life game before, now would be a great time to get into it. You know, with the free-ness and all.
41 Gore-wrath // Mar 12, 2008 at 1:11 am
amendment: I only need episode 1
42 Joniko // Mar 12, 2008 at 4:52 am
You were right, this was a bad idea ^^
Already got the Orange Box, thank you, but, thinking about it, why don’t you gift one game to me and have me gift it back to you and try this a couple of times, until Steam gets crazy and explodes. I wonder if Valve would ban accounts for messing around with the gift option ;-)
43 Jeremi // Mar 12, 2008 at 5:30 am
Ok, i think i want HL2, or if you too want, also Ep1.
Just because i want to play Obisidian mod!
44 JaxJesse1 // Mar 12, 2008 at 5:35 am
I’d just like HL2. Thanks in advance! My birthday is saturday, the 15th.
45 Christopher // Mar 12, 2008 at 7:00 am
jzimbert, my system specs are:
AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+ 2.41 Ghz
Dual NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT
46 Mortal // Mar 12, 2008 at 7:52 am
Fuck the games, Chris, give me your hardware. The email I posted is my postal address, you can stop by any time.
47 Jimmyjammy // Mar 12, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Is there any way we can influence the result or is it picked at random? Cause if I can, influence it that is, I’d just like to say that you’re awesome, your comic’s awesome and even your blog is awesome (something about the way you write, feels like your throwing your random thoughts on to the computer screen, which is great to read).
But all blatant flattery aside, Concerned was brilliant. By far the best thing I’ve read on the web and so good that I’m having withdrawal symtoms from not reading it. So please cure my illness by releasing 1fort. Wow, it seems the blatant flattery wasn’t aside after all.
So the moral of the story (which, looking over it, is stupidly long and only being made longer by these pointless inserts) is: Concerned was brilliant so give me Episode One.
The End.
48 Vlad B. // Mar 12, 2008 at 1:13 pm
I’d love to have both games :) Half life is my favourite game universe and i liked the second one more than the first :) If i get to be picked, i would apreciate it :)
BTW, i really liked the idea that you did NOT do the Concerned - Lost Episodes. It was a perfect ending and you let it stay that way.
/kissing_ass
49 Bob // Mar 12, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Could you please give me the HL2? My email is outlawx13@hotmail.com and my steam name is Outlawx13
50 tm.Mr.Sin // Mar 12, 2008 at 2:58 pm
My name is my steam name. If any of yas want my HL2 hit me up. Also…I can be bribed.
51 jjs // Mar 12, 2008 at 6:45 pm
I may be incredibly late, but I’d love a copy of both. I don’t have either right now.
52 ZeroAnd09 // Mar 13, 2008 at 11:50 am
I would love a copy of HL2 and ep.1. I’ll be honest that I knew absolutely nothing about HL until I came across Concerned, and fell in love with the story. I downloaded the demo from Steam, but sadly that’s all I have. My steam name is ZeroAnd09. Thank you in advance and keep up the amazing work.
53 Zachary Jensen // Mar 13, 2008 at 1:24 pm
If it would be possible, I would like to have HL2 episode 1. Thanks in advance
54 Zachary Jensen // Mar 13, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Also, steam name is Magus45
55 Mattman007 // Mar 14, 2008 at 6:59 am
I just finished playing HL1 and I really ;iked it.
I wouldn’t mind getting HL2.
56 Driginalz // Mar 14, 2008 at 7:09 am
I’d like to get Episode 1. HL is one of the best series in gaming history.
Can’t wait for the upcoming comic. Cheers, mate.
57 Morte // Mar 14, 2008 at 1:07 pm
I think the idea is quite good.
I don’t need them, by the way.