In a move that shocked no one, Valve Software, announced that they were releasing yet another version of their popular game, Half Life 2, again. Valve, makers of a diverse range of games including Half Life, Half Life 2, Half Life 2:Blue Shift, Half Life 2:Episode 1 and Half Life 2:with a Vengeance,was quick to dispell any notions that this re-re-release was just a money grab. "Its not like the consumer isnt getting anything new. This time we've added a whole new game called Team Fortress. Previously, if you wanted to play that game, you would have been forced to download it for free from the internet. But now you have the added convienence of buying the CD,which will then download the game from the internet."

Valve dismissed any questions that claimed they were resting on past success and not innovating with new games. "Why would we want to make a new game? People love Half Life 2. If we make something else, there's a 50/50 chance it might suck. Why risk it?" This marks the 12th time the company has released the same game but Valve was confident that they would be able to keep up with thier hectic re-release schedule.  "I think we have another 8 or nine releases untill we have to actually make a new one. I think the Tenth anniversary is coming up soon. Thats good for at least 3 releases alone."