Free Steam Games For ATI Radeon Owners

**MIG-31** · May 30, 2007, 07:40 PM

Source: Shacknews
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Valve has announced that effective immediately, ATI Radeon owners can download a free copy of Half-Life 2: Lost Coast and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch through Steam.The software will automatically confirm the presence of ATI Radeon hardware and offer access to the two games.

In related news, Steam will be included with the ATI Catalyst driver and software suit until early 2008 and ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT owners will, upon release, receive Team Fortress 2, Portal, and Half-Life 2: Episode Two through Valve's content delivery application.

**temeteus82** · May 30, 2007, 07:43 PM

heh, I've got those already since I got ep1 :P

Judas · May 30, 2007, 07:48 PM

2 COPIES!, sweet, anyone that already has a copy, and the requirements met, could techically give thier main account away to share, and use the new account

Brutality · May 30, 2007, 07:52 PM

Hmm... Good one. AMD and ATI are going to rise again. Maybe not with best performance but with good enough marketing. They should give access to some better titles. HL2 DM isn't exactly the most exciting game out there. Free CS or DOD would be much cooler.

Matth · May 30, 2007, 09:37 PM

Interesting, sounds like that also applies to OEM versions as well as retail, if it goes by ATI hardware detection.

Hopefully they will have an un-bundled driver option as well, haven't decided if I want to steam up my computer.

Zelig · May 30, 2007, 11:59 PM

Hmm, I have a 9600xt in one of my rigs, may have to scoot over to that computer...

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 31, 2007, 04:34 AM

interesting....

jp306 · May 31, 2007, 05:09 AM

Another reason for me not to install the CCC driver suite. Thank god(Ray) for ATT

**temeteus82** · May 31, 2007, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by jp306

Another reason for me not to install the CCC driver suite. Thank god(Ray) for ATT

I think that that has nothing to do with CCC

It just detects your GPU chip and if it's made by ATI it unlocks those games.

Dyre Straits · May 31, 2007, 09:16 AM

Someone clue me in on why this is such big news right now. I've had these two titles for ages already.

Is it for anyone with an ATI/AMD card installed whether they ever bought HL2 or any other Valve title?

**temeteus82** · May 31, 2007, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Dyre Straits

Is it for anyone with an ATI/AMD card installed whether they ever bought HL2 or any other Valve title?

It goes like this: If you have GFX card with ATI chip you get the games free.

niceguyrichy · May 31, 2007, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Dyre Straits

Someone clue me in on why this is such big news right now. I've had these two titles for ages already.

well personally, both me and the kid are half life fans, both have steam accounts, neither have Lost Coast before now

just been playing it, it's good fun. and you can't argue with getting something for nothing

TB_ · May 31, 2007, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by niceguyrichy

and you can't argue with getting something for nothing

Unless its Dungeon Runners, woah that game stinks.

jp306 · May 31, 2007, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by temeteus82

I think that that has nothing to do with CCC

It just detects your GPU chip and if it's made by ATI it unlocks those games.

Oh ....really??? you think CCC with steam Integrated is a good thing?...It's not wanted by me and many others!

**temeteus82** · May 31, 2007, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jp306

Oh ....really??? you think CCC with steam Integrated is a good thing?...It's not wanted by me and many others!

ok, they aren't integrating CCC to steam... just pointing out how they ID your card thats all....

Mazuko · May 31, 2007, 02:34 PM

Yeah but Lost Coast was a tech demo not a game...and HL2 DM is well a DM game so this is really nothing huge.

Rayder · May 31, 2007, 03:17 PM

I hope Steam is an optional install and not just forced on you. I don't want anything Steam related in my PC, especially if I'm just updating video drivers.

Net controlled downloading of games is not something I'm interested in.

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Brutality DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Estonia Posts: 887 Rep Power: 0	Hmm... Good one. AMD and ATI are going to rise again. Maybe not with best performance but with good enough marketing. They should give access to some better titles. HL2 DM isn't exactly the most exciting game out there. Free CS or DOD would be much cooler.

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Mazuko DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,008 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Yeah but Lost Coast was a tech demo not a game...and HL2 DM is well a DM game so this is really nothing huge. __________________ E-bay feedback: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...me=STRK:ME:UFS

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Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	I hope Steam is an optional install and not just forced on you. I don't want anything Steam related in my PC, especially if I'm just updating video drivers. Net controlled downloading of games is not something I'm interested in.