By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
tmbh said:
@naztips - I'm in full agreement. systemrequiremntslab is a handy little tool.

HL2 was released via steam which is a good system. Once the game was installled it required you to have an internet connection to download a final check to ensure the game was an original then unlocked the game. Its certainly not flawless but a good attempt at combating piracy.

Steam is the best system out right now to combat Piracy.  Games for Windows is the exact opposite. Microsoft, apparently out of some spite for game devs, has created the easiest system for piracy in the last decade.  Even freaking keygens work for Games for Windows games.  Something which hasn't worked for pirating games since the 90s.  They are ridiculously easy to hack, and it's another reason I think Microsoft needs to get their crap out of my PC games.