heads up...Half Life 2: episode 1 is up for preload

[james.miller]

well the title says it all really. Go grab it on steam chaps (and ladies)

Gordon escapes, and with Alyx at his side, puts an end to Breen's treachery by destroying The Citadel's teleport reactor. As the blast engulfs Alyx and Gordon, the G-Man, his mysterious goals apparently satisfied, reappears to once again toss his pawn into timeless cold storage.

Consciousness returns. Gordon and Alyx discover they've somehow escaped both the reactor explosion and the G-Man's malevolent grasp. Before they can ponder their miraculous survival, the crippled Citadel lurches back to life just long enough to initiate a self-destruct sequence. With Alyx at his side, Gordon must flee a city in chaos before the Citadel's final detonation turns City 17 into a toxic, mutant-infested crater.

episode 1 website:
http://ep1.half-life2.com/

run time is around 4-6 hours apparently, so is it worth $20? i dunno, but im pre-loading it all the same lol