Half-Life 2: Episode One set for preload

Steam has announced that it is offering a 10 percent discount on preorders of Half-Life 2: Episode One for customers who place their orders before June 1. The expansion pack, which is the first in a series of "episodes" for Valve's first-person shooter and features characters other than Gordon Freeman, is now available for prepurchase and preload via Steam at www.steampowered.com.

For more information on Half-Life 2: Episode One, refer to our previous coverage.