Es ist nicht neu, dass Valve mit der Bekannntgabe konkreter Termine seit der Verschiebung von Half-Life 2 vor zwei Jahren sehr vorsichtig geworden ist. Nennen sie jedoch einen konkreten Termin, dann kann man davon ausgehen, dass dieser auch eingehalten wird. Denn heute kündigte Valve endlich den genauen Termin für Day of Defeat: Source an. Der WW2-Shooter erscheint am 26.09.2005!

Ihr könnt den Titel entweder für 19,95 US-Dollar (16,38 Euro) über Steam bestellen, oder alternativ das Counter-Strike: Source Retail Package im Laden kaufen. Wie teuer das Paket jedoch sein wird, ist bisher nicht bekannt. Folgend die komplette News zur kommenden Veröffentlichung von Day of Defeat: Source:

Day of Defeat®: Source™ (DoD: Source), the latest version of the WWII online action game from Valve®, will be made available to gamers everywhere on September 26.

"Day of Defeat has quietly been one of the most played online action games for the past three years," said Gabe Newell, president and founder of Valve. "Day of Defeat: Source represents a major leap forward in both graphics and gameplay, and pushes the Source engine harder than any other Source project. "

DoD: Source takes the classic teamplay of DoD and expands the experience with Source, the engine technology Valve created for Half-Life® 2 and it's next generation of games. With this technology, DoD: Source offers state of the art graphics with optimized versions of popular maps and all new player, weapon and world models, plus support for HDR lighting.

DoD: Source leverages the power of the Source engine by introducing advanced sound technology to provide a more immersive soundscape and integrated physics simulation technology for ragdolls and physically simulated objects throughout each map.

Available via Steam for just $19.95 and in the Counter-Strike: Source retail package, DoD: Source is a rebuild from the ground up of Day of Defeat on the Source engine.

DoD: Source will be available for pre-load and pre-order next week. Those who purchased the Half-Life 2 Silver or Gold Steam offers will receive a request to pre-load the game at this time and will receive access to play the moment the game is made available.

Ab Montag könnt ihr Day of Defeat: Source via Steam vorbestellen und gleichzeitig den Preload starten, sodass ihr am 26.09. auch umgehend loszocken könnt!