Half-Life 2 to be pulled from shelves

Gamesradar: Half-Life developer Valve and publisher Vivendi Universal Games have finally settled their long-running dispute.
A federal court lawsuit was originally filed by Valve in the US in August 2002 but, in a brief statement, Valve has just confirmed that "the parties have resolved their differences and the settlement provides for the dismissal of all claims and counterclaims".
As part of the settlement agreement, Vivendi will cease distribution of retail packaged versions of Valve's games from 31 August, opening the way for Valve to sell its games exclusively via its Steam download service.

Thank god I got my copy... Phewww