We help deliver these outstanding games to players around the globe,' said Tom Frisina, vice president and general manager of EA Partners, in a statement. 'We consider Half-Life and Counter-Strike to be two of the best game franchises of all time. That game would be released in October, EA said. Half-Life 2 for the Xbox was still in development but would also be published and distributed worldwide by EA. In a multi-year agreement, EA would publish or distribute Valve titles starting with Half-Life 2: Game of the Year and Counter-Strike: Source, scheduled to launch in the third quarter of this year. Games publisher Electronic Arts (EA) has won the rights to distribute Half Life 2 and other games from developer Valve.
