Oct 2, 2007 Is it October already? Where did the year go? It means we're only days away from the release of Valve bumper bundle Orange Box; but there's still time for new screenshots to be pumped out onto the interweb. So, take a look at class-based, team-based multiplayer shooter Team Fortress 2 in these eight shots. And keep those eyes peeled for reviews of TF2, Portal and Half-Life 2: Episode Two real soon-like. Courtesy of ... » Read More

27 Sep 2007

Valve's Orange Box goes gold?

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PC - The Orange Box - Valve's Orange Box goes gold?

Reports from GameDaily.biz suggest that Valve's Orange Box has gone gold. The pack will include Half-life 2, Episode 1, Episode 2, Team Fortress 2 and Portal.
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21 Sep 2007

HL2: Episode Two And Portal To Have PC Achievements

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PC - The Orange Box - HL2: Episode Two And Portal To Have PC Achievements

Valve's Robin Walker has confirmed to the media that Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Portal will have PC achievements.

First it was Team Fortress 2, now it's the whole Orange box!
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13 Sep 2007

Steam Community Goes Public

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PC - The Orange Box - Steam Community Goes Public

Valve announced today that the Steam Community program has graduated from voluntary beta to public release, just in time for Monday's beta release of Team Fortress 2 for The Orange Box pre-purchasers. The online social networking additions to the Steam client let PC gamers create in-depth user profiles, track their friends gaming habits online and chat with other Steam users via any game in the Steam platform. Facebook who again?
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11 Sep 2007

Orange Box discount, beta access announced by Valve

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PC - The Orange Box - Orange Box discount, beta access announced by Valve

The Orange Box-featuring Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, and Portal, as well as the complete Half-Life 2 experience to date-is now available for pre-purchase via Steam, a leading online platform for the distribution of PC games. Those who pre-purchase the PC edition via Steam before October 10th will save 10% off the $49.95 regular price and get exclusive access to the Team Fortress 2 beta.

Available at retail on October 10th in North America and October 12th in the rest of the world, retail copies of The Orange Box will be offered for an estimated price of $49.95 on the PC and $59.95 on the Xbox 360 console systems. The 10% pre-purchase discount also applies to these versions at participating retail outlets.
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24 Aug 2007

Half Life 2: Orange Box will arrive a few weeks later on PS3

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PC - The Orange Box - Half Life 2: Orange Box will arrive a few weeks later on PS3

Developer Valve confirmed the previously rumored October release at Games Convention 2007. Valve confirmed that the PC and Xbox 360 versions will hit retail shelves on October 10 in America and October 12 in Europe. The Playstation 3 version, unfortunately, will arrive a 'few weeks later'.

This news comes forth out of an preview from IGN, in which it says that the PS3 version will arrive a few weeks later than its Xbox 360 and PC counterparts. A reason for this short delay was not given. So Playstation 3 owners will have to wait a little longer to play the Half Life 2: Orange Box, which contains Half Life 2, Half Life 2: Episode 1 & 2, Team Fortress 2 and Portal.

"You won't have to wait long to play with all the goodies in the Orange Box; it's due to ship on PC and Xbox 360 on October 10th in North America and October 12th in Europe, with the PS3 version to follow a few weeks later."
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14 Aug 2007

Portal Details

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After introducing some of his work to a group of students at DigiPen IT, Jeep Barnett went on to talk a bit about Portal and how it really works.
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20 Jul 2007

GameTrailers: E3 Game Awards (Part-02)

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PC - The Orange Box - GameTrailers: E3 Game Awards (Part-02)

Yesterday's openly salvo of GameTrailers.com's "E3 Business & Media Summit Awards" offered up nominations and winners across various categories, such as Best Racer, Best Action Adventure, Best PSP Game, and Best DS Game. And, to be honest, the winners and loses didn't really throw up many surprises.

However, today's second round of E3 Awards coverage may well stoke the fires of fervent fanboy fanaticism. And why?

Oh, because the Best First-Person Shooter category does not include nominations for Halo 3 and Killzone 2, because Sony comes under fire on various fronts in terms of Most Disappointing, and neither Mass Effect nor Assassin's Creed is given a nomination nod for Best Graphics Â¿ while a revamped PC port of Gears of War certainly is.
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