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The Orange Box has five big sections - Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, Portal, Half-Life 2, and Half-Life 2: Episode One - and they're juicy, delicious, and priced to sell.

Genre: Shooter
Release date: Dec 11, 2007
Published by: Electronic Arts
Developed by: Valve

8 GREAT
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Latest Stories

Did Valve Help Make PS3's Orange Box Suck?

Ripten's Dan Landis writes: In a recent interview at E3, Valve Software's Erik Johnson stated that...

PS3 News from N4G - Jul 20, 2008

The Orange Box PS3: Open Letter from Petitioners

SCRAWL writes: Toni T, one of the petitioners for the PLAYSTATION 3 version of The Orange Box has...

PS3 News from N4G - Jul 9, 2008

Rumor: PS3 Gamers Suing Valve for Bad Orange Box?

SCRAWL writes: One of our readers, Toni T, has sent us in this saying that unhappy Orange Box gamers...

PS3 News from N4G - Jun 23, 2008

Orange Box petition: EA replies and says NO to a...

With nearly 2000 signatures and over 15000 visits, the Orange Box petition seems to be coming to an...

PS3 News from N4G - Jun 20, 2008

Cheats from CheatPlanet

Regain Health

Apr 1, 2008

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FAQ's and Guides from CheatPlanet

Half-Life 2: Episode One FAQ

Dec 4, 2007

Half-Life 2 FAQ

Dec 3, 2007

Portal FAQ

Dec 3, 2007

Half-Life 2: Episode Two FAQ

Dec 3, 2007

» All 4 The Orange Box FAQ's and Guides

Features

Gaming PaperCraft

Create your own Companion Cube, Gordon Freeman, Vault-Boy, and Big Daddy with our printable origami...

Jun 10, 2008

The world's best counterfeit games

The fan-made games that put the devs to shame

Mar 27, 2008

Opening The Orange Box: Portal

Part 3: Behind the scenes of Valve's masterpiece

Feb 29, 2008

Opening The Orange Box: Team Fortress 2

Part 2: Behind the scenes of Valve's masterpiece

Feb 28, 2008

Gordon Freeman: Strongest personality in gaming

How Valve created the most complex and best-realised character in videogames without a line of...

Jan 18, 2008

Interview: Half-life 2's David Speyrer

Episode Two's project lead on the Half-Life series' progress

Jan 17, 2008

Why are PS3 games always late?

We do a few case studies to find out

Nov 22, 2007

What G-Man keeps in his briefcase...

...and 12 other things that only a Half-Life geek would know

Oct 19, 2007

Team Fortress 2 primer

15 things you didn't know that will send your kill count through the roof

Oct 9, 2007

Flash Gordon

Valve writer talks Half-Life and sci-fi

Jul 26, 2007

» All 10 The Orange Box Features

News

Did Valve Help Make PS3's Orange Box Suck?

Ripten's Dan Landis writes: In a recent interview at E3, Valve Software's Erik Johnson stated that...

News from N4G Jul 20, 2008

The Orange Box PS3: Open Letter from Petitioners

SCRAWL writes: Toni T, one of the petitioners for the PLAYSTATION 3 version of The Orange Box has...

News from N4G Jul 9, 2008

Rumor: PS3 Gamers Suing Valve for Bad Orange Box?

SCRAWL writes: One of our readers, Toni T, has sent us in this saying that unhappy Orange Box gamers...

News from N4G Jun 23, 2008

Orange Box petition: EA replies and says NO to a...

With nearly 2000 signatures and over 15000 visits, the Orange Box petition seems to be coming to an...

News from N4G Jun 20, 2008

A new step for the Orange Box petition

Mike Seedon, the guy handling the Orange Box petition, decided to go one step higher tonight. With...

News from N4G Jun 6, 2008

Serv Source: The Orange Box Petition (For PS3)

Serv Source reports: With the epic release of The Orange Box has come a few flaws. Of course any of...

News from N4G Jun 3, 2008

PSXExtreme: Orange box ps3 gamers "Demand Equal...

PSXExtreme writes: For a brief moment, we return you to the days of developer futility when it comes...

News from N4G Jun 2, 2008

Aeropause: PS3 Orange Box owners rage on for a...

Aeropause writes: If you bought this product, you may or may not be pleased with your purchase. If...

News from N4G Jun 2, 2008

Orange Box petition: VALVe slams EA

Mike Seedon, the guy handling the Orange Box petition, contacted VALVe asking for some comments...

News from N4G Jun 1, 2008

CVG: Pyro unlockables next for Team Fortress

The Pyro class is next in line to receive an Achievement and unlockables upgrade in Team Fortress 2,...

News from N4G Jun 1, 2008

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Review

Not quite as incredible as its other versions, but still a massive value

Dec 19, 2007

Dec 17, 2007 [Editor's Note: Some of you may notice that our PS3 and 360 reviews of The Orange Box have identical text, but the PS3 version has scored lower. This is not a typo. The two versions have identical content and both are fantastic. However, the PS3 version sometimes moves at a chuggy, stuttery pace (especially during Episode Two), and has notably longer loading times. These faults have cost it a point.] You can't get much for sixty bucks these days. Dinner and a movie for two? ...

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