Orange Box goes gold
The Orange Box will contain Half-Life: Episode 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2.
If you aren't down with all the cool geek slang then allow us to explain. There are three primary stages for a computer game to progress through in development. Alpha is the first stage and means the game is till very rough and under construction, Beta means most content is finalised and the game is undergoing testing and Gold means the game is finished and is now being manufactured.
And now The Orange Box, another game claiming to be the years most anticipated title, has gone gold and is shipping to factories so that the discs can be made.
The Orange Box will contain three games developed by Valve. Half-Life: Episode 2 will continue the story of Gordon Freeman as he fights to unite and free the world from The Combine. The second game, Portal will feature an un-named, female protagonist who must escape from a high-tech lab in the Half-Life universe. The third game, Team Fortress 2 will be a cel-shaded multiplayer sequel to the acclaimed Team Fortress game.
The PC and Xbox 360 versions of the pack will be available on October 10th, while the PlayStation 3 version will ship a few weeks later because of delays on that platform.
The game pack will be available on Steam, as well as in retail stores. How will you be buying yours? Let us know in the forums.
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I would say that the price is acceptable if only because you get Portal - which with updates and such, and the possibility of an SDK, may prove to be an incredible game that dependant on map builders, will last sometime before it gets too boring.
Also it has been documented in several places that Ep2 will have more content than Ep1, just watching the trailers says to me that this is true. Not only that but it looks like it may be a very good play with more to play with and stronger enemy AI.
i like the GBP > USB exchange rate :)
Nothing like the USB exchange rate, wait till USB 3 comes out then it'll be flying ;)
If as has been said, Portal is very short then its value could only come from community mods.... that's a big if.
I have read that Ep2 comes with more content but i suppose it remains to be seen if its actually any longer.
I already bought mine on steam! Was it cheaper on play.com ? :(
I guess you will be able to eventually but not right at the moment, afaik. Someone shout at me if i'm wrong :D
lol i was gonna ask the same thing
5, actually
Yup.
Let's not turn this into a "valve sux cus i hav 2 bai 2 games again" thread, please.
a bit less than 40€ in France (thru Steam).
Bargain, I say.
If anyone wants a copy of Half Life 2 or Half Life 2: Episode One please PM me or leave me a comment on my blog. First come, first served!Gone!Anyone know if you still get access to the TF2 BETA if you buy it alone ?
I can't stop playing it and I'm trying to get some MP only mates to join, only they don't want to shell out for the single player games.
depends where you live...
I think its just vat were paying (rather than import duties and the like) if youre in the uk, so 17.5%