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Video: Half-Life 2: The Orange Box Interview 1 [PC PlayStation 3 ...Original at truveo.com
• Sat, May 30
Get the inside story on Team Fortress 2 in this exclusive interview! www.truveo.com
Video: Half Life 2: Episode 2 [The Orange Box]Original at AOL Video
• Tue, May 5
Gordon Freeman escapes to the forest with Alyx in Episode 2 in a 3 episode saga. Episode 2 was released on Steam on October 10th, October 12th for ... video.aol.com
Video: Half-Life 2: Portal - GDC 07 Developer Walkthrough...
Original at AOL Video
• Mon, May 4
Take an in-depth look at the bonus single-player campaign Portal included in the Half-Life 2 Orange Box. video.aol.com
Video: Half-Life Episode 2 360 gameplay by NWNgamer
Original at AOL Video
• Sun, Apr 26
New gameplay from the 360 version of the Orange Box, featuring the gravity gun. Thanks to IGN for the clip. video.aol.com
Video: Half-Life 2: Orange Box - GC 2007 Game Content Interview
Original at iFilm
• Mon, Apr 20
We sit down with Gabe Newell to talk about the three new titles in the Orange Box: Team Fortress 2, Portal, and Episode 2. Runtime: 00 hrs 03 min ... www.spike.com
Video: Portal - "Still Alive" Credits Song
Original at AOL Video
• Mon, Apr 13
• 4 related articles
The ending/credits to Portal (part of Half-Life 2’s Orange Box) with the Still Alive song. 'Still Alive' by Jonathan Coulton. http://www ... video.aol.com
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Video: Half-Life 2: The Orange Box Interview [PC PlayStat...
Original at AOL Video
• Sun, Apr 5
Get the inside story on Team Fortress 2 in this exclusive interview! video.aol.com
Video: Team Fortress 2: Spy Gameplay by GrereX
Original at AOL Video
• Sat, Mar 7
This is gameplay from Valve's Team Fortress 2 coming with Half-Life Orange Box. This video shows gameplay from 2 classes: SPy and Soldier. Enjoy ... video.aol.com
Video: Portal - "Still Alive" Credits SongOriginal at Metacafe
• Sat, Feb 28
• 4 related articles
Click (more) for download links. The ending/credits to Portal (part of Half-Life 2's Orange Box) with the "Still Alive" song. 'Still Alive' by ... www.metacafe.com
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Video: TF2: The Scout(Update)Original at YouTube
• Thu, Feb 26
By rss@youtube.com (CabooseJr) Author: CabooseJr Keywords: Half Life Portal The Orange Box Team Fortress Classic TFC TF2 Valve Steam Scout Bonk Sandman Energy drink baseball force of nature Caboose Jr blur what you gonna do slam pendulum boink need dispenser here Added: February 26, 2009
Video: Portal [4] - Chamber 17 (Part 2) & 18 (Part 1) a.k.a. My First DeathOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Feb 16
• 3 related articles
By rss@youtube.com (SpikyIdiot) No Commentary] [Playthrough #9] Chamber 18 is hell, a few reasons why is in this part. Author: SpikyIdiot Keywords: Portal The Orange Box SpikyIdiot Spiky Gamer Steam Valve Half-Life Episode One Two Three Team Fortress Playthrough Added: February 16, 2009
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Video: Half-Life 2: Episode 2 - G-Man's heart-to-heart (HD)Original at YouTube
• Mon, Dec 29
By rss@youtube.com (zhrooms) Author: zhrooms Keywords: Half-Life Half Life Black Mesa Opposing Force Blue Shift Episode Adrian Shepard Gordon Freeman Alyx Vance G-Man Valve Xen One Two Orange Box Team Fortress Portal Garrys Mod Gmod EP1 EP2 EP3 HL HL2 HL3 City 17 Barney Source 720p HD Added: December 29, 2008
Video: Gaming preview: 'Half Life 2: The Orange Box'Original at Google Video
• Sat, Nov 8
Unknown length - 2008-11-09 The 'Half Life' saga continues in Episode Two, as Gordon Freeman and company battle an alien invasion known as the Combine. But that's not all you'll get with 'The Orange Box'--also included in the package are the original 'Half Life 2' and Episode One g
Video: TEAM FORTRESS 2 REVIEWOriginal at YouTube
• Fri, Jun 20
By rss@youtube.com (NewOrder915) part of the orange box package. my own review of why this game is one of the best mp games Author: NewOrder915 Keywords: THE ORANGE BOX MULTIPLAYER FIRST PERSON SHOOTER VALVE TEAM FORTRESS COUNTER STRIKE HALF LIFE EPISODE TWO ONE BEST PC Added: June 20, 2008
Valve: PS3 Orange Box Players "Got the Stepchild Version" [PS3]
Original at Kotaku
• Sat, Jul 4
By Owen Good In an interview with CVG, Valve's Doug Lombardi says the experiences of putting Half-Life on PS2 and Orange Box on PS3 have put them off Sony development for the near future. Still No PS3 Interest From Valve [CVG via TheSavePoints, thanks Meredith B.]
Valve Games Now Support Gun Controller [Valve]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Jun 24
By Luke Plunkett All games included with The Orange Box - those being Half-Life 2, HL2 Episodes 1 & 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2 - will now work with the novel controller. And Valve's other big shooters, like Left 4 Dead and Counter-Strike, will "soon" be supported as well.
Bioshock and Oblivion $40 bundle announced
Original at Blast
• Wed, Jun 17
MA While we're on the subject of great bundled gaming, you might want to consider The Orange Box from Valve. Games included are Half Life 2, Half Life 2: Episode 1 and 2, Team Fortress 2, and Portal. That's 5 games for $19.99 brand new. Wow. ...
Half Life 2: The Orange Box
Original at tiscali.co.uk
• Wed, Jun 10
• 1 related articles
It's called the 'Orange box' and it contains Half-Life 2, Episode 1, Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2. What a bargin! www.tiscali.co.uk
Valve: PC and 360 are more straightforward
Original at gamezine.co.uk
• Wed, Jun 10
UK The seeds were sown in the development of The Orange Box, where the performance of Half Life 2: Episode 2 lacked in comparison to the Xbox 360 and PC versions. Now the company has been developing Left 4 Dead without the playstation 3 in mind, ...
Valve responds to L4D 2 criticism
Original at CVG Online
• Tue, Jun 9
We want to wait and weed through the comments, I'm already getting e-mails, and I'm responding to them," Valve's Chet Faliszek said. "Looking back, was the Orange Box a ripoff?" He said, on initial complaints at having to "buy" Half-Life 2 again in ...
Xbox 360 Feature: Open Letter to Valve RE: Team Fortress 2 on Xbox 360
Original at Video Game Generation
• Fri, Jun 5
• 10 related articles
I've played all of them since Half-Life, all the way up to your most recent, Left 4 Dead. I own The Orange Box, and I still bought Portal: Still Alive on XBLA for the new puzzles. You deliver a consistently amazing multiplayer experience, ...
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Team Fortress 2 Is 50% Cheaper This Weekend
Original at Cinema Blend
• Fri, May 22
Purchasing TF2 through Steam will cost $9.99 instead of the usual $19.99. Like the free weekend, the offer probably lasts until Monday. It's a good deal but if you don't own Portal or Half-Life 2, you'd be better off just buying the Orange Box ...
Havok in 'destructive' deal with major...
Original at Siliconrepublic.com
• Wed, May 6
Ireland - John Kennedy use of Havok's ubiquitous software is up 100pc for the same period last year. Bestselling titles featuring Havok physics include Halo 3, Assassin's Creed, Guitar Hero III, BioShock, World in Conflict, Half Life 2: The Orange Box and Heavenly Sword. ...
Valve's Weekend Special Means PC Gamers Have No Excuse Not To Own ...
Original at G4 TV
• Fri, Apr 24
CA The company has announced that the set will be on sell this weekend via Steam. "The weekend special on Steam is The Orange Box, an award-winning collection of Valve titles including Portal, Team Fortress 2, and the Half-Life 2 family of games. ...
How to Get, Install, and Play portal_playground_v1Original at YouTube
• Sun, Mar 8
By rss@youtube.com (NightbringerMinion) Keywords: Portal PRTL Skins Maps Map Skin Half-Life Orange Box Epic Sandbox Cool Experiment tutorial how to use portal playground v1 awesome sauce video made so you will all leave me alone about it heres the map OB Engine Cube Guns Cubemaps noclip cheats console
Orange Box Engine Updated
Original at CS
• Tue, Feb 17
• 9 related articles
By Zips Fixed problems in Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal, and Source mods running the current Orange Box engine Reverted the change that capped rate at 30000Will this appease the angry masses that took to pitchforks and fire after last night's update changed how Steam IDs were displayed? I do...
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Half-Life 2: Episode One
Original at The Wertzone
• Sun, Feb 8
By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) Episode One (****½) is a fun game and an enjoyable addition to the series, if you can stomach yet another cliffhanger ending (although that is eased due to the fact of Episode Two already being available). The game is available in the UK as part of The Orange Box (PC, 360, PS3), and the Half-Li...
Opinion: Wertzone Classics: Half-Life 2
Original at The Wertzone
• Sat, Jan 24
By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) Half-Life 2 (****½) is no longer available as a solo game in the UK, but only as part of The Orange Box, alongside Episode One, Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 and the spectacular Portal. This package, available for the PC, X-Box 360 and PlayStation 3, is well-recommended. The game is still avai...
Forget Orange Box, Valve Complete Pack is in the house
Original at That VideoGame
• Mon, Nov 17
By Emmanuel Petti Ok, I’ll need to take a deep breath for this one. Valve Complete Pack includes the following games for the small price of $99.99: Left4Dead, Counter Strike, Counter Strike: Condition Zero, Counter Strike: Source, Day of Defeat, Day of Defeat: Source, Deathmatch Classic, Half Life, Half L...
The Orange Box: Half-Life 2 (Xbox 360) Review
Original at Arbiter's Judgement
• Fri, Sep 19
By Juxtapose Last fall, Valve Software released The Orange Box to the PC, Xbox 360, and later the PlayStation 3 to critical acclaim, quickly earning top scores across the board rating it as one of the best titles on all the above platforms. ...
Valve thinking about a Left4Dead PS3 port, but admits it's harder than 360
Original at PSPSPS
• Tue, May 6
By Al W If we learned one thing from The Orange Box, it's that Valve doesn't really work all that well with the PS3. It actually farmed out the task of porting Half Life 2, the two episodes, Portal and Team Fortress 2 over to an EA in-house team and although they still made a decent effort, it was obviou...
PC Games From The Orange Box Flying Solo Into Retail April 9 and 11
Original at Steam
• Thu, Mar 13
By valve March 13, 2008 - Valve, creators of Half-Life® 2 and Counter-Strike®, today announce the retail launch dates for the stand-alone, PC versions of Team Fortress® 2, PortalTM, and the Half-Life 2: Episode Pack are April 9th in North America and April 11th around the globe.
Half-LIfe 2: The Orange Box - Xbox360 - Ivory_Soul
Original at Game Revolution
• Fri, Mar 7
The Good: All 5 games are solid and stand on their own, Portal is one of the most clever games ever made, HL2: EP2 evolves the story wonderfully, TF2 is a blast, HL2 and EP1 live up to their age, cleverly planned achievements, not having to deal with Steam Half-Life 2=9.0/10
The Orange Box goes a la carte
Original at blogs.digitalmediaonlineinc.com
• Sun, Feb 24
By Kevin P McAuliffe Half Life 2 Episode 2, Team Fortress 2 and Portal to be sold as retail standalones. Already available via Steam, Valve has decided to release Half Life 2 Episode 2, Team Fortress 2 and Portal as standalone retail version (as HL2 and Ep 1 are already available) according to IGN.
EA Splits Up Orange Box For Retail [Still Alive]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Feb 1
By Mike Fahey If you're one of the five PC gamers on the planet who didn't suck it up and join Steam in order snag the contents of The Orange Box individually rather than go for the total package, you're in luck. During yesterday's conference call to investors, EA revealed plans to deliver Portal, Team For...
Team Fortress 2 Review for the PC
Original at Aeropause
• Thu, Jan 31
By Balaji Sivaraman The Orange Box, released in October last year, was highly anticipated for a number of reasons one of which was Team Fortress 2, the long awaited follow up to the class based multiplayer shooter, Team Fortress Classic. The original TF: Classic was initially released as mod for Half Life and...
Valve Acquires Turtle Rock Studios
Original at Steam
• Thu, Jan 10
By valve Turtle Rock Studios' Left 4 Dead joins a growing list of Valve's game properties which includes the Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Team Fortress and Day of Defeat series of games as well as Portal, introduced as part of The Orange Box.
re: Half-Life 2 demo and Steam: Crap
Original at weblogs.asp.net
• Sat, Jan 5
By Jeff Three years later... I bought the game as part of the Orange Box on Xbox 360.
Got Problems With The Orange Box On PS3? Valve Wants To Know [Valve]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Jan 2
By Michael McWhertor Valve may not have handled development duties on the contentious PlayStation 3 version of The Orange Box but it now seems more than willing to address whatever issues owners of said version are having. An official feedback thread on PS3 specific complaints has been opened to allow player...
Value for your money - Daily News & Analysis
Original at Daily News & Analysis
• Fri, Dec 28
Value for your money Daily News & Analysis, India - Valve Corporation has come out with The Orange Box: a compilation of Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2 ...
How to Play Half-Life 2 on Ubuntu
Original at UbuntuHQ
• Thu, Dec 27
• 3 related articles
Today's guide will teach you, step-by-step, how to install and play Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2 (all part of the grandiose Orange Box) on Ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty Gibbon). ...
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Half-Life 2: The Orange Box ~ Review
Original at TwiddleGeek
• Thu, Dec 27
By Rirath Portal can be finished in around 3 hours, and Team Fortress 2 has no single player or bot support thus can only be played over Live, with a limited map selection. But take each of these short games, throw in the original HL2 for good ...
Portal
Original at The Wertzone
• Wed, Dec 26
By Adam Whitehead is superb. It's original, it's funny, it's well-executed, it's perfectly-timed and has a sense of humour as black as midnight. It's part of The Orange Box for PC, PS3 and X-Box 360 (see the Half-Life 2: Episode 2 review for Amazon links) and is available now. Go get it!
Half-Life 2: Episode 2
Original at The Wertzone
• Tue, Dec 25
By Adam Whitehead The game is currently available on the PC in the UK and USA, the X-Box 360 in the UK and USA, and the PlayStation 3 in the UK and USA as part of The Orange Box, which also includes Portal and Team Fortress 2 plus Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode 1.
How to Play Half-Life 2 on Ubuntu
Original at pctipsbox
• Tue, Dec 25
• 3 related articles
By Jason Today’s guide will teach you, step-by-step, how to install and play Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2 (all part of the grandiose Orange Box) on Ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty Gibbon). ...
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Previously, On Half-Life 2 (Or The Best Feature In The Orange Box) [Storytelling]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Dec 6
By Michael McWhertor There's not much to dislike about Half-Life 2. With the exception of its sometimes dreary atmosphere and the deafening silence of empty vessel Gordon Freeman, it gets just about everything right. The screenwriting team at Valve should be commended for fashioning one of the few ongoing st...
The Orange Box (PS3) Impressions: Volume Three [Playstation 3]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Dec 3
By Michael McWhertor Playing through all parts of Valve's The Orange Box for the PlayStation 3--a port handled externally by EA UK--I've experienced quite a ride. I've played through Episode Two, a surprisingly long and enjoyable continuation of the Half-Life 2 story, and revisited Episode One, a game much...
The Orange Box (PS3) Impressions: Volume One
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Nov 28
After a quick look around, ducking into Team Fortress 2—which I was able to play momentarily and only in a solitary sense—and working through the first hour of Half-Life 2, I decided to check out what was being billed as the main offender—Half-Life 2: Episode Two. Within the first few minut...
The Orange Box Gets An Xbox 360 Demo Tomorrow [Valve]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Nov 21
By Michael McWhertor Valve just let us know that a demo for Half-Life 2: Episode Two will be available via Xbox Live tomorrow, November 22. The developer also specifies that it's the first demo to be available from The Orange Box, hinting that those with a lack of orange in their library may have an opportunity to...
DigitalBattle’s Half Life 2 + Episodes Review
Original at DigitalBattle
• Sat, Nov 10
By Brian Lockhart Which really means one thing; those picking up The Orange Box with no experience of Half Life 2 are probably the minority. Instead, Portal, Team Fortress 2 and the episodes are the new content for the general consumer. ...
Xbox 360's Team Fortress 2 patch update available on XBL
Original at Qj.net
• Mon, Oct 29
By Glen D. On a side note, The Orange Box PC version owners have not reported any trouble with their version of Team Fortress 2. The Orange Box also includes Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Portal.
Team Fortress 2 Patch Available Now - TeamXbox
Original at news.teamxbox.com
• Mon, Oct 29
Team Fortress 2 Patch Available Now TeamXbox, CA - Team Fortress 2 is part of the Orange Box, which also features Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Portal, as well as Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One. ...
Half Life 2 reviewed - Geezer Gamers
Original at Geezer Gamers
• Tue, Oct 23
Half Life 2 reviewed - I’ll start with Half Life 2 and work my way (eventually) through all 5 games. Half Life 2 was originally released by Valve on the PC in 2004. ... News for nerds, stuff that matters Slashdot The Orange Box Review Slashdot all 3 news articles
Patch: Valve hurries to fix The Orange Box lag issues in XBL
Original at Qj.net
• Tue, Oct 16
By Glen D. Here's hoping that the new The Orange Box patch arrives soon from Valve. In the meantime, you can enjoy other aspects of the wonderful trifecta that features Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Portal along with Team Fortress 2.
How To: The Orange Box Under Linux
Original at Blue's
• Tue, Oct 16
• 3 related articles
By Blue How To Run Team Fortress 2, Portal, Half-Life 2, HL2 EP 1&2 In Ubuntu Using Wine does a little thinking outside The Orange Box, providing instructions on how to run Half-Life 2, Episodes One and...
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Frankenreview, Team Fortress 2 (PC)
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Oct 11
The Orange Box must be one of the best values in AAA gaming of all time. But despite the ingenuity of Portal and the anticipation of Half-Life Episode 2, there's one game that's been glove handled with such immense amounts of creativity and love that it can actually overshadow an immensely p...
Jonathan Coulton Track Part of the Orange Box
Original at Slashdot
• Fri, Oct 5
By Zonk Joystiq notes that along with Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2, folks who purchase Valve's Orange Box compilation will also be getting a musical treat. ...
Valve's Orange Box bundle goes gold
Original at The Tech Report, LLC
• Thu, Sep 27
The Orange Box game bundle that will include Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, and Portal, as well as Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One, has gone gold, Shacknews reports. The site has received official confirmation from ...
Half-Life 2: The Orange Box Portal Stage Demo 1 [Xbox 360]
Original at GameSpot
• Fri, Jul 13
You don't want to miss out on this stage demo from GameSpot's E3 2007 coverage.
Valve Doesn't Care About Black Boxes: Half-Life 2 Black Box Cancelled
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, May 18
Valve has officially cancelled Half-Life 2: The Black Box for the PC, according to a report from IGN. Originally scheduled to ship alongside the more complete Orange Box at a reduced price, it would have contained Half-Life 2 Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2. The company will now foc...
GDC 07: Portal Hands-On - Ve3d.com
Original at pc.ign.com
• Wed, Mar 7
GDC 07: Portal Hands-On The game will be included in Valve's PC Black Box, which includes Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Team Fortress 2, and the Orange Box for Xbox 360, ... GDC: Portal screen and shaky-cam goodness CVG Online GDC: Portal dev discusses "the Nintendo factor" CVG Online
Half-Life 2: Portal - GDC 07 Developer Walkthrough Pt. 1
Original at gametrailers.com
• Wed, Mar 7
Take an in-depth look at the bonus single-player campaign Portal included in the Half-Life 2 Orange Box.
Half-Life 2: Episode 2 delayed until Fall 2007
Original at Life Portal
• Wed, Feb 7
The Black Box will ship for the PC, and includes Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2. The Orange Box will ship for the PC, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and Xbox 360(TM) videogame and entertainment system, and includes all the content of The Black Box, plu...
Half-Life Compilations Detailed for PS3, Xbox 360, PC
Original at Video Game Generation
• Wed, Feb 7
NC - Feb 7, 2007 The Black Box will ship for the PC, and includes Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2. The Orange Box will ship for the PC, PLAYSTATION®3 ...
Half-Life 2: Episode Two delayed AGAIN
Original at CVG Online
• Wed, Feb 7
- Feb 7, 2007 HL2 Black Box is for PC and includes Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2, while the Orange Box is for PC, PS3 and Xbox includes all the ...