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May of 2009

 

Rate Video: Half-Life 2: The Orange Box Interview 1 [PC PlayStation 3 ...Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at truveo.com external link    Sat, May 30

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Get the inside story on Team Fortress 2 in this exclusive interview! www.truveo.com

Rate Video: Half Life 2: Episode 2 [The Orange Box]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at AOL Video external link    Tue, May 5

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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

Rate Video: Half-Life 2: Portal - GDC 07 Developer Walkthrough...

Original at AOL Video external link    Mon, May 4

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Take an in-depth look at the bonus single-player campaign Portal included in the Half-Life 2 Orange Box. video.aol.com

April of 2009

 

Rate Video: Half-Life Episode 2 360 gameplay by NWNgamer

Original at AOL Video external link    Sun, Apr 26

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New gameplay from the 360 version of the Orange Box, featuring the gravity gun. Thanks to IGN for the clip. video.aol.com

Rate Video: Half-Life 2: Orange Box - GC 2007 Game Content Interview

Original at iFilm external link    Mon, Apr 20

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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

Rate Video: Portal - "Still Alive" Credits Song

Original at AOL Video external link    Mon, Apr 13    4 related articles

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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

Rate Video: Half-Life 2: The Orange Box Interview [PC PlayStat...

Original at AOL Video external link    Sun, Apr 5

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Get the inside story on Team Fortress 2 in this exclusive interview! video.aol.com

Year 2009

 

Rate Video: Team Fortress 2: Spy Gameplay by GrereX

Original at AOL Video external link    Sat, Mar 7

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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

Rate Video: Portal - "Still Alive" Credits SongVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Metacafe external link    Sat, Feb 28    4 related articles

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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

Rate Video: TF2: The Scout(Update)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Feb 26

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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

Rate Video: Portal [4] - Chamber 17 (Part 2) & 18 (Part 1) a.k.a. My First DeathVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Feb 16    3 related articles

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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

Rate Video: Half-Life 2: Episode 2 - G-Man's heart-to-heart (HD)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Dec 29

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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

Rate Video: Gaming preview: 'Half Life 2: The Orange Box'Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Google Video external link    Sat, Nov 8

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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

Rate Video: TEAM FORTRESS 2 REVIEWVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Jun 20

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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

Stories

Year 2009

 

Rate Valve: PS3 Orange Box Players "Got the Stepchild Version" [PS3]

Original at Kotaku external link    Sat, Jul 4

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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.]

Rate Valve Games Now Support Gun Controller [Valve]

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Jun 24

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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.

Rate Bioshock and Oblivion $40 bundle announced

Original at Blast external link    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. ...

Rate Half Life 2: The Orange Box

Original at tiscali.co.uk external link    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

Rate Valve: PC and 360 are more straightforward

Original at gamezine.co.uk external link    Wed, Jun 10

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 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, ...

Rate Valve responds to L4D 2 criticism

Original at CVG Online external link    Tue, Jun 9

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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 ...

Rate Xbox 360 Feature: Open Letter to Valve RE: Team Fortress 2 on Xbox 360

Original at Video Game Generation external link    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, ...

Rate Team Fortress 2 Is 50% Cheaper This Weekend

Original at Cinema Blend external link    Fri, May 22

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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 ...

Rate Havok in 'destructive' deal with major...

Original at Siliconrepublic.com external link    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. ...

Rate Valve's Weekend Special Means PC Gamers Have No Excuse Not To Own ...

Original at G4 TV external link    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. ...

Rate How to Get, Install, and Play portal_playground_v1Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Mar 8

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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

Rate Orange Box Engine Updated

Original at CS external link    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...

Rate Half-Life 2: Episode One

Original at The Wertzone external link    Sun, Feb 8

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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...

Rate Opinion: Wertzone Classics: Half-Life 2

Original at The Wertzone external link    Sat, Jan 24

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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...

Rate Forget Orange Box, Valve Complete Pack is in the house

Original at That VideoGame external link    Mon, Nov 17

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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...

Rate The Orange Box: Half-Life 2 (Xbox 360) Review

Original at Arbiter's Judgement external link    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. ...

Rate Valve thinking about a Left4Dead PS3 port, but admits it's harder than 360

Original at PSPSPS external link    Tue, May 6

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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...

Rate PC Games From The Orange Box Flying Solo Into Retail April 9 and 11

Original at Steam external link    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.

Rate Half-LIfe 2: The Orange Box - Xbox360 - Ivory_Soul

Original at Game Revolution external link    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

Rate The Orange Box goes a la carte

Original at blogs.digitalmediaonlineinc.com external link    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.

Rate EA Splits Up Orange Box For Retail [Still Alive]

Original at Kotaku external link    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...

Rate Team Fortress 2 Review for the PC

Original at Aeropause external link    Thu, Jan 31

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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...

Rate Valve Acquires Turtle Rock Studios

Original at Steam external link    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.

Rate re: Half-Life 2 demo and Steam: Crap

Original at weblogs.asp.net external link    Sat, Jan 5

By Jeff Three years later... I bought the game as part of the Orange Box on Xbox 360.

Rate Got Problems With The Orange Box On PS3? Valve Wants To Know [Valve]

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Jan 2

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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...

Year 2007

 

Rate Value for your money - Daily News & Analysis

Original at Daily News & Analysis external link    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 ...

Rate How to Play Half-Life 2 on Ubuntu

Original at UbuntuHQ external link    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). ...

Rate Half-Life 2: The Orange Box ~ Review

Original at TwiddleGeek external link    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 ...

Rate Portal

Original at The Wertzone external link    Wed, Dec 26

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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!

Rate Half-Life 2: Episode 2

Original at The Wertzone external link    Tue, Dec 25

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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.

Rate How to Play Half-Life 2 on Ubuntu

Original at pctipsbox external link    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). ...

Rate Previously, On Half-Life 2 (Or The Best Feature In The Orange Box) [Storytelling]

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Dec 6

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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...

Rate The Orange Box (PS3) Impressions: Volume Three [Playstation 3]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Dec 3

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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...

Rate The Orange Box (PS3) Impressions: Volume One

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Nov 28

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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...

Rate The Orange Box Gets An Xbox 360 Demo Tomorrow [Valve]

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Nov 21

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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...

Rate DigitalBattle’s Half Life 2 + Episodes Review

Original at DigitalBattle external link    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. ...

Rate Xbox 360's Team Fortress 2 patch update available on XBL

Original at Qj.net external link    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.

Rate Team Fortress 2 Patch Available Now - TeamXbox

Original at news.teamxbox.com external link    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. ...

Rate Half Life 2 reviewed - Geezer Gamers

Original at Geezer Gamers external link    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

Rate Patch: Valve hurries to fix The Orange Box lag issues in XBL

Original at Qj.net external link    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.

Rate How To: The Orange Box Under Linux

Original at Blue's external link    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...

Rate Frankenreview, Team Fortress 2 (PC)

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Oct 11

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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...

Rate Jonathan Coulton Track Part of the Orange Box

Original at Slashdot external link    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. ...

Rate Valve's Orange Box bundle goes gold

Original at The Tech Report, LLC external link    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 ...

Rate Half-Life 2: The Orange Box Portal Stage Demo 1 [Xbox 360]

Original at GameSpot external link    Fri, Jul 13

You don't want to miss out on this stage demo from GameSpot's E3 2007 coverage.

Rate Valve Doesn't Care About Black Boxes: Half-Life 2 Black Box Cancelled

Original at Kotaku external link    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...

Rate GDC 07: Portal Hands-On - Ve3d.com

Original at pc.ign.com external link    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

Rate Half-Life 2: Portal - GDC 07 Developer Walkthrough Pt. 1

Original at gametrailers.com external link    Wed, Mar 7

Take an in-depth look at the bonus single-player campaign Portal included in the Half-Life 2 Orange Box.

Rate Half-Life 2: Episode 2 delayed until Fall 2007

Original at Life Portal external link    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...

Rate Half-Life Compilations Detailed for PS3, Xbox 360, PC

Original at Video Game Generation external link    Wed, Feb 7

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 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 ...

Rate Half-Life 2: Episode Two delayed AGAIN

Original at CVG Online external link    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 ...

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