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EA: PS3 Orange Box not delayed

Videogamer.com is reporting that the Orange Box for the PS3 will be released in December as planned, according to an EA representative. The EA release schedule showed the Orange Box as to be released on Jan. 17 2008, but the representative said the game is still going to be released in 2007.

(Found through That Video Game Blog)

Offical Portal Plush Weighted Companion Cube

 

This week’s Steam announced the new Orange Box SDK along with plans for their upcoming plush Weighted Companion Cube. Now I know what I want for Christmas.

We remind you that the Weighted Companion Cube won’t talk back, and if it does, please ignore its advice. Thank you.

Orange Box Topping PC Charts

That’s right. HL2 Still kicking Ass but WTF?! Nancy Drew is still in the Top 10??!! The NPD’s latest chart for best-selling PC games (October 14-20).

1. Half Life 2: Episode 2 The Orange Box - Electronic Arts - $46
2. Nancy Drew: Legend Of The Crystal Skull - Her Interactive - $20
3. The Sims 2 Bon Voyage Expansion Pack - Electronic Arts - $28
4. Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask Of The Betrayer Expansion Pack - Atari - $30
5. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack - Vivendi - $27
6. World Of Warcraft - Vivendi - $20
7. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest - Vivendi - $40
8. Reel Deal Slots Ghost Town - Phantom EFX - $20
9. The Sims 2 Deluxe - Electronic Arts - $35
10. World In Conflict - Vivendi - $50

Look people, stop buying Nancy Drew Pleassssseee!

Orange Box Gone Gold

A representative from Valve Software confirmed on Wednesday night that its upcoming releases of The Orange Box for PC and Xbox 360 have gone gold. This means that the company has finished development of the set and has shipped it out for manufacturing and are on their way for an October 10 release date.

The Orange Box comes packed with the latest version of Valve Software’s smash-hit Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 and Portal. Also if you pre-order orange box from steam or any other store you will recieve a $5 discount off the price.

Retail Orange Box Pre-Purchase & TF2 Beta Access At GameStop

Valve announces the pre-purchase program for The Orange Box is underway at GameStop stores, offering a 10% discount, and will offer access to the Team Fortress 2 beta test.

September 24, 2007 - Valve and GameStop today announced that those who pre-purchase the PC edition of The Orange Box at GameStop, the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, before October 10th will save 10% off the regular price and gain access to the beta version of Team Fortress 2 for the PC.

The Orange Box, penned by IGN as “.the package which could legitimately be called the deal of the century,” features three highly-awaited new games by Valve: Half-Life® 2: Episode Two, the second installment in the Half-Life 2 episodic trilogy; Team Fortress® 2, the sequel to the game that put class-based, multiplayer team warfare on the map; and Portal, the game that blends puzzles, first person action, and adventure gaming to produce an experience like no other.

To bring gamers up to date with the Half-Life 2 universe, The Orange Box also includes Half-Life 2, the best-selling and highest-rated action game series of all time, and the episodic debut Half-Life® 2: Episode One-together, more than 30 hours of award-winning gameplay. Customers who already own these titles will have the ability to conveniently “gift” them to a friend upon official release of The Orange Box.

Starting immediately, those who pre-purchase The Orange Box for PC at any GameStop retail store in the US will receive a key-code and instructions to download and activate the beta release of Team Fortress 2 from Steam. The beta will conclude with the release of The Orange Box on October 10th. This year’s most anticipated online action game, Team Fortress 2 delivers new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next generation animation technology, persistent player statistics, and more.

The Orange Box will have a suggested retail price of $49.95 on the PC and $59.95 on the Xbox® 360 and Playstation® 3 console systems. The 10% pre-purchase discount also applies to all three versions at GameStop and participating retail outlets.

For more information about The Orange Box, please visit www.steamgames.com.