Orange Box PC separates get date News
PC News by Robert Purchese
Valve has said it will be releasing the separate components of The Orange Box in shops from 11th April.
This only applies to the PC version, and will feature Portal as the cheapest offering at around GBP 19.99. Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Team Fortress 2 will both be around GBP 29.99. Obviously shopping around could knock considerable margins off those prices.
Worth noting that Team Fortress 2 will include the Badlands map and you will obviously be able to grab the other recent updates for it through Steam.
The individual games have been available on Steam from launch, and their stand-alone success has prompted Valve into action.
"Given the unique nature and length of the games inside The Orange Box, the compilation approach was the right vehicle for the debut of these titles at retail," said Doug Lombardi, mouth of Valve.
"With the flexibility of having different pricing and packaging options via Steam, we were able to test the market viability of the individual products. The results show an overwhelming demand for these stand-alone offerings as well as The Orange Box. This gives us tremendous confidence as we bring gamers more ways to get these titles at retail."
Portal was our 2007 Game of the Year, with Team Fortress 2 at nine, and Half-Life 2: Episode 2 at 33.
Quite good, then.
Head over to The Orange Box gamepage to find our individual reviews of each.
Related Games
The Orange Box
Half-Life 2: Episode 2
Team Fortress 2
Portal
Latest Features
-
The Orange Box Interview [19]
-
The Orange Box Review [279]
-
The Orange Box Review [71]
-
The Orange Box Review [104]
-
The Orange Box Review [146]
Latest Videos
Team Fortress 2 - Machinima [11] 11 October, 2007
Team Fortress 2 - Demoman [15] 10 October, 2007
Latest News
-
Team Fortress 2 update due in days [30]
-
Valve sees "groundswell to abandon" DRM [53]
-
Portal song heading to Rock Band [24]
-
Episode Two's Hunter goes plush [9]
-
New PC Team Fortress 2 map today [11]
Latest Screenshots
14 December, 2007 [4]
Release Date Out now!
Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!
Comments: 1-12 of 12 in total
|
0
Folk need to remember that this purchase option isn't designed for everyone.
This is really just for people that: *Don't want to buy all of the games as a bundle. AND *Want to buy a boxed copy of the game. Yes, there are better value alternatives about, and Valve have already provided them. All that they're doing here is making another purchase option available for a particular group of people. It's a wise commercial decision, and hopefully should convert those last few stragglers who have resisted the lure of TF2 thus far! :] |
|
0
I'm pleased Valve have finally seen fit to release these games individually, but those prices are ridiculous when you can buy the whole Orange Box for about £25 - I think I've even seen it for £19.99 on some websites.
These games need to be about £10 each for the Half-Life titles and Team Fortress 2, and maybe £7.99 for Portal. Otherwise I kind of feel they're wasting their time. |
|
CopperheadTM
14/03/08 @ 14:16
0
Shouldn't those prices be in USD? And doesn't the Episode 2 retail copy also include Episode 1 and HL2: Deathmatch (Episode Pack?)
|
|
FortysixterUK
16/03/08 @ 23:35
0
This is outrageously expensive, I'm sure I saw the PC version of Orange Box on Shopto.net for 16.99 recently !
Even the Xbox 360 version is only 28.99 in some places. What a Joke. As this is a Steam release I assume Valve set the prices for the Steam downloads? Or do I sense the inevitable encroach of that damanable game leech, EA ? |
Comments: 1-12 of 12 in total
Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!
