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| GriftGFX He can also ban your ass!  Since 1537 Days |
2007-06-15 10:25:09 Half Life 2 Orange Box official release date Last night, Valve representatives confirmed to Shacknews that its upcoming trio of Source-powered games will ship for all announced platforms on October 9, 2007. The suite, sold at retail and through Valve's Steam download service, will consist of the shooter sequel Half-Life 2: Episode Two, the team-based multiplayer game Team Fortress 2, and the action/puzzle game Portal. Valve is handling development of the games on PC and Xbox 360, with EA UK's Chertsey, Surrey office bringing the titles to PlayStation 3. Shacknews has had extensive hands-on time with all three upcoming games. Check out our Half-Life 2: Episode Two preview and our Portal preview, and check back next week for impressions of Team Fortress 2. Today's news follows rumors originating last month that the PlayStation 3 versions of the games would be delayed into 2008. Valve's Doug Lombardi noted to Shacknews that development has been progressing well on all three platforms. Electronic Arts is distributing the games at retail as a package entitled Half-Life 2: The Orange Box, which also includes the original Half-Life 2 and last year's Half-Life 2: Episode One. It will sell for $49.99 on PC and $59.99 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Previously, the company intended to sell a slimmer package, The Black Box, which would not include Half-Life 2 or Half-Life 2: Episode One, but those plans were cancelled last month. It is expected that Steam customers will retain the option to purchase only the newly-released games. That's not even mentioning some other biggies (like Crysis!).. 2007.. FPS RETURNS. Sucks that they canned the black box though. Does this mean I can just purchase everything seperately.. or rather.. that I have to? I'm okay with that. TF2 and Portal will be the first things I snag :) |
Heretic Since 1511 Days |
2007-06-15 10:38:54 wow. bout time haha --- |
| GriftGFX He can also ban your ass! Since 1537 Days |
2007-06-15 10:40:39 In reply to Heretic (2007-06-15 10:38:54) Posted by Heretic never played HL so i'll be buying this |
alimokrane Since 1467 Days |
2007-06-15 10:44:34 I NEED MORE MONEY!!!!!! My god so many games to buy ! --- |
szaromir Since 1294 Days |
2007-06-15 11:05:40 In reply to GriftGFX (2007-06-15 10:40:39) Posted by GriftGFX You're in for a treat. Sequel to the best (single player) FPS ever made, and a damn fine one itself! --- |
| alimokrane Since 1467 Days |
2007-06-15 11:18:07 In reply to szaromir (2007-06-15 11:05:40) Posted by szaromir You're kidding aren't you? --- |
| Heretic Since 1511 Days |
2007-06-15 11:21:19 In reply to szaromir (2007-06-15 11:05:40) Posted by szaromir You're kidding aren't you? Halo takes that honor =) --- |
| GriftGFX He can also ban your ass! Since 1537 Days |
2007-06-15 11:21:22 In reply to szaromir (2007-06-15 11:05:40) Posted by szaromir You're kidding aren't you? I wasn't counting: System Shock, Thief or Deus Ex. Since they're not typical FPS games. But otherwise.. yes.. I'm serious. |
| Heretic Since 1511 Days |
2007-06-15 11:22:49 In reply to GriftGFX (2007-06-15 11:21:22) Posted by GriftGFX Oh I'm sorry, it's no Halo! Just quite a bit better! I wasn't counting: System Shock, Thief or Deus Ex. Since they're not typical FPS games. But otherwise.. yes.. I'm serious. --- |
| GriftGFX He can also ban your ass! Since 1537 Days |
2007-06-15 11:24:17 In reply to Heretic (2007-06-15 11:22:49) Posted by Heretic haha thats the reason why i want to play this game. they say its better than Halo. but then again all the pc "elitist" think any fps is better than Halo. I think Halo is a great franchise.. 414 games on the beta.. and I still expect to clock in more time in September. I also think the movement speed and gravity are complete tied into their formula for gamepad control. I don't expect any PC game to play as well on 360 as Halo does.. because they weren't designed for it.. and Halo was! Oh, and I also want to "finish the fight." I should have gone with the much safer, "one of the best." Oh well! Live and learn. |
| kenshin2418 Junior Detective  Since 1513 Days |
2007-06-15 11:46:58 going to be a busy Fall --- |
| szaromir Since 1294 Days |
2007-06-15 11:47:16 In reply to GriftGFX (2007-06-15 11:21:22) Posted by GriftGFX But otherwise.. yes.. I'm serious. --- |
| Heretic Since 1511 Days |
2007-06-15 11:47:33 In reply to GriftGFX (2007-06-15 11:24:17) Posted by GriftGFX It's not that any FPS is better than Halo.. that's just ridiculous. It's more like.. a lot of FPS are better than Halo. Both single player, and multiplayer. That's all. I think Halo is a great franchise.. 414 games on the beta.. and I still expect to clock in more time in September. I also think the movement speed and gravity are complete tied into their formula for gamepad control. I don't expect any PC game to play as well on 360 as Halo does.. because they weren't designed for it.. and Halo was! Oh, and I also want to "finish the fight." I should have gone with the much safer, "one of the best." Oh well! Live and learn. i guess i'll just live and let live --- |
| GriftGFX He can also ban your ass! Since 1537 Days |
2007-06-15 11:51:34 In reply to Heretic (2007-06-15 11:47:33) Posted by Heretic well the pc players that i know ALL think Halo is crap cause its "slow" i guess i'll just live and let live Halo is really slow and floaty though.. that's just a fact. |
| Heretic Since 1511 Days |
2007-06-15 12:01:46 In reply to GriftGFX (2007-06-15 11:51:34) Posted by GriftGFX Well now you know me and I never said it was crap :P Halo is really slow and floaty though.. that's just a fact. --- |
| szaromir Since 1294 Days |
2007-06-15 12:07:00 In reply to Heretic (2007-06-15 12:01:46) Posted by Heretic i'll pretend you never said that =p --- |
| GriftGFX He can also ban your ass! Since 1537 Days |
2007-06-15 12:10:07 There are slow PC games too.. they're just not run and gun shooters like Halo. SWAT4 is probably the slowest pace I've ever seen in an FPS. At least the gravity isn't like.. on the moon though ;) |
| roxwell PuS3Y  Since 1485 Days |
2007-06-15 12:49:18 Thanks Grift! --- |
| deftangel Hot stuff!  Since 1405 Days |
2007-06-15 13:04:02 October the 9th...:( I want to play Half Life 2 properly as well as TF2 and Portal but I can't see myself giving it anytime between Halo 3 and GTA:IV , not to mention I'd like to check out, at the very least Battlefield: Bad Company and COD4 |
| szaromir Since 1294 Days |
2007-06-15 13:40:55 BF Bad Company is a 2008 game. --- |
Jin187 Since 1281 Days |
2007-06-15 14:07:09 Again, its suicide to attempt to release this anywhere close to Halo 3, but to go just two weeks after is madness. Posted by GriftGFX You're in for a treat. Sequel to the best (single player) FPS ever made, and a damn fine one itself! HL1 was overatted, it was great but overrated and HL2 was massiveley overrated and that was not that great at all! There is no better FPS single player than Halo 1. EDIT: Posted by GriftGFX It's more like.. a lot of FPS are better than Halo. Both single player, and multiplayer. That's all. Halo 1 > HL1 > Halo 2 > HL2 |
| GriftGFX He can also ban your ass! Since 1537 Days |
2007-06-15 14:15:46 In reply to Jin187 (2007-06-15 14:07:09) Posted by Jin187 Again, its suicide to attempt to release this anywhere close to Halo 3, but to go just two weeks after is madness It's a crowded space, but this game is among the top of the top tier releases. Call of Duty 4 should be fine as well.. now stuff like Blacksite and Hour of Victory.. not so much. Halo has much tougher competition this time around.. still expect it to be the best selling game this year tho. Posted by Jin187 Surely you cannot be serious??? HL1 was overatted, it was great but overrated and HL2 was massiveley overrated and that was not that great at all! There is no better FPS single player than Halo 1. |
| Jin187 Since 1281 Days |
2007-06-15 14:19:12 In reply to GriftGFX (2007-06-15 14:15:46) Posted by GriftGFX I don't think HL2 will have too much of a problem seeing reasonable sales this holiday season. The game may be two years old, but it holds up extremely well next to some of its straight to console counterparts, and it's the best damn value you'll get on the 360 period. It's a crowded space, but this game is among the top of the top tier releases. Call of Duty 4 should be fine as well.. now stuff like Blacksite and Hour of Victory.. not so much. Halo has much tougher competition this time around.. still expect it to be the best selling game this year tho. Posted by GriftGFX I'm so not surprised that everyone here thinks that Halo is the best FPS ever. |
| GriftGFX He can also ban your ass! Since 1537 Days |
2007-06-15 14:22:34 I don't think much of anything could have an impact on Halo's sales at this point. It'd be like expecting GTAIV to flop. That's just not going to happen. I don't think Halo is going to kill COD4 or HL2 either though.. I think they should both sell pretty well regardless. Posted by Jin187 I think its closer to 7 million :p Great games. Great console shooters. Best FPS? Ya right. |
| Jin187 Since 1281 Days |
2007-06-15 14:25:05 Yes it is certainly a bargain, as its 3 games in one, I'll be buying it I think |
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