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• Microsoft Releasing DirectX 10 Only for Windows Vista a Mistake

  Published: August 26, 2007, 4:40 pm

  Tags: Valve, Half Life, Computer, Games, Game Platforms, Game Companies, Directx 10, Gabe Newell, Half Life 2 Orange Box, Microsoft

  to stats on Steam, only half of the users have a DirectX 10 compatible graphics card. Developers are definitely paying attention to factors like this when developing their games, because only a fraction of the games out there actually utilize DX10 in noticeable ways. In fact, the two different versions of Half-Life 2 Orange Box, one DX10

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• Half-Life 2: Orange Box preview video interview

  Published: September 7, 2007, 9:30 pm

  Tags: Videos, Interviews, News, Half Life 2, Half Life 2 Episode One, Half Life 2 Episode Two, Portal, Team Fortress 2, Game, Videogame, Fps, Xbox 360, Ps3, Playstation 3, Valve, Orange Box, Half Life 2 Orange Box

  Half-Life 2: Orange Box video interview with developer Valve boss Gabe Newell gives a great preview of the games. The package will include Half-Life 2, and the shooter sequels Half-Life 2: Episode 1 & 2, the team-based multiplayer game Team Fortress 2, and the action/puzzle game Portal. The Half-Life 2: Orange Box has a release date for

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• Team Fortress 2 Beta starts on September 17 for PC (Steam) pre-orderers

  Published: September 12, 2007, 7:22 am

  Tags: Videos, News, Team Fortress, Team Fortress 2, Half Life 2, Orange Box, Xbox 360, Ps3, Playstation 3, Game, Videogame, Fps, Steam, Valve, Team Fortress 2 Beta, Beta

  those who pre-purchase The Orange Box via Steam will also receive a copy of Peggle Extreme, which I’m sure is exactly what all the FPS buffs were waiting for. 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

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• Get $5 off with an Orange Box pre-order

  Published: October 6, 2007, 11:30 am

  Tags: Deals, Half Life 2, Orange Box, Portal, Team Fortress 2, Valve

  decided on purchasing the Orange Box this coming Tuesday you can save $5 on your purchase if you're willing to pre-order the game at Gamestop. From now through October 9th (the game's release date) Gamestop is willing to chop $5 off the game's price if you plop down a few bucks on an Orange Box pre-order. True, $5 isn't all that much of a

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• Easy Tiger: Orange Box Gets Firmish Unlock Time

  Published: October 8, 2007, 4:30 am

  Tags: Easy Tiger, Half Life 2, Orange Box, Steam, Valve

  of a Steamy purchase of the Orange Box can get their download on. And that is..."shortly after midnight" Pacific Time, on October 10, the Year of our Lord 2007. You got that? Shortly after midnight. So if the clock hits 12:07 and you still can't download it, hold off clicking that "new thread" button for another hour or two. Valve confirms PC

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• Half-Life 2: The Orange Box video impressions

  Published: October 9, 2007, 6:10 am

  Tags: Ps3, Xbox 360, Videos, News, Half Life 2, Half Life 2 Episode One, Half Life 2 Episode Two, Portal, Team Fortress 2, Game, Videogame, Fps, Xbox 360, Ps3, Playstation 3, Valve, Orange Box, Half Life 2 Orange Box

  Half-Life 2: The Orange Box compilation includes the FPS adventure games Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episodes One and Two, Portal, and Team Fortress. It’s developed by Valve and published this week by Electronic Arts for PC and Xbox 360 (PS3 version coming later on). So it’s time to go hands on with Episode Two, Portal, and Team

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• The Orange Box is here and it's good times

  Published: October 10, 2007, 9:00 am

  Tags: Half Life 2, Orange Box, Portal, Team Fortress 2, Valve

  know, Valve's compilation of Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2 and Portal all bundled together and marketed as the Orange Box released today (yes, Wednesday) and the reviews are looking on the up.According to the Orange Box metacritic page, the game is pulling in an average rating of 97 with perfect 100 scores coming from Yahoo! Games, EuroGamer,

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• Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 41, 2007

  Published: October 13, 2007, 11:21 am

  Tags: Ps3, Psp, Xbox 360, Wii, News, Wii, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Ps3, Playstation 3, Ps2, Playstation 2, Nintendo Ds, Psp, Halo 3, Carnival Games, Zelda, Zelda Phantom Hourglass, Fifa 08, Half Life 2, Orange Box, Final Fantasy Tactics

  Academy for Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. FIFA 08 (EA Games), 4. Super Paper Mario (Nintendo), 5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (EA Sports). Xbox 360 North America: 1. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 2. The Orange Box (EA Games), 3. FIFA Soccer 08 (EA Sports), 4. Halo 3: Limited Edition (Microsoft), 5. BioShock (2K Games). Japan: 1. Project Gotham

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• Team Fortress 2 lag on Xbox Live will be fixed. Xbox 360 patch to arrive within days

  Published: October 16, 2007, 7:02 pm

  Tags: Xbox 360, News, Half Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Game, Videogame, Fps, Xbox 360, Valve, Orange Box, Half Life 2 Orange Box, Lag, Patch, Fix, Title Update

  360 gamers playing Team Fortress 2 online have been having lag issues since the game came out last week. Valve’s included the multiplayer game in their epic Half-Life 2: The Orange Box compilation, but overlooked some serious lag issues on Xbox Live. This issue isn’t a problem for PC gamers. Most complaints are from gamers

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• Clip: Half-Life 2 Episode 2 Manchester United Nil

  Published: October 18, 2007, 5:00 am

  Tags: Clip, Clips, Half Life 2, Orange Box, Portal

  This week, The Escapist's fast-talking resident-cranky pants Yahtzee Croshaw reviews three games: Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 and Portal. He actually adores one of them. Before you watch, guesses in the comment section!

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• Orange Box: Orange Box Makes Critics Swoon

  Published: October 18, 2007, 11:20 pm

  Tags: Critics, Half Life 2, Orange Box, Valve

  your copy of the Orange Box yet? I don't, doesn't hit here until next Friday. Sigh. Those who do already have it, though, clearly already dig it: it's now officially the highest-ranking PC game of all time over at Metacritic. It's also the highest-ranking 360 game of all time. Hardly fair on the competition, since it's three of the year's best

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• Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 42, 2007

  Published: October 20, 2007, 12:00 pm

  Tags: Ps3, Psp, Xbox 360, Wii, News, Wii, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Ps3, Playstation 3, Ps2, Playstation 2, Nintendo Ds, Psp, Halo 3, Wii Play, Guitar Hero Ii, Zelda, Zelda Phantom Hourglass, Half Life 2, Orange Box, Final Fantasy Tactics, Resistance

  1. Carnival Funfair Games (2K Games), 2. Big Brain Academy for Wii (Nintendo), 3. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo), 4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (EA Sports), 5. FIFA 08 (EA Games). Xbox 360 North America: 1. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 2. The Orange Box (EA Games), 3. Halo 3: Limited Edition (Microsoft), 4. Gears of War (Microsoft), 5. Beautiful Katamari (Namco

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• Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 43, 2007

  Published: October 27, 2007, 9:13 pm

  Tags: Ps3, Psp, Xbox 360, Wii, News, Wii, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Ps3, Playstation 3, Ps2, Playstation 2, Nintendo Ds, Psp, Halo 3, Wii Play, Guitar Hero Ii, Brain Age 2, Half Life 2, Orange Box, Ratchet Clank, Castlevania

  1. Carnival Funfair Games (2K Games), 2. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Nintendo), 3. Big Brain Academy for Wii (Nintendo), 4. Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (Rockstar), 5. MySims (EA Games). Xbox 360 North America: 1. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 2. The Orange Box (EA Games), 3. Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (Namco Bandai), 4. BioShock (2K

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• Portal video walkthrough in 18 minutes. Valve manufacturing plush Weighted Companion Cubes

  Published: November 14, 2007, 8:49 am

  Tags: Ps3, Xbox 360, Videos, News, Portal, Half Life 2, Orange Box, Game, Videogame, Fps, Weighted Companion Cube, Plush

  think you’re good at Half-Life 2: The Orange Box’s Portal game, think again! This video walkthrough by Groobotube shows he is a Portal Ninja and does a fantastic speedrun in 18 minutes. I hope you’re free from motion-sickness or epilepsy so you can enjoy this. Part one of the Portal video walkthrough: (more…) Share

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• The Orange Box PS3 Versus Xbox 360 video comparison shows PS3 framerate issues

  Published: December 12, 2007, 3:58 pm

  Tags: Ps3, Xbox 360, Videos, News, Half Life 2, Orange Box, The Orange Box, Game, Videogame, Fps, Ps3, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Valve, Half Life, Portal, Team Fortress 2

  Watch The Orange Box: Half-Life 2 comparison video that pits the new PS3 version Versus the Xbox 360 version. It turns out that the delayed PS3 version is suffering from framerate issues making the game harder to play because of annoying slowdown. Meanwhile, the Xbox 360 (like the PC) version runs smoothly in those same fast paced outdoor

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