October 2, 2007 - Valve today announced that those who pre-purchase the PC edition of The Orange Box at Amazon and GoGamer before October 10th will save 10% off the regular price and gain access to the beta version of Team Fortress 2 for the PC. This pre-purchase program is also available at GameStop and via Steamgames.com.
The Orange Box has earned the coveted "Must Buy" Award and scored 94% in PC Gamer's October cover review. Available October 10th, The Orange Box includes 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 and Half-Life® 2: Episode One.
Starting immediately, those who pre-purchase The Orange Box for PC at any of these retail outlets 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.
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 participating retail outlets.
For more information about The Orange Box, please visit www.steamgames.com.
About Valve
Valve is an entertainment software and technology company founded in 1996 and based in Bellevue, Washington. The company's portfolio of entertainment properties includes Half-Life®, Counter-Strike®, Day of Defeat®, Team Fortress® and PortalTM. Valve's catalog of products accounts for over 20 million retail units sold worldwide, and over 80% of PC online action gameplay. In addition, Valve is a developer of leading-edge technologies, such as the Source® game engine and Steam®, a broadband platform for the delivery and management of digital content. For more information, please visit www.valvesoftware.com.