Electronic Arts and Valve have announced plans to release a compilation of Source-powered games, including the highly anticipated
Half-Life 2: Episode Two and
Team Fortress 2, as a box set for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC in 'Fall 2007'.
Dubbed the
Orange Box, the set will feature the two previously mentioned titles, as well as the original
Half-Life 2,
Half-Life 2: Episode One, and the single-player puzzle action game
Portal, designed by the team behind award-winning student title
Narbacular Drop.
Electronic Arts
previously confirmed that
Half-Life 2: Episode Two would be released simultaneously for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, and this marks a final confirmation of the bundle's contents and a release date.
While a PC version of the
Orange Box is now planned, presumably due to the overall timing of the bundles, the
Orange Box release will coincide with the similarly named
Black Box, a somewhat smaller PC-only collection featuring just
Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and
Team Fortress 2, also dated.
“In less than 18 months, we’ve shipped 10 new products to retail outlets with EA Partners,” said Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve. “The
Black Box and the
Orange Box represent a new approach to publishing multiple products, on multiple platforms and we know through our experience that no organization in the industry is better equipped to successfully launch new product types on multiple platforms than EA Partners.”
