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The Orange Box News

  • 360 Team Fortress 2 update by year's end

    Valve confirms hyperbolic shooter will be patched through A Heavy Update on Microsoft's console in the coming months...but it probably won't be free.

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    • Posted Aug 22, 2008 6:30 pm GMT
  • TF2 Heavy update drops August 19

    Next game patch for Valve's multiplayer-only shooter marks chaingun specialist as third revamped class; new maps, gametypes also scheduled for next week.

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    • Posted Aug 12, 2008 10:59 pm GMT
  • EA acquires ThreeSF

    Megapublisher snaps up Shawn Fanning's online community for gamers.

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    • Posted Jun 4, 2008 3:01 pm GMT
  • Portal's 'Still Alive' gratis for Rock Band

    Maniacal yet placid ending credits to Valve's award-winning puzzle game available as free download on XBL tomorrow, PSN after maintenance on April 17.

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    • Posted Apr 1, 2008 12:43 am GMT
  • Nintendo Kyoto, Infinity Ward named best devs

    Game Developer magazine names Brain Age-maker, Call of Duty-crafter top worldwide studios, Blizzard, EA Canada, and Valve round out top five.

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    • Posted Mar 7, 2008 8:37 pm GMT
  • GameSpot UK Readers' Choice Awards revealed

    The votes are in, the results have been tallied, and UK gamers have voiced their opinion in the GameSpot UK Best Games of 2007 Readers' Choice awards.

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    • Posted Mar 7, 2008 5:35 pm GMT
  • GameSpot mans parapets for Team Fortress 2 tourney

    Registration for Valve's over-the-top FPS tournament opens March 7 at 4 p.m. Pacific; round one begins March 10.

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    • Posted Mar 7, 2008 5:16 pm GMT
  • GDC '08: Game devs flock in record numbers

    This year's Game Developers Conference breaks attendance records with more than 18,000 people walking through its doors.

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    • Posted Feb 28, 2008 10:08 pm GMT
  • GDC '08: Opening the Portal

    Developers of Valve's breakout Orange Box hit discuss how to turn an intended tech demo into the talk of the gaming world.

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    • Posted Feb 23, 2008 5:50 pm GMT
  • Portal BioShocks GDC Awards

    Valve's mind-bending puzzler takes home Game of the Year, ties 2K's undersea adventure with three awards; Phantom Hourglass, Crackdown also honored.

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    • Posted Feb 21, 2008 4:23 am GMT
  • COD4, Orange Box, BioShock, Rock Band D.I.C.E. up Interactive Achievement Awards

    Activision's military shooter takes top prize, but 2K Games' undersea actioner, Valve's compilation, and MTV/Harmonix's rhythm game also get their props.

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    • Posted Feb 8, 2008 6:45 am GMT
  • BioShock takes Game Critics Awards top honors

    2K Boston shooter named the consensus choice for 2007 game of the year by dozens of gaming journalists.

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    • Posted Feb 1, 2008 1:24 am GMT
  • EA reports record revs, delays Mercenaries 2

    [UPDATE] EA reports $1.5B in quarter sales despite $33 million profit slide; Pandemic's shooter pushed back alongside Battlefield: Bad Company.

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    • Posted Feb 1, 2008 12:51 am GMT
  • BioShock, Portal top GDC Award noms

    2K Boston/Australia's dystopian shooter grapples with Valve's puzzle-game pack-in with five nominations apiece for 8th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards; red carpet unfurls February 20.

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    • Posted Jan 22, 2008 9:42 pm GMT
  • BioShock throws D.I.C.E. award nominations

    2K's submerged shooter soaks up 12 Interactive Achievement Award nods; Rock Band, Call of Duty 4, Orange Box also honored; trophies to be handed out February 7.

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    • Posted Jan 17, 2008 7:35 pm GMT
  • Halo 3 Time's Game of the Year

    Bungie's shooter tops short list of 10 best games of 2007; Valve's The Orange Box and MTV Games' Rock Band round out top three.

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    • Posted Dec 12, 2007 1:45 am GMT
  • NPD: October retail gaming tally tops $1.1 billion

    Industry trackers put software sales near $514 million while hardware tally more than doubles; Guitar Hero III takes four of the top 10 software sales spots.

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    • Posted Nov 16, 2007 12:38 am GMT
  • Analysts: Activision to carry October sales

    Trio of industry watchers project 50 to 60 percent software sales spike on Guitar Hero III; Wii predicted to regain hardware sales crown.

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    • Posted Nov 12, 2007 7:43 pm GMT
  • Halo 3, BioShock top Spike TV noms

    Shooters from Bungie and 2K get most nods for testosterone-infused network's December 9 award show.

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    • Posted Nov 9, 2007 7:38 pm GMT
  • Shippin' Out October 8-12: Orange Box, Sega Rally Revo, FIFA 08

    Valve's long-anticipated shooter compilation hits shelves alongside Puzzle Quest on XBL, Folklore on the PS3, the ceramic-white PSP Slim, and NeoGeo's debut on Nintendo's VC.

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    • Posted Oct 8, 2007 9:13 pm GMT
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