The Orange Box Goes Gold (Updated)

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  Tried disabling the overlay feature? : [7]kami
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    what overlay feature? : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Do you use AVG? If so, try uninstalling it. If you are having the crash where your entire computer loc... : Plinth Inc.

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• Sounds like a smart way to do it. : freshyk
• Woh, I can preorder HG for 5 bucks and get beta access!? : Damodred

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• after going through 2-3 computers since steam launched and being the kind of person who takes lousy care ... : pzilla
• I opted for Orange Box (kinda ironic title since getting it off Steam means there is no actual box) from ... : DrZettl
• I will. I'm a sorta collector. I need the box. : critch
• Considering the boxed retail version isn't more expensive than the Steam version, I think the choice is q... : code-e255
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  I'm getting the box because of faulty logic. I don't trust Steam to last forever. So, when it's gone,... : hawke
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    Problem is, you'll still need to activate the game via Steam. Of course, if Steam is really and truly gon... : Chris Faylor
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      Yeah, I figured I'd have to download a patch or crack or something. If I bought it off of steam, I'd h... : hawke
      • Also...I never said it was a GOOD reason. :) : hawke
      • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15104931 : lechuck59
      • You get an ISO when you buy stuff on steam. It's called backup to dvd. : [7]kami
  • Gabe Newell said they have a mechanism in place that if they do go out of business or they need to shut d... : Matt Burris
• I ordered the collection on Steam for PC, but my 360 copy will certainly be in a box :) : kungfusquirrel
• I pretty much have too, as I don't have broadband available out here in any form (satellite doesn't count... : Vorlonesque
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  Hell yeah. After buying three titles from steam I am left VERY disappointed by the experience. When I can... : SilentDirge
  • Because it doesn't make sense for you to use Steam, doesn't make the Service Shitty. It just means the... : Fluffy_Bunny

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• The picture I saw of the female lead character's back in PC Gamer looked sorta cool...I like the characte... : Vorlonesque
• Sadly, I think the hype is going to hurt pOrtal more than any other game in the bundle. From what I've r... : treefingers1

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  sorry that was bioshock : dantastic
  • Sorry that was deus ex : -efx-
• hpoefully they will actually tell some of the story this time, and begin to answer some of the many quest... : xcalibur19
• Beating a dead horse here, but the (long since canceled) Black Box contained Ep2, Portal and TF2. The Or... : Sapiens
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  "console players to finally experience the HL2 saga the way it's meant to be." What crack did you smok... : Kurashu
  • I think he meant graphically, not control-wise. : Kazomir

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  You mean after or before yesterday night's update? : zehh
  • After for me, still crash to desktop switching maps... : Mael'Koth
  • also still crashing for me during gameplay.. : sp00ky

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  I haven't understood the logic here. Even if you bought HL2, and ep1, you are still getting TF2 and Porta... : S1ing B1ade
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    I think you forgot the big one (episode 2?) : Kazomir
    • The problem with all these grumps is that there was some other package that didn't include the previous t... : dedgecko
• Episode 1 sold for $20. Now you're getting Ep2, TF2, and Portal, which at equivalent individual pricing w... : kungfusquirrel
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  I dont understand the logic there either. You're paying for HL:EP2, Portals, and Team Fortress, 3 *compl... : sreyes22
  • Oh ya and EP2 I left that one out =P : S1ing B1ade
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  I just genuinely don't understand how anyone can find $45-$50 to be too much to pay for THREE top-notch g... : Chris Remo
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    I can understand it, i'm sure there are some out there that have HL2 and Episode 1 and are not interested... : boomdeath
    • Ep2 is 29.99. : Pneum0
    • They can purchase it separately from the Orange Box package on Steam when it's available. : Sapiens
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    I don't understand how TF2 alone wasn't 45 bucks. : Pneum0
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      I don't get how people are pissed at only spending 44 bucks for two single player experiences and an awes... : ramshambo2001
      • It just goes to know you that the majority doesn't know shit. : Pneum0
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    so having a choice with what you buy is bad? if valve puts in a package that must mean you want it? : thebigbeefsandwich
    • You can purchase them individually after the games launch, holy tapdancing Christ what is the problem her... : Sapiens
    • That's not the issue to which I'm responding. He's complaining about HL2 and Ep1 being there, not having... : Chris Remo
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    People are either incapable of looking at cost vs value rationally or are too dumb to figure out you can ... : yAak
    • IMO Valve kind of obfuscated the whole thing. Up until a few days ago I still thought the Orange Box mean... : Geoffrois
  • You don't even have to give them away! I bet there'll be a lot of HL2/Ep1 changing hands for $10 or so. : filtersweep
  • I have no interest in TF2, Portal or free gifts of HL2 and Episode 1. I just want Episode 2 but I don't t... : Pettytheft
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  you are out of your mind. tf2 is worth 45 dollars alone. : feek
  • IAWTP. Seriously. : [7]kami

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  It's a combination of animation and the ingame physics system. : aeg1x
  • Gotcha, so just more scripting :( : AgentPothead

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  well, considering its Valve, probably around 12:59PM PST Oct 10. : sikander
  • ...2009. : MrAdults
• Don't forget Sega Rally Revo comes out Oct 9...Zelda DS comes out the 1st and Quake Wars comes out the 2n... : Vorlonesque

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• I have played through Half Life 2 with a Radeon 9600 pro without any problems. Don't know about the rest ... : razorblade79
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  The Source engine is very scalable. I played the original HL2 on a 9700 Pro with most of the details tur... : Sapiens
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    If you turn off HDR, I believe Ep1 runs *faster* than the original HL2, thanks to some backported optimis... : Rolphus
    • I'm pretty sure this is the case. : sevogajre
• I could play HL2 and Ep1 on my old dell laptop that had a 9700 in it. You can't run it maxed out and ant... : _myself_
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  Oh yeah. Source is WAY scalable. I played Episode 1 super smooth on a FX 5700 for christ's sakes. (of cou... : Kazomir
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    Bad Ass. Thanks everyone. I'll be shelling out 45 bones now. : skilesare
    • A bonus for your situation will be that if you get a new rig at some point down the road, you'll be able ... : jrock

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  Oh hi FatBaby! Didn't know EpilepticGaming fans are lurking around here too. ;) : MrGrindy
  • You can't stop us! :D : FatBaby

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• I think they still have to wait until it activates through steam. : pulse2115

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• $30. Dammit. : Jobos
• Well, at least we'll get some proper shadows in this one. : Jobos
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  I wish it was $30. It's the only game I want out of the bundle. After playing TF2 (It's good but I know I... : Pettytheft
  • Meant to say I wish it was $20. : Pettytheft

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  Yup. You'll be able to "gift" the code to a friend once the entire shebang hits Oct. 10 : Chris Faylor
  • You can gift HL2? : snuff
  • I thought you could only gift them if you didn't own them already. If he already had HL2 and has played ... : Sapiens
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  you can't gift anything unless you have two copies of it. so, no you will only be able to gift HL2, not ... : killerdeathman
  • That's what I thought. You registered just to reply to me so you're probably Dave Newbell himself! Thank... : ArB

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• How the hell have you not played HL2 yet? : digital_d
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  Mr.SEX if I'd known you hadn't played HL2 yet I would have banned you a long time ago. : filtersweep
  • my computer wouldn't run it and i was a poor college student >:( also i rarely like playing single pla... : Mr.SEX

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• yeah, now that i have orange box, i gues i have ep1, i never played it. : chilln
• I finished HL2 and Episode 1 last week and I hardly ever finish any game I start. Both are great. : Visceral Monkey
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  Ep 1 so good : dumptruck
  • You'll love Episode One, I promise. :) : Legolas5

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  who cares, here comes eps 2! : Matto357
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    I think we do care, because then we can play the game. : Chepito.
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      umm, not really. We'll all play it on the 10th. really not that huge of a deal when the pre-load starts... : Matto357
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        I for one want to make sure I preload it nice and early so that come Oct. 10th, I have it and I don't nee... : amrbean
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          Pre-load only cuts down on the hassle.. it's still a pain in the ass. I was 100% dl when bioshock launch... : Pneum0
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            BioShock isn't a typical preloading scenario though. HL2 and Ep1 were pretty much ready go to after unlo... : Sapiens
            • Yeah normally they just push a small update, really just the binaries to run it. I don't know why BioShoc... : ovrlrd
• probably the 1st if not that same week. : Iwannaacura

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  I agree, Valve employees sometimes browse the shack, maybe they'll answer this. : holbroal
  • If they release more, I wonder if people still complain about "hype" even though the game is already out.... : warthog

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• hahaha : Mr.SEX

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  Aww, crappy. Thanks though, will update the story with that. : Chris Faylor
  • Aw cmon, it's a dollar. Surely people won't be up in arms. ;) : avatar_58

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• Think you're reading it wrong. Just saying that console owners have only been able to play Half-Life 2 be... : Chris Faylor
• Rephrased it to be more clear, by the way. Thanks. : Chris Faylor