Today Valve has started taking preorders on Steam for the long awaited Orange Box. For those not in the know, the Orange Box includes Half Life 2, Half Life 2: Episode 1, Half Life 2: Episode 2, Team Fortress 2, and Portal. If you preorder on Steam before the pack’s October 10 release date, you save 10% off the usual price of $49.95. Also for preordering, you get Peggle Extreme. Peggle Extreme brings the addicting gameplay of my personal favorite Popcap game to the worlds of Half Life, Team Fortress, and Portal (there’s a unicorn with a headcrab on its head).
But most importantly, preordering gets you into the Team Fortress 2 beta, which starts Monday, September 17. Yes, that’s right. On Monday, after waiting 8 years, I will be playing Team Fortress 2!
And finally, continuing the series of excellent videos, Valve has released their latest TF2 character study entitled Meet the Engineer. Enjoy!
– Ajguy