Counter-Strike gamers, you will be flaunting a wide smile when you read this. EA and Valve have revealed the naming and product configurations of The Black Box and The Orange Box, two of the most anticipated action games of 2007.
The Black Box and The Orange Box include:
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two: the second installment in Valve’s episodic trilogy advances the award-winning story, leading the player to new locations outside of City 17.
Portal: a pioneering type of single player action game that rewrites the rules for how players approach and manipulate their environment – much like how Half-Life 2’s Gravity Gun reinvented the way gamers interact with objects in the game.
Team Fortress 2: an all-new version of the legendary title that spawned team based multiplayer action games. The game is daring new art style features the most advanced graphics of any Source-based game released to date.
Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve says, “In less than 18 months, we’ve shipped 10 new products to retail outlets with EA Partners. The Black Box and The Orange Box represent an innovative approach to publishing multiple products, on multiple platforms and we know through our knowledge that no organization in the industry is better prepared to successfully launch new product types on multiple platforms than EA Partners.”
David DeMartini, VP & GM, EA Partners commented, “Valve is one of the world’s premiere independent developers and EA Partners is delighted to help them bring the revolutionary action games in The Orange Box and The Black Box to market as their publishing partner.”
The Black Box and The Orange Box are scheduled to release for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in the autumn of 2007. We just hope the games are as innovative as the packaging and marketing.