The Orange Box News

Gabe Newell to receive BAFTA Fellowship award
Valve boss to receive UK award for his "outstanding and exceptional contribution to games."
News - Posted Feb 27, 2013 12:02 pm GMT
Valve talking virtual reality at GDC
Developer to discuss virtual reality port of Team Fortress 2 and why the technology could become more mainstream at event in March.
News - Posted Jan 16, 2013 7:27 pm GMT
Black Mesa Half-Life mod launching September 14
First part of Source-powered community mod will be released next week; initial release will stop at Lambda Core level, offering 8-10 hours of gameplay.
News - Posted Sep 3, 2012 5:40 am GMT
Valve teases Team Fortress 2 'secret project'
Developer says something "brand new" coming to shooter in 2012; Meet the Pyro short also on the way for later this year.
News - Posted Feb 3, 2012 2:02 pm GMT
Steam forum hackers gain access to information
Valve confirms this week's security breach potentially exposed encrypted credit card numbers, passwords, addresses, more.
News - Posted Nov 10, 2011 11:20 pm GMT
Writing Valve's silent protagonists
GDC Online 2011: Erik Wolpaw, Marc Laidlaw, and Ted Kosmatka explain the rules behind writing for Half-Life's Gordon Freeman and Portal's Chell, set the record straight on Portal 2's rumored rape scene.
News - Posted Oct 12, 2011 12:48 am GMT
Monkey Island to Portal: Whose story is it, anyway?
GDC Online 2011: Telltale Games design director Dave Grossman lays out different ways for developers to share the storytelling duties with their players, and how to make them still feel in control.
News - Posted Oct 10, 2011 6:40 pm GMT
Portal developer's next game debuting at PAX
Square Enix and Airtight Games showing off Kim Swift's next project during Saturday panel at Seattle-based gaming convention.
News - Posted Aug 23, 2011 9:42 pm GMT
Team Fortress 2 going free-to-play
[UPDATE] PC, Mac editions of Orange Box pack-in will soon be solely monetized by Mann-conomy microtransactions.
News - Posted Jun 24, 2011 1:57 am GMT
E3 2011: Valve playing with NECA
National Entertainment Collectibles Association announces agreement with Portal, Half-Life maker for toys, action figures, board games, accessories, and apparel from studio's stable of IP.
News - Posted Jun 8, 2011 6:17 pm GMT
Portal sells nearly 4 million
Not including Steam sales, highly acclaimed Orange Box pack-in has almost hit quadruple-platinum milestone.
News - Posted Apr 19, 2011 9:47 pm GMT
Valve more profitable per employee than Google, Apple
Near-billionaire Gabe Newell discusses his privately held developer's finances with Forbes; Steam controls 50 to 70 percent of PC online market.
News - Posted Feb 15, 2011 10:17 pm GMT
Forbes lists Gabe Newell as a 'name you need to know' in 2011
Financial magazine's crowd-sourced list of candidates to make massive impacts in next year features Valve CEO in recognition of Steam's hold on PC digital distribution.
News - Posted Nov 15, 2010 4:11 pm GMT
30 million Steam-ed
Valve's digital distribution service hits new milestone on the back of 178 percent user growth; unit sales spike 200 percent in last 12 months.
News - Posted Oct 18, 2010 6:56 pm GMT
Valve opening Mac spigot May 12
Half-Life developer to support Apple's OS with Steam, back catalog next month.
News - Posted Apr 30, 2010 1:20 am GMT
Five ways games can make you cry
GDC 2010: Ubisoft Montreal's Richard Rouse III explains how reminiscence, amplification through abstraction, transformation, loss, and nostalgia can make games emotionally poignant.
News - Posted Mar 16, 2010 2:03 am GMT
GDC 2010: Complete coverage with GDC Awards, Sony conference video
[UPDATE 4] Uncharted 2 tops Game Developers Choice Awards with five trophies; PlayStation Move debuts; write-ups of Meier, Pardo, Molyneux, Muzyka, Sakamoto, Yamaoka, Toriyama, and Schafer talks also on tap; full rundown of event and new Deus Ex trailer inside.
News - Posted Mar 15, 2010 7:32 pm GMT
Valve opens up to Macs
Half-Life studio announces full support of Apple's OS for Steam, catalog hits this April; Portal 2 compatibility confirmed; all future games getting simultaneous PC, Mac, 360 release.
News - Posted Mar 8, 2010 10:32 pm GMT
Portal 2 opening in Q4, co-op confirmed
[UPDATE 3] Following weeks of cryptic teasers and a new Portal ending, Valve officially reveals new "full-fledged" sequel coming to PC and 360; GameStop listing confirms "multiplayer co-op mode,"
News - Posted Mar 5, 2010 7:18 pm GMT
Newell named GDC Pioneer, Cerny joining DICE Hall of Fame
Valve cofounder to be honored for creating Steam at March developer conference, as Marble Madness creator is honored by Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
News - Posted Jan 16, 2010 11:51 pm GMT