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EA, Valve Partner for Half-Life 2
Techtree News Staff, Feb 08, 2007 1138 hrs ISTElectronic Arts (EA) and Valve have gotten together to unveil content and front cover for 'The Black Box' and 'The Orange Box'...
Electronic Arts (EA) and Valve, the award-winning studio behind blockbuster franchises Half-Life and Counter-Strike, have gotten together to unveil content and front cover for 'The Black Box' and 'The Orange Box', two action games from the upcoming Half-Life 2 packages.
While 'The Black Box' will ship for the PC, and includes 'Half-Life 2: Episode Two', 'Portal', and 'Team Fortress 2', 'The Orange Box' will ship for the PC, PlayStation3 (PS3), and Xbox 360, and includes all the content of 'The Black Box' plus the original 'Half-Life 2' and 'Half-Life 2: Episode One'.
'Half-Life 2: Episode Two' is the second installment in Valve's episodic trilogy that advances the award-winning story, leading the player to new locations outside of City 17.
Where as, 'Portal' is 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.
And 'Team Fortress 2' is an all-new version of the legendary title that created team based multiplayer action games. The game's daring new art style features the most advanced graphics of any source-based game released till date.
Talking about the partnership with Valve, David DeMartini, Vice President and General Manager, EA Partners, said, "Valve is one of the world's premiere independent developers, and EA Partners is thrilled to help them bring groundbreaking action games in 'The Orange Box' and 'The Black Box' to market as their publishing partner."
Adding further, Gabe Newell, Co-founder, Valve, explained, "In less than 18 months, we have shipped 10 new products to retail outlets with EA Partners. 'The Black Box' and 'The Orange Box' represent a new approach to publishing multiple products, on multiple platforms, and we know through our experience that no organization in the industry is better equipped to successfully launch new product types on multiple platforms than EA Partners."
Meanwhile, 'The Black Box' and 'The Orange Box' are shipping world-wide in Winter this year.
While 'The Black Box' will ship for the PC, and includes 'Half-Life 2: Episode Two', 'Portal', and 'Team Fortress 2', 'The Orange Box' will ship for the PC, PlayStation3 (PS3), and Xbox 360, and includes all the content of 'The Black Box' plus the original 'Half-Life 2' and 'Half-Life 2: Episode One'.
'Half-Life 2: Episode Two' is the second installment in Valve's episodic trilogy that advances the award-winning story, leading the player to new locations outside of City 17.
Where as, 'Portal' is 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.
And 'Team Fortress 2' is an all-new version of the legendary title that created team based multiplayer action games. The game's daring new art style features the most advanced graphics of any source-based game released till date.
Talking about the partnership with Valve, David DeMartini, Vice President and General Manager, EA Partners, said, "Valve is one of the world's premiere independent developers, and EA Partners is thrilled to help them bring groundbreaking action games in 'The Orange Box' and 'The Black Box' to market as their publishing partner."
Adding further, Gabe Newell, Co-founder, Valve, explained, "In less than 18 months, we have shipped 10 new products to retail outlets with EA Partners. 'The Black Box' and 'The Orange Box' represent a new approach to publishing multiple products, on multiple platforms, and we know through our experience that no organization in the industry is better equipped to successfully launch new product types on multiple platforms than EA Partners."
Meanwhile, 'The Black Box' and 'The Orange Box' are shipping world-wide in Winter this year.
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