If you pre-order The Orange Box via Steam before the October 10 release, you get exclusive access to the Team Fortress 2 Beta on September 17 and you also save 10% off the regular price. As a special bonus, those who pre-purchase The Orange Box via Steam will also receive a copy of Peggle Extreme, which I’m sure is exactly what all the FPS buffs were waiting for.
To bring gamers up to date with the Half-Life 2 universe, The Orange Box also includes Half-Life 2, the best-selling and highest-rated action game series of all time, and the episodic debut Half-Life 2: Episode One. Customers who already own these titles will have the ability to conveniently “gift” them to a friend upon official release of The Orange Box. Also included are the new games Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, and Portal.
Starting Monday, September 17, those who pre-purchased The Orange Box via Steam can download and activate the beta release of Team Fortress 2 (TF2). This year’s most anticipated online action game, TF2 delivers new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next generation animation technology, persistent player statistics, and more. The TF2 Beta will start with only a handful of maps, but all of the game’s nine character classes will be available from the beginning. The classes are: Medic, Demoman, Heavy, Spy, Scout, Engineer, Sniper, Soldier, and Pyro.
The Orange Box, penned by IGN.com as “the package which could legitimately be called the deal of the century,” features three highly-awaited new games by Valve: Half-Life 2: Episode Two, the second installment in the Half-Life 2 episodic trilogy; Team Fortress 2, the sequel to the game that put class-based, multiplayer team warfare on the map; and Portal, the game that blends puzzles, first person action, and adventure gaming to produce an experience like no other.
Have no fear, the Engineer is here! The Engineer trailer: