the orange box
Portal receives new achievement, radio transmissions
The weird and cryptic world that both Portal and Half-Life seem to inhabit was made just a little bit weirder today with the update that Portal was given.
Officially, the update reads, “Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations,” which of course makes absolute sense. Wait, it doesn’t make sense to you?
Unofficially, the new content adds puzzles involving buttons and in-game radios that, when solved, provide blips of sounds. As more people play, more will be uncovered but right now it all sounds very surreal. What else do you expect from Valve, though?
Valve Complete Pack now available on Steam
As many zombie hunters know by now, Left 4 Dead is coming out on November 18, 2008. It’s made by Valve who has an impressive resume stemming back to the days of the original Half-Life and Counter-Strike.
If you may have missed out on the classics or every Valve game in general, now’s your chance to make up for it. Valve is offering every single game the company has ever made in one $99 package only on Steam. Now we know that $99 seems a little pricey on the surface especially in these tight times we live in but this is still a deal.
It’s worth noting that…
Orange Box getting a little smaller
If you’re a gamer and you haven’t grabbed your copy of Valve Software’s The Orange Box, which featured GDC 2008 winner for game of the year, Portal, then what is keeping you? Maybe five games for the price of one just don’t seem right in your mind. Well now, Valve is offering gamers another chance to experience the 5 in 1 package deal by releasing each of the Orange Box games as a stand-alone titles on April 9th, 2008, according to IGN.
Team Fortress 2 update fixes important issues
One of the best online multiplayer games of 2007 is going to get a whole lot better with Valve’s recent updates to Team Fortress 2 for the Xbox 360.
Five after its release, Valve is releasing a free downloadable update to Team Fortress 2, fixing a number of the game’s most pressing issues, such as known exploits, menu issues and the frequent bandwidth issues that cause players to suddenly drop without cause.
Click through for a full list of the fixes…
