Get the Orange Box for $9.99 on Steam this weekend

Get the Orange Box for $9.99 on Steam this weekend

Joshua Seed on 24 April 2009 - 22:20 · 57 comments & 7293 views

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This weekend's Steam deal is Valve's Orange Box. The "Computer Game of the Year" is on sale for 66% off the normal $29.99 asking price to consumers worldwide.

If you do not already own this game compilation, now's your chance to purchase Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode 2, Lost Coast, Portal, and Team Fortress 2 for a mere $9.99.

This fantastic deal will only be available for this weekend only so go ahead and pick up your copy now at the Steam Store!

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#1 +dead.cell on 24 Apr 2009 - 23:34

Badass deal is badass.

(3 replies) #2 jamesyfx on 24 Apr 2009 - 23:41

It's not actually that badass. The console games have gone right down to below budget price, so the pc versio should be about half that.. $9.99 sounds about right.

#2.1 Minimoose on 25 Apr 2009 - 07:37

Only because they are worse on the console, the experience changes a lot with a keyboard and mouse.

#2.2 +dead.cell on 25 Apr 2009 - 13:10

Minimoose said,

Only because they are worse on the console, the experience changes a lot with a keyboard and mouse.

That's up for debate actually. I think it falls under your personal preference because I know people who have it on the 360 who swear by it.

#2.3 Frank Fontaine on 25 Apr 2009 - 13:16

jamesyfx said,

It's not actually that badass. The console games have gone right down to below budget price, so the pc versio should be about half that.. $9.99 sounds about right.

Not true. The PC version includes HL2, Episode 1, Episode 2, and Portal... A fantastic series of games. This offer is fantastic value

(4 replies) #3 cabron on 24 Apr 2009 - 23:43

Crap, only available as a download... WTF, I want it in the box

#3.1 kravex on 25 Apr 2009 - 07:30

If it's anything like other Valve games, you'd only get a DVD which you'll only use once and a thin sheet of paper with a code on it.

#3.2 Frank Fontaine on 25 Apr 2009 - 13:17

You don't need it in a box, Steam automatically downloads the content and updates it for you

#3.3 Dessimat0r on 25 Apr 2009 - 22:32

I still prefer the DVD version as it keeps some install files local, rather than needing to obtain them off the internet. Means a smaller download as there should be fewer patches to get as it because has the game base from the DVD.

#3.4 DigitalDude on 26 Apr 2009 - 23:26

I got the box when it first came out partly for the sheer fact that having the orange box in the actual orange box adds a level of awesome to it.

(2 replies) #4 VMIT on 25 Apr 2009 - 00:03

Just purchased. Maybe this will get me the hell away from WoW. LoL

#4.1 Recon415 on 25 Apr 2009 - 01:20

TF2 ruined my addiction to WoW...

I currently play all the frickin time on intox. surf servers..

#4.2 cabron on 25 Apr 2009 - 21:17

VMIT said,

Just purchased. Maybe this will get me the hell away from WoW. LoL

I just purchased as well, $9.99 is seen to be a great price!

(9 replies) #5 Airlink on 25 Apr 2009 - 00:07

How is this news, exactly?

#5.1 BoDEAN on 25 Apr 2009 - 00:10

Must be a slow news day, have to fill the front page with something.

#5.2 KavazovAngel on 25 Apr 2009 - 00:11

Airlink said,

How is this news, exactly?

It is.

Who knows when people will be able to get another deal like this, so it is better to let them know.

The Orange Box is an awesome pack of five games. For those who haven't bought it yet, I recommend that you do so, now!

#5.3 s0nic69 on 25 Apr 2009 - 00:18

Airlink said,

How is this news, exactly?

Im glad its in the front page. Its not like their posting a game that nobody has ever heard about. its steam's orange box. Amazing weekend price for this game, thanks for posting it up joshua.

#5.4 305 on 25 Apr 2009 - 02:43

Airlink said,

How is this news, exactly?

news â€“noun (usually used with a singular verb)
1. a report of a recent event; intelligence; information:

Go figure...

#5.5 305 on 25 Apr 2009 - 02:43

#5.6 +Kirkburn on 25 Apr 2009 - 03:49

Airlink said,

How is this news, exactly?

How isn't this news?

#5.7 Minimoose on 25 Apr 2009 - 07:40

It's actually quite useful, I wouldn't of had a clue about this if they hadn't posted it, for some reason steam didn't tell me when I opened it. (I have it already, just some of my friends might buy it now if it's this cheap).

#5.8 Beastage on 25 Apr 2009 - 14:57

People like deals and many members are gamers plus it helps with getting better relations with Valve (useful for news and such)

#5.9 Shadrack on 27 Apr 2009 - 22:42

Airlink said,

How is this news, exactly?

I like this kind of news. I was rather upset when I missed the sell on Left 4 Dead off of Steam.

(4 replies) #6 solardog on 25 Apr 2009 - 00:25

What if I already have it?

#6.1 s0nic69 on 25 Apr 2009 - 00:33

buy it for a friend. someone's bday maybe?

#6.2 +CrossCheck on 25 Apr 2009 - 00:33

solardog said,

What if I already have it?

then you don't need to buy it then do ya

#6.3 +Kirkburn on 25 Apr 2009 - 03:50

solardog said,

What if I already have it?

Rejoice!

#6.4 solardog on 25 Apr 2009 - 15:53

Yeah!

(1 reply) #7 sorlag on 25 Apr 2009 - 01:27

They know how to make deals and they know how to code...

Their Half Life 2 Episode 2 Engine simply blows away competition.
Fully multithreading capable and highly optimized and scaling perfectly.

They have some nice devs and design guys.

Valve was and is premium quality, not just a bunch of beginners that want to bubble big

Episode 2 has nice engine additions, but is a bit short, compared to the episode 1.
Wished they made the story bigger.

#7.1 Beastage on 25 Apr 2009 - 14:58

I'm not so sure, taken them very long time to fix the HL2.exe crash on exit and only lately they added (still in beta) multiple rendering.

I don't agree it blows away EPIC's Unreal 3 engine.

(5 replies) #8 jimbo11883 on 25 Apr 2009 - 02:19

Damn, I wish this was available before I bought all these games...

#8.1 305 on 25 Apr 2009 - 03:36

I hear ya..
Only games here i don't have are Portal, and Ep 2.
Wish you could give the others away as gifts..

#8.2 305 on 25 Apr 2009 - 03:36

Dbl Post..

#8.3 kravex on 25 Apr 2009 - 07:33

You can with Half-Life 2 but not the others.

#8.4 starburst1980 on 25 Apr 2009 - 11:51

305 said,

I hear ya..
Only games here i don't have are Portal, and Ep 2.
Wish you could give the others away as gifts..

Portal is worth getting.

#8.5 305 on 25 Apr 2009 - 22:02

Definitely. I went ahead and baught it. Gave HL2 and Ep1 as gift to my cousin.
I spent over an hour last night on Portal alone before i realized how late it was and went to bed. Alot of fun. I only took a loss in tf2 being I already had it prior. Oh well.. any of the other games is worth the $10 alone.

(1 reply) #9 Kurt on 25 Apr 2009 - 03:38

Ordered!

#9.1 +Kirkburn on 25 Apr 2009 - 03:51

Kurt said,

Ordered!

Enjoy

Isn't it nice that the moment you order, you can play within an hour or so. I am so over boxed copies of games these days...

#10 acedriver on 25 Apr 2009 - 04:15

bought!

#11 vipwoody on 25 Apr 2009 - 06:08

bought

(1 reply) #12 wiak on 25 Apr 2009 - 06:52

well its 25% more expensive in the EU than anywhere else, so we europeans gets ripped off!
9.99 Euros = 13.233753 U.S. dollars

anyway it IS cheaper than before with its wopping 29.99 euro price thats 39 usd! in EU zone..

#12.1 Beastage on 25 Apr 2009 - 15:00

Well your paycheck is higher and you get medical care and better education, so I suppose in someway it gets even.

#13 +Audioboxer on 25 Apr 2009 - 07:35

Awesome deal

And LOL at people complaining about this for making news, shutup please.

#14 TurboTuna on 25 Apr 2009 - 08:22

Just bought it!! £5.66 Can't go wrong!!

#15 +macf13nd on 25 Apr 2009 - 11:16

Bought!

£5.66 - cheap cheap!

Thought Sterling was weaker than that........

#16 lflashl on 25 Apr 2009 - 11:41

17.46NZ$ yea i think thats worth it!

#17 +mad_onion on 25 Apr 2009 - 12:09

gonna buy!!!

(1 reply) #18 ahhell on 25 Apr 2009 - 14:37

I've been out of the Halflife loop for a while.
Can someone explain all the different versions?

#18.1 ozgeek on 27 Apr 2009 - 08:35

Half-Life 2 takes places some many years after Half-Life 1. The episodes 1 and 2 is a continuation of the Half Life 2's storyline. E1 takes place straight after HL2 and E2 takes places straight after E1.

We are still waiting on Episode 3.

#19 SinghKing on 25 Apr 2009 - 17:58

9.99 USD = 6.79450 GBP
5.66 GBP = 8.32194 USD

Nice...

#20 Jehtro on 25 Apr 2009 - 22:00

Wouldn't have discovered this otherwise..
Been wanting to get TF2, and now i have it

#21 strekship on 26 Apr 2009 - 06:05

I love the steam weekend deals.

#22 xXDestroyerGRXx on 26 Apr 2009 - 11:15

TF2 ruleZ

#23 +lcg on 26 Apr 2009 - 11:41

Just bought it - and I'm not really a gamer, but I thought it was an offer I couldn't miss

I do already have HL2 - I bought that in the summer of '05.
Thanks for posting this!

#24 Stormeh on 27 Apr 2009 - 03:27

Just got this, all thanks to a slow day at the office which caused me to come to Neowin and saw this news article. (I'm in Beijing, so for me it's now close to 11:30am on Monday morning)

Haven't played HL2 since Ep1 (Got hooked onto WoW after that), so for 9.99, I'd say it's a pretty bloody awesome deal

(1 reply) #25 Turbonium on 27 Apr 2009 - 14:49

So what happens if say, you already own TF2, but want the package for the sake of all the other games?

Serious question. I'm not well-versed in how the Steam system works.

#25.1 Code.Red on 27 Apr 2009 - 21:53

You get what Steam calls an "extra copy" of tf2 on your account, and you can give this away to a friend for free.

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