Doug Lombardi and Gabe Newell have recently been chattering about a few things of interest to the many Valve fans out there, chief among them the future of Counter-Strike and even the slim possibility of an Orange Box 2 coming out.
With Half-Life 2: Episode 3 and Portal 2 already on the cards, it seems that Valve could possibly be in the same situation it was when the first Orange Box was unleashed -- having several games coming out at once that work great as part of a compilation. Valve has certainly not confirmed that a new Orange Box is planned, or even a heavily entertained thought right now, but seeds have been sewn for gossip.
First off, Lombardi explained the lack of a new Counter-Strike by claiming that "We will never abandon Counter-Strike. It's a little bit unfair to compare Counter-Strike, I think, to your classic game that's gonna have these sequels. It looks a little bit more like an MMO where it's constantly [being updated]." Valve's marketing man then went on to share the possibilities of a CS2. "There's a big question between, do we go start over from scratch and build this whole new game, do we do something that looks more like Team Fortress 2 that is rooted in the old game but has a ton of new stuff, or do we just sort of take everything that's new that we've released and put that out in a new box."
Gabe Newell expressed doubts over Counter-Strike appearing in any Orange Box-style package because he feels the game wouldn't be a "good fit." He did, however, make a wry statement that is going to send fans into a whirlwind of online shouting: "If I get 15,000 emails from customers in response to this interview telling me 'Of course it should be in [a new Orange Box],' then of course we'll pay attention to that."
You heard him. 15,000 emails is the target and I THINK WE CAN DO IT GUYS! GO GO GO TEAM!
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8:10 AM on 03.03.2008
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I do. I use "Rise of the Machines."
This new one needs the Half-Life logo at least! And head crabs! And zombies on horses! And fifty crowbars! And it should be covered in that awful 3D plastic stuff that changes the image when you mov it around and makes a funny sounds when you drag your finger across it! ZZzzzzzzzzeeppppppp
I am fully in favor of having CS:Source on consoles, I absolutely love Counter-Strike but can't play it anymore because 1. My PC sucks and 2. My wireless network and CS:S don't get along at all.
CS:S on consoles with keyboard and mouse support would go down a treat with me, but hey -- I'm just one man with the ability to send 10 e-mails at most before becoming bored.
Counter-Strike was already on the original xbox and playable on live and a black hole was not created... we should be okay!
I don't really see a problem with CS being in the OBox... I mean after all it's just a box with a bunch of nice games.
I would love to see an Orange Box 2 with Episode Three, Portal II, and The Ship.
Orange Box is the only reason Episode 2 became a viable purchase , as they're charging WAY too much for Episode 2 as a stand alone title.
Gaben@valve.com
There's so many better multiplayer titles for Source than CS, the vast majority of them free Source Mods.
Now, Valve collecting the "Best of the best" titles among Source Mods and including them as bonuses in the Orange Box 2nd coming, that I could get behind. Could you imagine Zombie Panic! Source, Zombie Master, Minerva, Hidden: Source, and Fistful of Frags all included? Heads would explode.
Fuck that then! Ill just enjoy the first one... (me do the work bah)
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Team Fortress 3? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAx100000
Portal 2
Left4Dead
I can do 15,000 emails alone to achieve this goal.
I'd much rather have something fun in there.