Team Fortress madness has hit. Fortress Forever (
Fortress Forever - A Team Fortress Mod for Half-Life 2) will be released this month (according to a rumor, on Friday). Meanwhile Valve laid down a big announcement
Go ahead and check out steam, you'll find something along the lines of this
 | Quote: |  | | |  | Originally Posted by Steampowered.com |  | | | | | | | | | The Orange Box—featuring Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, and Portal, as well as the complete Half-Life 2 experience to date—is now available for pre-purchase via Steam. Pre-purchase The Orange Box before the October 10 release to save 10% off the regular price and get exclusive access to the Team Fortress 2 beta on September 17.
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.
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.
Starting Monday, September 17, those who pre-purchase 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.
As a special bonus, those who pre-purchase The Orange Box via Steam will also receive a copy of Peggle Extreme. PopCap and Valve have teamed up to create a special edition of the game cited by MSNBC as one of the “Top 5 Most Addicting Games of All Time.” This first ever collaboration is themed around content from Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 and Portal which will positively result in Extreme Fever. | |  | |  | |
So essentially a full version of TF2 on Monday and -what sealed the deal for me- new 10 level Valve-themed version of
PEGGLE that you can play right now.
I'm not so happy about it coming with HL2 and Ep1, but I guess that's just their way of continuing to sell a game to a saturated market. I've waited for TF2 for 8 years now, so I can probably shell out $44 to end that terrible wait
11-September-07, 09:00 PM
Team Fortress "Beta" 
Linear Mode
