Details on Half-Life 2 - Orange and Black Editions

A post at Game|Life lays out details on the upcoming Half-Life 2 releases. Instead of an unwieldy name (Half-Life 2 : Episode Two and a bunch of other stuff) they've given the PC and console releases color-coded names. The PC release, containing Episode Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2 will be available as Half-Life 2: Orange. Half-Life 2: Black will be the 360/PS3 release, and will contain all of the above plus Episode One and the original campaign. Both boxes are expected in 'late summer' of this year.

Re:Corrections

[Dr. Eggman]

Also

Both boxes are expected in 'late summer' of this year.

Should read "Both boxes are expected to be delayed in 'late summer' of this year."

Question

[Anonymous Coward]

If I play Half-Life and Second-Life at the same time, will I get a life?

Re:Corrections

[eln]

We already had the delay? I admire your optimism. But remember: this package contains TF2, which has been DNF-esque in its delays. Packaging a product with TF2 is like throwing it into a black hole from which no release date can escape. Valve is packaging HL2:Ep2 with TF2 because they don't think they'll be able to finish it within the next 10 years, so they package it with their favorite missed-deadlines whipping boy.

This product will be available just as soon as they get the email server integrated into it.

Re:Corrections

[Ford Prefect]

In all honesty, I think we already hit the delay, and now we are just waiting for the final release. We will probably hear more precise rumours as the date goes by, then we will hear the giant WHOOOSH as they go flying by, and eventualy we will have out precious HL2:EP2, TF2, and Portal (time to wipe up the drool again), at the very, very end of summer.

Yep, it's quite easy to decipher Valve's release date announcements - so long as you have the right glossary [valvesoftware.com]...

Re:But...

[grammar fascist]

What if you're color blind?!?

I knew a bloke what was orange/black color-blind. Could never take him camping - he kept wandering into the fire.