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    Orange Box on Steam for $9.99 this Weekend.

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by dtwn, Apr 24, 2009.

  1. dtwn

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  2. BHD

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    it was already a bargain at full retail price so... :D
     
    BHD, Apr 24, 2009
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  3. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    I am going to force my friend to buy this.
     
    Hep!, Apr 24, 2009
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  4. Citizen86

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    I don't know why anyone wouldn't have this yet.... but great price for it! I pre-ordered it so I could play TF2 early :D
     
    Citizen86, Apr 24, 2009
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    Wow! I bought this for $60 Canadian :mad:
     
    vikingmonkey, Apr 24, 2009
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  6. KingRaptor

    KingRaptor Notebook Evangelist

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    Holy cow: THIS...IS...A...STEAL...!!!!
     
    KingRaptor, Apr 24, 2009
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    I'm not a gamer, but that looks like a awesome price.
     
    ChristopherAKAO4, Apr 24, 2009
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  8. Dominick_7

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    Now this is just the Steam account to play Half Life online right? How long does the account last?
     
    Dominick_7, Apr 24, 2009
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  9. dtwn

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    No.

    This is the entire Orange Box. You can download the games via Steam. You own the games, so there's no LIMIT on how long the accounts last.
     
    dtwn, Apr 24, 2009
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  10. hwa1201

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    nice deal indeed!!! I jumped on this deal woot
     
    hwa1201, Apr 24, 2009
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  11. crash

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    Good find. Anybody that likes to game and doesn't have The Orange Box should scoop it up this weekend.
     
    crash, Apr 24, 2009
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  12. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    I didn't really see a reason to own it. I played all the HLs already so the only thing appealing to me was TF2 and Portal but even then, a rental was good enough for me.
     
    Slaughterhouse, Apr 24, 2009
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  13. crash

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    Well if you only have 3/5 games, then yes it's not that great of a deal. However, I will say that I think TF2 alone is worth it for $10.
     
    crash, Apr 24, 2009
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  14. Citizen86

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    Half Life 2 alone is worth at least $10, Portal is DEFINITELY worth $10 IMO, and TF2 at least $10 as well.

    I would say if you have all these games save one, it would be worth it and you could gift the rest of the games to a friend.... well I guess just HL2 and EP 1...
     
    Citizen86, Apr 24, 2009
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  15. markhedder

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    Does this come with CS:Source? I've been meaning to try it sometime.
     
    markhedder, Apr 24, 2009
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  16. Hep!

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    No CS:S.
    It's HL2 + EP1 & EP2, TF2, and Portal.
     
    Hep!, Apr 24, 2009
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  17. markhedder

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    Ah okay, so TF2 is probably the only reason to buy it. Never tried it though.
     
    markhedder, Apr 24, 2009
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    nice, I haven't played Episode 1, 2, TF2 and Portal yet, all very good games.
     
    icecubez189, Apr 25, 2009
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  19. Lyanowu

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    I wasn't quite sure how this steam works at first. So I tried it out myself. Then I found out that this 9.99 was paid for all 3 games
    WOW! I thought it was only for HL2. ^.^
    Thanks for the recommendation!
     
    Lyanowu, Apr 26, 2009
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