My god, it’s about time. For those who have pre-ordered Valve’s The Orange Box, there will be a chance to play the beta starting tonight. I just happen to be one of those people. Yay! To tell you the truth though, I’m a little bit nervous. Some of us have been waiting for this sequel for over seven years. That’s a lot of time for the hype to fester inside of you. Hopefully Valve has added some new innovations to the sequel, rather than just porting an old game to a new engine. Here’s to hoping.

On a side note, there is a mod worth mentioning for all you TFC fans. It’s called Fortress Forever and it is a beautiful re-skin of the original game using the source engine. Check it out.