Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts on Wednesday announced release plans for the next installment of developer Valve's "Half-Life" game franchise. "The Black Box" will ship for PC, and include "Half-Life 2: Episode 2," "Portal" and "Team Fortress 2". A separate bundle, "The Orange Box," will ship for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and include all of the elements of The Black Box, plus the original "Half-Life 2" and "Half-Life 2: Episode One." Both bundles are scheduled for release in the fall of 2007.

San Francisco - CNET Networks' GameSpot on Monday announced its editors' picks for the Most Wanted Games of 2007, which include anticipated franchise favorites like "Halo 3," "Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass" and "Half-Life 2: Episode Two." Other titles making GameSpot's list were "BioShock" (2K Games); "Crackdown" (Microsoft Game Studios); "God of War II" (SCEA); "Spore" (Electronic Arts); and "Super Mario Galaxy" (Nintendo). A full list is available at the link below.