So today marks a special anniversary in video game history: ten years ago today "The Orange Box" was released, the single greatest video game compilation in history. And more importantly, ten years ago began the Half-Life 3 craze. We were so eager for it back then, eagerly anticipating it's expected arrival.

to me, super mario all-stars is the greatest compilation

And to me, That honor would go to the Mass Effect Trilogy (not counting Andromeda).

Rick Ace Rhodes wrote :

So today marks a special anniversary in video game history: ten years ago today "The Orange Box" was released, the single greatest video game compilation in history. And more importantly, ten years ago began the Half-Life 3 craze. We were so eager for it back then, eagerly anticipating it's expected arrival.

And now it's been ten straight years of silence in regards to the project. All we have left is The Orange Box to keep us entertained.

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Great topic Ace! Here's a good article on the subject.