Valve's wonderful Orange Box won't be released on the in France and until early 2008, word from publisher today reveals. The already-delayed PS3 version of the game is due out in North America and the next week.

We've no word on the French version of Le Orange Box, but reports suggest the German version should mosey on into town around January 17th.

The US, meanwhile, should be getting the game on the 11th, with shipments arriving in the UK on the 14th.

The and versions of The Orange Box have already been released everywhere, to much critical fanfare, though doubts surround the quality of the PS3 version - after troubling hints from previewers.

More soon.

By Luke Guttridge