Tag Archives: portal
Mon, May 09, 2011 | 03:51 BST
Minecraft mod lets you think with Portals
This is no simple mod – this is Extreme PortalCraft, a new map for Minecraft featuring – you guessed it – a bunch of Portals.
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 23:12 BST
Valve writer talks about why Chell doesn’t speak in Portal or Portal 2
Valve’s Erik Wolpaw has said one of the reasons Chell doesn’t speak in Portal 2 is because she is a silent protagonist which “could be anyone.”
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 18:52 BST
Saturday Shorts: Crysis for cheap, L4D2 Midnight Riders, Brink, DMC sale
Some weeks just eat you alive, or at least grab you by the neck an maul you a bit. To cope, read up on some smaller things that don’t bite as hard.
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Posted in: Saturday Shorts, Shorts
Tags: bioware, Brink, cnn, crysis, daivid gaider, devil may cry, diablo 3, diablo III, dragon age, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age II, Dragonsphere, duke nukem forever, gog.com, Halo:Reach, Left 4 Dead 2, lists, midnight riders, MX vs ATV, MX vs. ATV Alive, Panzer Command: Ostfront Demo, portal, sales, starcraft II, steam
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 23:06 BST
Thursday Shorts II: Sales, AOEO, EQII, Harry Potter, Gods and Heroes,THQ
The last day of the work week is almost here. Have some shorts to get you through until then.
Wed, Apr 20, 2011 | 14:53 BST
Portal has sold nearly 4m, Steam sales not included
Valve’s announced that sales of the original Portal sit at almost 4 million units, and that’s not including one or two copies that may have been sold via Steam.
Wed, Apr 20, 2011 | 14:45 BST
Portal 2 fan backlash on Metacritic
Customers unhappy with day one DLC and complaints of console-related messages in the PC build have driven down the Portal 2′s Metacritic user rating.
Sat, Apr 16, 2011 | 15:57 BST
Lend your CPU to GLaDOS by playing Potato Sack games
Valve has updated its Aperture Science page for Portal 2, and the countdown clock has ended. Now, the site is asking to to re-boot GLaDOS by playing games included in the Potato Sack offering.
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 22:21 BST
Portal levels added to The Ball, Killing Floor and Audiosurf through Valve’s Potato Sack-ARG
Valve’s Portal 2 ARG, a.k.a. the Potato Sack, has been updated to include The Ball and other games with added Portal themes.
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Posted in: PC, Valve, indie
Tags: Audiosurf, killing floor, portal, potato sack, steam, the ball
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 17:56 BST
Final Portal 2 video is all about the boots
Valve has released the fourth and final video installment of the “Product” series of Aperture investment videos. It’s titled “Boots”.
Thu, Apr 07, 2011 | 03:25 BST
Portal 2: Lab Rat online comic to launch Friday
To feed your Portal 2 anticipation, Valve has produced an online comic bridging the gap between the two games.
Fri, Mar 11, 2011 | 22:00 GMT
Valve plans to let us in on more of the Portal 2 story soon, says Wolpaw
Valve plans to release some more information pertaining to the story in Portal 2 before it’s released on April 18. It’s just that it is saving it as a bit of a surprise, apparently.
Fri, Feb 25, 2011 | 21:27 GMT
Valve explains why Portal 2 doesn’t include Move support on PS3
Valve’s Chet Faliszek has said the reason Portal 2 on PS3 will not have Move support is because it was designed specifically with console controllers in mind.
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 20:24 GMT
Valve’s Newell spends 40 minutes with a school marketing class
Valve boss Gabe Newell has been questioned by Tippecanoe Valley High School’s sports & entertainment marketing class by weblink. This is basically amazing.
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Posted in: Development, PC, Stuff, Valve
Tags: gabe newell, portal, portal 2
Thu, Feb 17, 2011 | 19:42 GMT
Portal 2 does not support Move despite earlier reports
Valve has sent word that Portal 2 will not contain Move support as reported earlier by the German PlayStation Blog. According to the developer, the misunderstanding was caused due to Chet Faliszek’s quote being “lost in translation.”
Tue, Feb 08, 2011 | 14:59 GMT
Portal 2 gives “you more to do, more complexity but not necessarily difficulty,” says Faliszek
Valve’s Chet Faliszek has said the puzzles in Portal 2 may seem to look more difficult than the one’s in Portal 1, but “more complexity,” doesn’t necessarily mean the gameplay is more difficult.
Sat, Jan 29, 2011 | 13:12 GMT
Valve: Portal 2 console versions to be “identical,” but PS3 to be better updated
Now, now, 360 owners. If you’re gonna point those pitchforks anywhere, you’d best press them right against Microsoft’s throbbing Adam’s Apple.
Sat, Jan 15, 2011 | 22:05 GMT
The first 30-minutes of Portal 2 gets previewed, video
IGN has posted a preview of Portal 2, detailing what players will do during the first 30-minutes of the game. The preview also notes that there are also over 13,000 lines of dialogue in the game.
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 14:27 GMT
Raw Games: Portal comparisons welcome, but The Spire doesn’t have any
While The Spire, a first-person puzzler from independent UK developer Raw Games, is pushing all the right buttons for Portal fans, dev MD John Tearle has been quick to point out to Big Download that his game doesn’t actually have any portals at all.
Sat, Sep 18, 2010 | 14:44 BST
Get custom bots with your Portal 2 pre-order at GameStop
GameStop’s already taking pre-orders for Portal 2, and if you lay down a deposit with the retailer, you’ll not only get a a small discount, but something for the co-op in the game.
Sat, Sep 11, 2010 | 20:44 BST
Portal 2 could have skipped out on portals, says Valve
Valve has said it once contemplated making Portal 2 without including the portal gun, and instead used other ideas like paint or a gravity gun.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Puzzler, Valve, Xbox 360
Tags: Erik Wolpaw, josh weier, portal, portal 2
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