Tag Archives: portal

Wed, Apr 20, 2011 | 14:45 BST

Portal 2 fan backlash on Metacritic

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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.

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Sat, Apr 16, 2011 | 15:57 BST

Lend your CPU to GLaDOS by playing Potato Sack games

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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.

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Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 22:21 BST

Portal levels added to The Ball, Killing Floor and Audiosurf through Valve’s Potato Sack-ARG

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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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Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 17:56 BST

Final Portal 2 video is all about the boots

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Valve has released the fourth and final video installment of the “Product” series of Aperture investment videos. It’s titled “Boots”.

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Thu, Apr 07, 2011 | 03:25 BST

Portal 2: Lab Rat online comic to launch Friday

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To feed your Portal 2 anticipation, Valve has produced an online comic bridging the gap between the two games.

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Fri, Mar 11, 2011 | 22:00 GMT

Valve plans to let us in on more of the Portal 2 story soon, says Wolpaw

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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.

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Fri, Feb 25, 2011 | 21:27 GMT

Valve explains why Portal 2 doesn’t include Move support on PS3

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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.

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Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 20:24 GMT

Valve’s Newell spends 40 minutes with a school marketing class

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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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Thu, Feb 17, 2011 | 19:42 GMT

Portal 2 does not support Move despite earlier reports

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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.”

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Tue, Feb 08, 2011 | 14:59 GMT

Portal 2 gives “you more to do, more complexity but not necessarily difficulty,” says Faliszek

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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.

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Sat, Jan 29, 2011 | 13:12 GMT

Valve: Portal 2 console versions to be “identical,” but PS3 to be better updated

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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.

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Sat, Jan 15, 2011 | 22:05 GMT

The first 30-minutes of Portal 2 gets previewed, video

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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.

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Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 14:27 GMT

Raw Games: Portal comparisons welcome, but The Spire doesn’t have any

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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.

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Sat, Sep 18, 2010 | 14:44 BST

Get custom bots with your Portal 2 pre-order at GameStop

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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.

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Sat, Sep 11, 2010 | 20:44 BST

Portal 2 could have skipped out on portals, says Valve

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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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Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 20:33 BST

Valve releases HD version of Portal 2 co-op trailer

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Valve has released an HD version of the Portal 2 co-op trailer  complete with Glados commentary, and we have it posted for you below.

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Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 17:12 BST

Impressions: Valve’s Weier details Portal 2 co-op at PAX Prime

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Portal 2 was shown to the public for the first time at PAX Prime last weekend, and while no one got hands-on time, Valve’s Josh Weier was there to show us a bit of the puzzler’s co-op portion.

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Tue, Aug 24, 2010 | 21:41 BST

Portal 2 extended video features Stephen Merchant as Wheatley

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Valve has released an extended video for Portal 2, introducing Brit comedian Stephen Merchant as Wheatley.

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Thu, Jul 01, 2010 | 22:03 BST

Portal 2 E3 demo: final parts 6 and 7 out now

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Valve today released the sixth and seventh parts of the Portal 2 E3 demo in HD.

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Thu, May 20, 2010 | 04:22 BST

Mood: GlaDOS – Free Portal downloaded 1.5 million times

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BREAKING – People like free things.

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