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Portal headlines

• Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek forms new studio with ex-Riot Games designer Kimberly Voll

  Valve veteran Chet Faliszek – mostly known for writing many of Valve’s games, and being the face of VR at the company, has announced a new venture.

• Half-Life 2: The Orange Box, Portal: Still Alive, Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 now enhanced for Xbox One X

  New titles have been added to the Xbox One X enhanced backward compatibility library, and it will please many a Valve fan.

• Portal 2 co-writer returns to Valve

  Portal 2 writer Jay Pinkerton seems to have quietly return to Valve, although what he’s working on isn’t clear.

• Bridge Constructor Portal studio worked with original Portal team to ensure game stayed true to lore

  Headup Games has provided more information on its Bridge Constructor cross-over with Portal.

• Bridge Constructor Portal is exactly what it sounds like

  Headup Games has announced the next iteration of its Bridge Constructor series, and it’s a Portal mash-up.

• Valve will let fans sell 3D-printed merch for Dota 2, CS: GO, Portal, Half-Life, and Team Fortress 2

  If you thought Valve turning game submissions over to fans was a big deal, buckle up.

• Valve's VR ambassador, Half-Life 2 and Portal writer Chet Faliszek has left the company

  Chet Faliszek has left Valve after devoting 12 years to the company.

• Portal, Half-Life 2 co-writer Erik Wolpaw has left Valve

  Erik Wolpaw, co-writer on the Half-Life, Portal and Left 4 Dead franchises has left Valve.

• Portal HoloLens AR demo probably too wonderful for we wretched human beasts ever to own

  Portal in AR, via Microsoft HoloLens? Why isn’t this happening in a way we can throw money at?

• Gabe Newell will take Portal 2 over Half-Life, says he looks at the latter as "a series of things I regret"

  Compromises made during the development of the Half-Life games mean Gabe Newell will never remember them as fondly as we do.

• JJ Abrams says to expect Portal movie announcement "fairly soon"

  Still alive?

• J.J. Abrams says Half-Life, Portal movies are in development and being written

  Early stages for movies based on classic Valve games.

• The never-before-seen history of Portal

  Portal is one of the best video games of all time, but its origin story shows just how contingent that success was.

• Halo: Reach, Fable 3, Doritos Crash Course coming to Xbox One

  Microsoft has announced 16 new backwards compatible games for the Xbox One.

• Free Portal DLC coming to Rocket League

  Rocket League is about to get a little more scientific.

• Here's a closer look at the Portal level in LEGO Dimensions' starter pack

  It looks like LEGO Dimensions will offer a bit of a new take on Portal.

• Amazon Game Studios developing "ambitious new PC game project"

  Amazon Game Studios is developing an “ambitious new PC game project” according to a recent job listing posted on Gamasutra.

• A Portal-themed pinball table is coming to Zen Pinball later this month

  Valve and Zen Studios have announced a Portal-themed pinball table is coming to Zen Pinball.

• Take a photo tour of Valve HQ - it's as cool you'd imagine it to be

  Want to see what it’s like to work in the palace of Gabe? These chaps recently got a tour of Valve HQ in Bellevue.