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This year was ripe with quite a lot of decent stories delivered by video games, some hilarious, some controversial, while others were there purely to provide a bare-bone narrative to the action. Portal 2, however, delivered one of the most impressive stories of them all.Valve has always tried to create great gameplay... |
22 December 2011
06:58 GMT |
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Hidden Path Entertainment has just deployed a brand new downloadable content pack for its quite popular Defense Grid: The Awakening tower defense title, called You Monster, which brings 8 new maps based on Valve’s popular Portal series.Defense Grid: The Awakening is probably one of the most polished tower defen... |
8 December 2011
03:31 GMT |
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Valve has confirmed that a new update is coming for Portal 2, which puts a heavier emphasis on user generated content, packing in a new map editor and infrastructure improvements so that players can share their own creations with others.Portal 2 received its first big add-on pack a few weeks ago, in the form of the P... |
24 October 2011
05:03 GMT |
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It was really only a matter of time until someone would use the eerie voice of Portal’s GLaDOS to make a parody of the Siri demonstration video by Apple. The result is the funny clip embedded above for your viewing pleasure.GLaDOS, short for Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System, is a fictional artificiall... |
10 October 2011
04:13 GMT |
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Portal 2 on the Xbox 360 has just received its first piece of proper downloadable content, in the form of the Peer Review add-on, which is now live on the Xbox 360 platform, and also scheduled to appear later today or tomorrow, October 5, for the PlayStation 3, as well as on the PC and Mac platforms, completely free ... |
4 October 2011
09:56 GMT |
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Portal 2, the hugely successful first-person puzzle game from Valve, has received the third and last downloadable chapter of its free soundtrack, which is now available from the game's Think With Portals website.
Portal 2 impressed a huge number of gamers from all around the world, across platforms like the P... |
4 October 2011
02:37 GMT |
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The fact that Japanese game developers are very different from their Western counterparts has been clear for quite some time but one of the developers working on Ninja Gaiden says that the team in Japan creating the game is keen to adopt the best ideas coming from the West.Peter Graza, who is a localisation producer ... |
27 September 2011
10:40 GMT |
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Portal, the single-player first-person puzzle-platform game from Valve, can be downloaded for free on Steam until tomorrow, September 20th, 2011, thanks to an educational initiative called Learn with Portals.When Valve released Steam for Mac, the video games developer put Portal up for grabs as a free download, in or... |
19 September 2011
03:51 GMT |
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Despite the huge success that their video game Bastion has had on Xbox Live Arcade and on Steam the team working at indie developer Supergiant has said that it does not have plans to cash in by launching more downloadable content for the title in the coming months.Greg Kasavin, who is the creative director working on... |
6 September 2011
03:07 GMT |
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Valve boss Gabe Newell has revealed that his company's newest game, Portal 2, managed to sell better on the PC than on consoles like the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, surprising the company which expected the new title to follow the foot steps of Left 4 Dead 2, which appealed more to console owners.
Portal 2 wa... |
31 August 2011
15:51 GMT |
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Portal 2 fans need to put on their thinking hats this week, as Valve, in cooperation with the Thinking with Portal community, has started the special Summer Mapping Initiative contest.
Portal 2 impressed a huge amount of gamers last month when Valve released the first-person puzzle title onto the world.
Now, se... |
30 May 2011
14:21 GMT |
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Valve has officially deployed the official mod and authoring tools for the PC version of Portal 2, allowing owners of the game to create their own puzzles for the recently released game.Not even a month has passed since the release of Portal 2 and Valve is already allowing the community access to a pretty big range o... |
11 May 2011
15:51 GMT |
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Portal 2 has just received a brand new patch on the PC and Mac platforms, which was released by Valve, its developer and publisher, through the Steam online digital distribution service.Portal 2 has been released for almost two weeks, and already Valve made a few updates to the game, solving some of the issues report... |
2 May 2011
15:51 GMT |
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The first piece of downloadable content for Portal 2 will bring lots of new things for the recently launched game including new levels, leaderboards and more.
Portal 2 has been released for almost two weeks now, and already Valve has announced that it will be releasing the "Portal 2 DLC #1" pack later this year.
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2 May 2011
03:55 GMT |
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Portal 2 will be on the receiving end of some new downloadable content this summer, at least according to its developer, Valve, which revealed that more details are set to appear next week.
Portal 2 has been out for over a week now, and Valve already wants to enhance the experience through a new batch of downloada... |
29 April 2011
03:45 GMT |
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Portal 2 continues to make headlines almost two weeks into its official release via Steam as the people at Valve Software have just revealed plans to roll out some new stuff to keep gamers busy through 2011.
Yes, read “downloadable content” or DLC in short, as the gamer community refers to these add-on... |
28 April 2011
09:53 GMT |
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We've talked about quite a lot of things in this Portal 2 diary series, from the great characters to the new puzzle elements or the developer commentary mode which lets players find out a bit more about how Portal 2 actually came to be.
We also need to point out just how funny Portal 2 can be, once again prov... |
28 April 2011
08:50 GMT |
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Portal 2 has been out for over a week, and already a general opinion has been formed, even if there are some people that beg to differ with the big amount of praise received by the game.
We've already talked about quite a lot of things, from the game's lifelike robots and AIs to the decision to implement... |
27 April 2011
07:55 GMT |
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Valve is a different type of game company as opposed to ones like Activision or EA, and this is clear in last week's Portal 2, which, besides the regular single-player campaign and its all-new cooperative mode, allows you go through the story with developer commentary.
This isn't something new, as Valve ... |
26 April 2011
08:20 GMT |
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Barely was Portal 2 released at the beginning of the week and some gamers already managed to find things wrong with it and decided that the best way to fight back against this seemingly inferior game was to bombard its Metacritic page with low scores, taking the average to around 5.0 out of 10.
This went against t... |
23 April 2011
12:11 GMT |
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Being the successor to the critically acclaimed Portal can't be easy, and Valve really had a tough job ahead of it when it formally announced Portal 2 last year. The new title was set to continue the story of Chell, the heroine from the original game, and introduce brand new mechanics as well as a cooperative mu... |
22 April 2011
09:35 GMT |
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The Final Hours of Portal 2, an iPad app that takes Portal fans deep within the top-secret office of Valve for an unvarnished, behind-the-scenes look at the making of its latest game Portal 2, has been released in the App Store. Released yesterday with a price tag of just two bucks, the multimedia experience has alr... |
22 April 2011
09:22 GMT |
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Portal 2 has been released at the beginning of the week and, even if some players might beg to differ, serves as yet another great example of how video games need to be done, with a great story, a well-paced narrative and some of the best characters this side of large scale role-playing games.
We already highlight... |
22 April 2011
08:45 GMT |
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Portal 2 has the very tough job of being the successor to one of the most surprising games of yesteryear, which became an instant classic through its simple yet fiendishly complex mechanics, characters and levels.
We've already talked about how Valve managed to change up the old test labs from the Aperture sc... |
21 April 2011
07:10 GMT |
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Portal 2, the highly-anticipated sequel to Valve’s 2007 FPS puzzle game, reached Macs and Windows PCs yesterday through Steam, the popular gaming platform developed and maintained by the same company.
Downloadable for $49.99 in the States, and for €37,99 in European territories, Portal 2 builds on the s... |
20 April 2011
09:09 GMT |
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Portal 2 has a very tough job ahead of it, needing to follow up on the huge success (pun not intended) of the original Portal, who surprised the whole gaming industry through its dark humor as well as refreshingly simple yet complex mechanics.
As you can imagine, this wasn't an easy job largely because there ... |
20 April 2011
07:20 GMT |
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Portal 2 was released yesterday, and reviewers all around the world are already praising the new game from Valve, but, at the same time, regular gamers are using review aggregator Metacritic to criticize the game.
Portal 2 was one of the most expected games of the beginning of the year, so it's only natural t... |
20 April 2011
03:20 GMT |
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Portal 2 is most certainly one of the biggest titles to appear at the beginning of this year, being the direct sequel to one of the most popular games ever released by Valve.The company promoted the title through a series of hilarious videos, as well as through an Alternate Reality Game which, thanks to the efforts o... |
19 April 2011
06:40 GMT |
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After revealing last week just how Steam will work on the PlayStation 3 with the upcoming release of Portal 2, Valve and Sony have now answered some of the questions sent by existing PS3 gamers.With the release of Portal 2 on the PlayStation 3, Valve is going to bring its Steamworks platform to the home console, effe... |
18 April 2011
15:51 GMT |
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The Alternate Reality Game set up by Valve for the release of Portal 2 is currently seeing users of its Steam digital download service working together to get the title released just a few hours earlier than expected.Portal 2 is set to be one of the biggest releases of the year, with Valve pulling out all the stops t... |
18 April 2011
03:55 GMT |
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Portal 2, Valve's upcoming first person puzzle platformer, may be launched later today, as the company's Augmented Reality Game is nearing to a close at 9am PST.Portal 2 has been in development for quite some time, being delayed by Valve so that it can polish it up and deliver one of the best experiences in... |
15 April 2011
07:25 GMT |
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Portal 2 will offer the best single-player experience that its developer, Valve, has ever created, topping some other impressive titles like the company's Half Life 2.
Portal 2 is set to be one of the biggest games of the beginning of the year, so Valve is doing everything it can to make it even more appealin... |
14 April 2011
15:51 GMT |
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After announcing that Portal 2 will be the first game to bring the Steam digital service to the PlayStation 3, Valve and Sony have now released the first details about how the service, exclusive to the PC or Mac up until now, will actually work on the home console.
Valve and Sony surprised a lot of PlayStation 3 o... |
14 April 2011
03:50 GMT |
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Valve writers Erik Wolpaw and Chet Faliszek have talked about the cooperative mode in Portal 2 and how its location, the Aperture Science laboratories, allows people to experience a very different setting than in other games.
Valve is getting ready to debut Portal 2 later this month, so the company is showcasing a... |
4 April 2011
03:05 GMT |
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Portal 2 is set to sport quite a lot of new things as opposed to its predecessor, and among them will be a new look for its main heroine, Chell.
Portal 2 has been getting a lot of details recently, including what pre-orders goodies will be available, but Valve, the game's developer and publisher, has now reve... |
28 February 2011
03:20 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 version of Portal 2 will not receive any extra support for the PlayStation Move motion detection peripheral, with Valve denying a report that has been making the rounds on the web since yesterday.
Portal 2 is rapidly approaching its release date, and seeing as how the PlayStation 3 edition is set... |
18 February 2011
03:10 GMT |
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Valve is getting ready to release its newest game, Portal 2, and, as such, has revealed the array of pre-order incentives that will be offered by participating retail outlets all around the world.Portal 2 is set to be one of the most expected games of the year, as Valve's loyal fan base is eager to see how the c... |
15 February 2011
14:21 GMT |
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The recent hacks released for Sony's PlayStation 3 aren't making Portal 2 developer Valve worry, as the company is confident that it won't affect the success of its upcoming title.
Valve commended Sony's PlayStation 3 for being one of the most open consoles out there, but with the release of it... |
25 January 2011
17:21 GMT |
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What we know
Portal 2 is set to be one of the most innovative titles of the year, as Valve wants to once again amaze players through intricate mazes with simple, yet fiendishly complex solutions.
The game will follow in the footsteps of the rather surprising Portal, a small title that was bundled with The Orang... |
21 January 2011
06:45 GMT |
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Valve and EA have finally confirmed an official release date for Portal 2, one of the most expected titles of the next year.
According to Valve, the game will be published by EA through its special EA Partners program, on April 21, 2011, for the PC, Mac, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
"Portal 2 is Valve's mos... |
23 December 2010
17:21 GMT |
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Announcing the latest growth data for Steam, its platform for PC & Mac games and digital entertainment, Valve revealed new account growth of 178%, sales growth of over 200%, over 200 Steamworks games shipped to date, and more. Particularly, the cloud-based game selling service saw its sales increase thanks in part to... |
19 October 2010
05:57 GMT |
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Though initially slated for release in the last quarter of 2010, the sequel to the highly-acclaimed Portal is scheduled for release on February 9, 2011 for both retail and Steam-enabled versions for Mac OS X, and Windows, as well as retail versions for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.The people at Gamasutra have score... |
29 September 2010
09:44 GMT |
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This news editor was late to make his acquaintance with Portal, the first-person, single-player, puzzle platformer developed by Valve. It was only when Steam had become available for Mac OS X with much fanfare, and the announcement that Portal was a free “sample” to download and try out on a Macintosh, th... |
26 September 2010
08:50 GMT |
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Let's recap the concepts first. E99 is a weird element featuring a lot of properties that seem to transcend the limits of modern physics. It's only found in one area, a remote island off the Eastern coast of the Soviet Union, called Katorga-12.The Communist party is looking for an advantage over the United ... |
8 July 2010
19:21 GMT |
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Kicked off on Tuesday with a series of announcements from hot-shot companies like Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has spawned a few Apple-related announcements, including the shipping date for Portal 2 for Mac, Capcom’s classic arcade shooter First Strike for the iPhone, an... |
16 June 2010
08:42 GMT |
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Valve’s popular gaming service, Steam, has been exclusively available for Windows PC users since the service launched in 2004. “For the first time we and our partners are bringing it to another platform,” read a Valve statement issued minutes after the company’s development leads flipped the s... |
13 May 2010
10:51 GMT |
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All players who have not experienced it yet can log into their Steam account and download Portal for free until May 24. Developer and Steam creator Valve is offering their most innovative title for free both on Windows PCs and on the Mac, probably in order to celebrate the fact that the digital distribution service h... |
13 May 2010
10:07 GMT |
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Valve has officially released Steam, a free game-delivery platform, for Mac OS X. The gaming service debuted yesterday with games such as Portal, Torchlight, and Toki Tori. Best of all, in light of the big release, Valve is offering its action puzzle game Portal completely free of charge until May 24th. Hurry up and ... |
13 May 2010
04:44 GMT |
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After weeks of speculation, Valve has officially announced plans to bring its Steam gaming service, and the Source gaming engine, to the Mac. Titles like Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Portal, and the Half-Life series are coming to the Mac in April, the company has announced. In the official report, ... |
9 March 2010
02:42 GMT |
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Valve might have just begun the build up to an announcement for Portal 2 or even for a new Orange Box-like deal involving multiple titles. And it's all happening via the original release of Portal, which has just received a small update via Steam.The update itself is a new Achievement, named “Transmission ... |
2 March 2010
17:31 GMT |
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