Ever wonder how GLaDOS effortlessly puts together chamber after test chamber, each exquisitely crafted to the rigorous specifications required for Science? Well, wonder no more, for Valve announced today that they are working on a game add-on for Portal 2 that promises you access to the same tools which GLaDOS uses to design test chambers! Read more »
I have no idea how I missed this one, but about two weeks ago film maker Dan Trachtenberg released a seven-minute short film titled Portal: No Escape. It’s awesome, and you must watch it. Read on for the video and my thoughts. Read more »
Remember the “impossible space” Valve developer Eric Tams described in Portal 2’s developer commentary? Youtube user tonymyre311 took it to heart and created an entire map full of reality-bending impossible spaces. Impossibly long hallways? Check. Rooms with insides larger than their outside dimensions? Check. Walking up the wall of a room, defying gravity like a boss? […] Read more »
If you’ve been feeling a little bit worried about the release of Portal 2’s free DLC pack, which was originally announced way back in April for a “summer release”, here’s a little update from Valve’s Doug Lombardi at this year’s Gamescon 2011: The DLC will be released around mid-September, which is “still technically summer,” he […] Read more »
Ever wished you could just whip our your Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device and save yourself the hassle of waiting for traffic to ease cross the street or walking across campus? Well, now with the Portal 2 soundtrack made available for download, you can Think With Portals anywhere, on the go! Read more »
Thanks to the efforts of all the crazy gamers who participated in Valve’s Potato Sack Alternate Reality Game (ARG), Portal 2 was released on Steam on Tuesday, 12.35pm (Singapore time), several hours early (originally scheduled for 7pm+). For the rest of us mere mortals holding out for the brick-and-mortar physical copy, here’s a quick look […] Read more »
