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Portal 2 Merchandise: In Game Hats, Real Life T-shirts

Portal 2, the physics bending puzzle game is finally out and its developer Valve has released a slew of Portal 2 merchandise both in-game for PC gamers and IRL with a variety of new Portal 2 related items like t-shirts and posters in their Valve Store. The stuff in the actual store looks very nice and my favorite shirt is definitely the...

Posted April 19, 2011
Valve Complete Pack Rewarded to Potato Sack Bundle Players

To help accelerate the release of Portal 2, game developer Valve had thousands of people play a variety of indie games with hidden achievements that bestowed potato badges and as of last night we've learned that the special surprise that Valve promised players who found all 36 potatoes within all of the games in the Potato Sack Bundle were...

Posted April 19, 2011
Portal 2 First 15 Minutes -- Minor Spoilers, Major Fun

You've been waiting for four years for Portal 2 but just think about how Chell feels? She's been waiting thousands of years. You've collected your potatoes, you've waited in the launch line, and now you're at your desk not playing! Don't worry, we've got the first 15 minutes from Portal 2's single player to hold you over. What's one more...

Posted April 19, 2011
Portal vs. Portal 2 Comparison Video: How Much More Fun Is Science Now?

Now that Portal 2 is out it's time to take a look at a Portal vs. Portal 2 comparsion video to see how a game that was released way back in 2007 to extremely high praise for its innovative gameplay, hilarious dialogue, and addicting puzzles all in a very minimalistic setting has been translated to a triple-A title. How much has developer Valve...

Posted April 19, 2011
Portal 2: Is The Honeymoon Over?

In ten years the question may be presented: “Was Portal good or surprising?” This isn’t to say in any way that Portal wasn’t a spectacular game worthy of all the praise it received. But perhaps people were so infatuated with it because they were too ashamed to admit how blindsided they were by every aspect of the game. I...

Posted April 18, 2011
Portal 2 Pre-release Imminent? The Potatoes Are Counting Down

Over the weekend frenzied Portal PC fantatics have been playing a variety of indie games to unlock potato badges and now the potatoes they've gathered are "lending power" to the imminent pre-release of Portal 2 according to the Aperture Science website. Over 450,000 potatoes have been collected and as of this writing there are 420,000...

Posted April 18, 2011
Portal 2, Mortal Kombat and SOCOM 4 Discounts in This Week in Game Deals: April 17th-April 23rd

This Week in Game Deals: April 17th-April 23rd CheapyD at CheapAssGamer.com scours both the online and offline world for the best deals on video games, and to help out your wallets, we're bringing his weekly recap to you! Best Buy discounts Portal 2 at $45/35 and throws in a $10 gift card. Mortal Kombat and SOCOM 4 are also accompanied...

Posted April 18, 2011
Half-Life 2: Episode 3 Clues Revealed In Portal ARG Puzzle

A very complex puzzle called the Portal Alternate Reality Game (ARG) has been revealing quite the interactive story over the past few weeks and has just got a lot more interesting as some Half-Life 2: Episode 3 clues have emerged. The ARG is what lead to the recent Potato Sack Bundle frenzy where PC gamers were playing massive amounts of indie...

Posted April 18, 2011
The Potato Sack Guide: Where To Find All Of The Potatoes In The Potato Sack Bundle

Potatoes are electrochemical batteries made primarily of starch, but they're also cute little badges that you can get for your Steam profile by doing certain random Portal 2 related tasks in all of the games in Steam's Potato Sack Bundle. The potatoes originally started out as a source of power to get GLaDOS, the snarky computer running the...

Posted April 15, 2011
Valve Supports The Potato Sack Games: This Is How You Promote Indie Games

All week long the entire internet has been trying to figure out a massive ARG puzzle that many thought would lead to the release of Portal 2 for the PC at 9 AM PST this morning, and they were sort of right. At 9 AM on the dot, a message from GLaDOS, the computer that's running the Aperture Science research facility appeared on the Aperture...

Posted April 15, 2011
Portal 2 Early Launch? Valve Countdown Clock Suggests Friday Release

It looks increasingly like Portal 2 for the PC is launching early. The newest evidence: A countdown clock. The Aperture Science website now features a stark countdown clock that reads 1:10:30 at the time of this writing. That's 9 AM PST, for those playing attention. The text on the site reads: "You have done well, humans. Very well....

Posted April 15, 2011
How Steam For The PS3 Works With Portal 2

This morning, Valve dropped some details on Steam for the PlayStation 3. Steam, previously only available for PC, will launch for the PlayStation 3 with the release of Portal 2 on Tuesday. Here's what it will offer: Portal 2 will feature cross-platform matchmaking, gameplay, friends, chat, and achievements between the PS3 and PC. ...

Posted April 13, 2011
Portal 2 Invades Potato Sack Game Bundle; Is It Launching Early?

The Portal 2 hype machine continues to roll. Today, we learned of exclusive Portal 2 content in Steam's "Potato Sack" of indie games. The Sack (as I call it) contains 13 Indie games, many of which are full of Portal-themed content. Each game is totally great (or at least kind of great) on its own, even without the Portal stuff. And...

Posted April 12, 2011
Portal Gun Blueprint: Nugget From The Net

This morning's "Boots" trailer for Portal 2 contains some amazing information on the boots that will keep you from dying every five seconds in Portal 2. It also contains blueprints for the Portal gun itself. Actual blueprints! Do-it-yourselfers: If you've ever dreamed of what you'd do with a Portal gun, now you can build your own!...

Posted April 12, 2011
Portal 2 Boots Trailer, A Must Have For Any Portal Jumper

Portal 2's latest trailer shows off the game's footware. If there's one thing Aperture Science knows it's portals. But jumping through portals and falling down hundreds of feet can be a bit of health hazard. To alleviate some of those "mishaps" Aperture Science has introduced special boots. Yes, they're expensive but you need them, you...

Posted April 12, 2011