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• E3: Portal: Still Alive coming to XBLA

  Cool, new challenges! Portal is officially getting a sequel. Gamerscore Blog reveals that Portal: Still Alive will continue the single player story found in the original Orange Box collection, and will add new challenges. The title will be available through Xbox Live Arcade ... although no word on either a PC or PS3 version at this time. Considering... Posted Jul 14 2008, 12:40 PM by cosmo with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Portal, Xbox Live Arcade

• Game Narratives - Stop Writing Stories

  I thought I'd change things up a bit and link to a thought-provoking article published by Justin Marks in GameSetWatch about how stories are generally poorly implemented in video games, citing examples of this such as the story found in current critical darling, Grand Theft Auto 4 . Marks further explains how the story and the play design of a video... Posted Jun 04 2008, 07:20 PM by Maclintok with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Portal, GTA IV, game design

• Still Alive Coming To Rock Band (Updated with Video)

  Great news for all of those Portal fans who also happen to own Rock Band. Yes, soon you will be able to serenade your weighted companion cube! GDC08: Still Alive coming to Rock Band There are plenty of parties here at the conference, and they're usually not the best source of news. So imagine our surprise when we read this morning that Valve used... Posted Feb 24 2008, 06:17 PM by CardinalSIN with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Portal, Content Download, Rock Band, GDC

• Portal 2 confirmed

  Yeah, this was basically a given, but now it's official so now you can run down to Gamestop and put in your pre-order. 'Portal 2' Confirmed on X-Play! On tonight's episode of X-Play , lead designer for Portal , Kimberly Swift, confirmed that there will be a Portal 2. This is pretty much a given as Doug Lombardi, Valve's Director... Posted Feb 22 2008, 09:56 AM by CardinalSIN with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Valve, Portal

• Have Your Cake & Eat it Too: More Portal?

  Or maybe it's all just a lie! It's a good thing too, because most of you would like to see more Portal . Speaking to Eurogamer , Valve spokesperson Doug Lombardi confirmed that there will be more Portal and, furthermore, it won't simply be "a bunch of new puzzles." When exactly we'll see the next installment of Portal remains... Posted Jan 31 2008, 04:02 PM by cosmo with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Portal

• Japanese Cake!

  I don't speak or understand Japanese, but this is awesome. Posted Jan 23 2008, 10:40 AM by cosmo with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Portal, Video

• Free Cake! If you Own a Nvidia Card

  Free copy of Portal (Expanded Demo) for your computer if you own a Nivida Card. Not sure what the protocol is for how they know, but assuming they've locked it down. Link Edit: Apparently the Steam application can scan your computer for Nvida products.... Posted Jan 10 2008, 09:00 AM by cosmo with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Portal, PC games

• Interview: The lyrical genius behind Portal's final number

  Literally sitting in the labor & deliver room of Prentice (Northwestern Hospital) in Chicago waiting for my son to be born. For those who have gone through the process, you know there can be a lot of downtime waiting. Lucky for me, there are plasma's in every room and wi-fi. So, figured I had some time for small blogging and found this post... Posted Dec 28 2007, 10:11 AM by cosmo with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Portal

• Official Plush Companion Cube Coming Soon

  Generally, I don't buy a lot of gaming related merchandise, but if the price is right you'll see these hanging in my car's window. It seems that the game world has gone Weighted Companion Cube crazy. Who knew a little grey box with pink hearts on it could cause such a sensation. Portal fans have made Companion Cubes out of everything from... Posted Nov 12 2007, 10:59 AM by jigsawhc with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Portal

• Portal Pumpkins

  Enjoy! Source . Source . Posted Oct 29 2007, 04:04 PM by AzShrapnel with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox 360, Portal, Orange Box

• Orange Box: Unlock the Doors of Deception in Mind-Warping Puzzler Portal

  You call it Orange Box, I called it Half Life Two....Is this game(s) driving everyone else crazy because there are really like 5 games included? WTF! Anyway, AZ posted up a preview of the Portal game and saw this article in this month's Wired. Gives you a basic understanding of the game as well as some tips. You are about to enter another dimension... Posted Oct 18 2007, 09:03 PM by cosmo with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Portal, Team Fortress 2, Half Life 2, Orange Box

• Video: Half-Life 2 With A Portal Gun

  Primotech brings us Half-Life 2 ... with a Portal gun ... now THAT looks like fun! Check out the original article here . Nice screenshot here: Posted Oct 18 2007, 07:54 AM by AzShrapnel with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Portal, Half Life 2, Orange Box

• Orange Box Achievements REVEALED!

  One highly anticipated game, or should I say collection of games, and perhaps one of the best values in gaming is the Orange Box, combining Half Life 2, Half Life 2: Episode 1, Half Life 2: Episode 2, Portal and Team Fortress. The combined achievements have been revealed, so take a look at the list of 99 achievements for 1000 total points . They look... Posted Sep 11 2007, 11:33 AM by HeartbreakRidge with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Portal, Team Fortress 2, Half Life 2, Orange Box

• Valve shows a little leg in Leipzig (Team Fortress 2, Portal, Half Life Episode 2)

  Valve has been showing off a little more of their upcoming Portal, Team Fotress 2, and Half Life Episode 2 titles. See videos after jump ..... Posted Aug 24 2006, 01:12 PM by Sharky with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Valve, Portal, Team Fortress 2, Half Life 2