"Following a tip-off, Kotaku has unearthed what looks like potential plot details, with a casting call on industry website Breakdown Express detailing a job for Valve on Portal 2, as well as listing significant facts about the role itself. Needless to say, if you want Portal 2 to be a fresh experience whenever it arrives, it's best to avert your browsers now.

The part on offer is that of Cave Johnson, an eccentric dead billionaire who was the founder and CEO of Aperture Science. "He might ..."

"Details given to us last night about Valve's rumored casting of the sequel (or prequel) to its Orange Box hit Portal hinted at a big role for Aperture Science's founder Cave Johnson. The potentially spoiler-iffic painted portrait and brief bio of the possible Portal 2 antagonist led us to believe that the sequel may take place prior to the original. Maybe not, based on some rumored dialogue that a source passed on.

Warning: It's all spoiler territory from here on...

The script samples w..."

"Much like the PC game, players must rely on their wits (and a portal gun) to transport themselves around each stage, aiming shots with their stylus and grabbing pieces of cake along the way. It might not have the graphics of the original, but it definitely has the feel and charm."

""We sort of laugh at it," [marketing man Doug Lombardi] told Shack News.

"Because we've been wildly successful--we're very fortunate, you know. Our games have all done really, really well, Steam has taken off and become this whole other business for us, Valve has never been in better shape--and yet everybody is talking about how in the PC world, the sky is falling.""

I read HERE (thanks Naked Snake3) that NVIDIA (The graphics card production company) is giving away some free games to anyone with an NVIDIA graphics card.

I imagine this applies to both pre-installed (manufactured PCs), and separately purchased (user installed) graphics cards.

The Games:
Portal: The First Slice (demo)
Half Life 2: Deathmatch
Half Life 2: Lost Coast
Peggle Extreme

Total Size = ~6.8GB

I've set up a (free) Steam account, and my PC qualifies. I have a dated Nv...

""We'd love to do that. Right now it's something we'd love to do. I'd love to sell Portal on Xbox live," said Doug Lombardi, marketing director at Valve. "[But] the platform holders aren't doing that right now. There's a size limit and all kinds of other things."

"Portal was a breakthrough title that prompted a lot of people to pick up the deal of the century disguising as The Orange Box. There’s something oddly satisfying about hurling yourself through one end of a portal and leaping out the other while avoiding wise cracking sentry guns. Be that as it may, while we know Portal 2 is coming, Valve is planning to take their time with the follow-up.

“I think that when you hit something like that, you have two choices: you can quickly replicate it and ..."

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How long can you tolerate this monologue without cringing or fast forwarding? I lasted about 8 seconds before my by-proxy embarrassment got the better of me. That's better than my mechanical bull record! Okay, without the crusty old curmudgeon attitude, this is some solid Portal cosplay, with some fantastic touches.

Gotta give kudos for the ability to lug a massive cake around a convention hall all day, too. Anyone seen better pics from SakuraCon 2008 that might show this off better?"

"Xbox 360:

No new releases

PS3:

No new releases

Wii:

Mini Copter Adventure Flight

Baroque

PS2:

Arcana Heart

Baroque

Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 2

Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

PSP:

World Championship Cards

Nintendo DS:

Fab 5 Soccer

Plushees

PC Games:

Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition

Half-Life 2: Team Fortress 2

Half-Life 2: Portal

Half-Life 2: Episode Pack

Civil War Mysteries

Escape From Paradise"

"The final puzzle of the game is designed in such a way as to focus the player particularly on GLaDOS’ character. The timing is tight enough that one has to play it again and again, which ratchets up the sense of urgency. By the tenth time or so that I retrieved GLaDOS’ broken components from an inconvenient place in order to incinerate them, I really wanted her dead. At the same time, the repetition forces the player to hear the final, self-justifying lines over and over — giving them a weigh..."

The first batch of Companion Cube Plushies sold out within the same day they were released and could be found on eBay for $50-100+

Well, with such a high demand Valve has restocked the plush cube of love for only $29.95 USD. However, if you do not live in the US expect to pay double for your cube as shipping is pretty pricey. If you missed them the first time you have a second chance to get one but only while supplies last. I just placed an order for mines; what about you?

"Haha! Complete! My latest addition to my paper-world is ready for the masses.

In case you have no idea what this is, it's one of the lovable turrets from the XBox 360 (and PC) game called Portal, part of a collection called The Orange Box. I've had this model done for about two weeks now, just waiting for the chance to test and build it.

Overall, I'm very satisfied with this model. I wanted to keep it relatively simple, and I don't think I did too bad a job in that respect. The stabilit..."

"Bioshock
This atmospheric first-person shooter game drew players in to a unique dystopian setting and broke ground with a storyline that forced players to make moral decisions.

Portal
One of the most original (and funny) games in recent history requires players to solve puzzles using a teleporting "Portal Gun." It also features a hugely compelling character in the computerized guide GLaDOS.

Rock Band
The studio that created toy-guitar game phenomenon "Guitar Hero" cranked the volume ..."

"As part of the Love is in the Air event in World of Warcraft, Weighted Companion Cubes from Portal (if you didn’t already know that I will incinerate you) have been seen in such locations as Stormwind and Undercity."

"Valve has said it will definitely be making more Portal, confirming plans to add significantly more than just "a bunch of new puzzles".

Speaking to Eurogamer, spokesperson Doug Lombardi said it was less a matter of if and more a matter of what and when.

"There'll be more Portal, for sure. But the details of that, to be honest, we're still working out," he said."

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If a turret bitches about its job and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound? You bet it does. "A Day in the Life of a Turret" catches two turrets on the job during a typical day at the Aperture Science Enrichment Center, and the monotony that lies within."

"Calling all Cars! - Incognito Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment
PlayStation 3 (PlayStation Network)

I think I've had more raw fun in its fast, frantic, and ridiculously fun four player face-offs than I've had with just about any 3D game in the history of forever. Hyperbole? I don't think so. While there's definitely fun to be found in games like God of War 2, or Halo 3, or Mass Effect, Calling All Cars! grabs you by the short and curlies and doesn't let go for the from the minute..."

"Hit the jump to see the winners and then make up your own list of winners in the comments. I'm interested to see how different the list would have been had it been entirely in your hands.

GOTY DS:
The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass

GOTY PC:
Portal

GOTY PS2:
God of War II

GOTY PS3:
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

GOTY PSP:
Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters

GOTY Wii:
Super Mario Galaxy

GOTY Xbox 360:
Bioshock

GOTY XBLA:
Alien Hominid HD

GOTY PSN:
Everyday Shooter..."

"The scene is set through the electronic eye of a security camera and all looks calm...except for the fact that there is a turret hiding in the wings while your faithful Companion Cube sits helplessly near a yule-tide fire and, of course, your cake...."

While going out on Saturday night I noticed a bright blue ring, glowing. First thing that came to my mind "omg, it's a portal". It was a sign / logo for a mini-mall but all it was, was a blue neon oval. Unfortunately because we were driving I couldn't get too many photos and they aren't the greatest quality either; Photos were taken with my iphone at night time + moving vehicle = not too great. The "portal" is located in Richmond, BC Canada.

Now, if only I had a weighted companion cube.

"It's sad to think, but there simply are some people out there who put your own gaming skills to shame. They're impossibly good, unthinkably quick and mindbogglingly crafty.









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