Portal 2
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Here's a thing.
VideoVideo: The best end songs ever
Sing when you're winning (at video games).
VideoVideo: Portal Stories: Mel isn't Portal 3, but it could be
The icing on the cake.
FeatureAn interview with comedian Dara O Briain
"I would like to be able to fondle the dragon by wearing a glove."
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Portal 2 co-writer Jay Pinkerton's back at Valve
This was a triumph.
Valve has made a new Portal demo
For its latest VR controller, Knuckles EV2.
Influential ex-Valve writer Chet Faliszek joins Surgeon Simulator studio
To direct a "PC action co-op game".
Chet Faliszek has left Valve
Portal and Left 4 Dead writer runs out of Steam.
Portal writer Erik Wolpaw has left Valve
"You want your freedom? Take it."
This Portal-themed HoloLens mod is a triumph
Get ready to never stop thinking with portals.
VideoHow Valve found Portal
Here's a thing.
Portal 2 and Left 4 Dead receive Xbox One backwards compatibility
Along with Flashback, Babel Rising, and Brain Challenge.
Former Valve employee is suing the company for $3.1m
Alleges developer exploited minors for free labour, discriminated against transgender staff.
Rocket League gets free Portal DLC tomorrow
Of course there's cake.
Valve's virtual reality headset Vive gets "limited release" in 2015
Larger quantities ship Q1 2016.
Steam hardware pre-orders score free Rocket League and Portal 2
Rocket League coming to SteamOS and Mac after sales success.
VideoVideo: The best end songs ever
Sing when you're winning (at video games).
VideoVideo: Portal Stories: Mel isn't Portal 3, but it could be
The icing on the cake.
Professional-looking mod Portal Stories: Mel is due tomorrow on Steam
Free fan-made expansion offers 6-10 hours of content.
Watch Valve's HTC Vive VR Rezzed developer session
"The future is finally here."
Stunning-looking Portal 2 mod may be the closest we get to Portal 3
12-hour campaign launches free next month.
Steam Music Player lets you listen to your music while you play
Half-Life and Portal soundtracks DLC going free.
Valve-licensed Portal 2 mod doesn't use the portal gun
Aperture Tag is now on sale.
Valve developed the upcoming Portal board game
Publisher Cryptozoic says Valve's prototype required "minimal input".
GLaDOS teaches fission and fusion for NASA
Entertaining education.
Portal 2's Move-based In Motion DLC gets a free co-op campaign
So far only out in North America.
"The first anyone had seen publicly of Portal 2 was relayed over this modem from 1987 from my kitchen"
Grr, ARG, it was Adam Foster all along.
Valve has been measuring people's sweat while they play games
Ooze weird now?
J.J. Abrams and Gabe Newell want to collaborate on movies, games
UPDATE: Abrams really is in talks with Valve about Half-Life/Portal movies. "It's as real as anything in Hollywood ever gets."
Portal fan film director to helm big-screen Y: The Last Man project
New Line signs game fan to direct classic comic conversion.
GLaDOS voice in new Guillermo del Toro film
Pan's Labyrinth director a fan of Portal.
Portal 2 PC finally gets split-screen co-op
Valve deploys new update, support still alive.
COD Black Ops: Declassified costs £45 on EU PlayStation Store
Plus: Portal 2 DLC, Sonic Racing, NFS: Most Wanted demo.
Portal 2 In Motion PS Move DLC campaign hits EU PSN next week
Costs eight quid.
Portal 2 In Motion DLC due next week on PlayStation 3
In the US, anyway.
Valve's first hardware slated for beta next year
Weta makes a nifty Portal turret, too.
Valve's gaming goggles tested, says "credible" AR games 3 to 5 years away
They sure aren't pretty.
Portal 2's Chell nearly married a turret
Still Alive inspired by God Hand's end credits.
Valve "jumping in" to computer hardware space
"We're frustrated by the lack of innovation."
You can make co-op Portal 2 test chambers now
What's that you say about Half-Life 3?
Valve opens Euro office, updates Steam terms
Disallows class action lawsuits, improves individual claims.
NASA launches Portal 2 character into orbit
"In spaaaaaaace!"
Portal Lego set goes into review
Get ready to think with Legos.
Steam Summer Sale is now live
You don't need to eat for a month, right?
Valve counters EA's Steam sales "cheapen intellectual property" accusation
"If we thought having a 75 per cent sale on Portal 2 would cheapen Portal 2, we wouldn't do it."
How "bossless" Valve makes decisions
The Half-Life maker on its "organic gravity well".
Valve: Steam Greenlight will create "fandom"
"It will be fun to be a fan."
Valve collaborating with Adult Swim on something Team Fortress related
UPDATE: Free hat until 4th July.
Mind-bending puzzler Perspective emerges from Portal alma mater Digipen
"Can you think with perspective?"
Valve offers teachers free Portal 2 for classroom use
And explains what kids can learn from it.
Portal 2 DLC announced for PlayStation Move
Are you GLaD?
From YouTube: Street Fighter 2 playing with Portals
Fei Long, Guile and Chun-Li in Capcom/Valve mash-up.
Valve launches Steam remote downloads
Download pre-loads, new releases and latest purchases while out and about.
Valve does have managers, says ex-Portal lead
Kim Swift offers her take on Employee Handbook leak.
Swift denies pressure to top Portal with Quantum Conundrum
And insists she hasn't finished Portal 2.
Fans make thousands of new Portal 2 maps in days
Valve having a weekend Steam sale to celebrate.
Portal 2 sales top four million
PC level editor available from today.
New Portal 2 DLC announced for Mac, PC
Perpetual Testing Initiative level editor due next month.
Valve working on augmenting your reality with wearable computing
"Please, no rumours about Steam glasses being announced at E3."
Valve job ad adds weight to Steam Box rumour
"Help us invent whole new gaming experiences."
Portal 2 wins Best Game BAFTA
Skyrim goes home empty-handed, British studios win big.
FeatureAn interview with comedian Dara O Briain
"I would like to be able to fondle the dragon by wearing a glove."
Valve: no Steam Box "any time soon"
Coomer's PC a test unit for Steam Big Picture Mode.
Gabe Newell is worth $1.5 billion
And Valve is worth over $3 billion.
The Portal 2 that never was
Wheatley's death, the other spheres, the original ending and co-op story, competitive multiplayer and a Garfield parody. Spoilers!
2012 BAFTA Video Game Award nominations list
And the awards could go to...
AIAS 2011 Awards winners revealed
Skyrim dominates the evening.
Valve makes Portal 2 Space Core mod for Skyrim
Voiced, it seems, by Nolan North.
AIAS 2011 nominees for 'video game Oscars' revealed
Uncharted 3 most nominated.
The most pirated PC, Wii, 360 games of 2011
Can you guess what it is yet?
FeatureEurogamer's Game of the Year 2011
Hole in one.
FeatureDevelopers' Games of 2011
Levine! Molyneux! Jaffe! Garriott!
FeatureGames of 2011: Portal 2
For science.
FeatureSaturday Soapbox: Was 2011 a Vintage Year?
It may have lacked innovation, but the breadth of experiences made 2011 a year to savour.
Valve: piracy a "non-issue" for Steam
Perhaps Gabe Newell along.
Portal 2 map editor DLC coming
Due out early next year.
EU PlayStation Store update 5th October
Crysis! NBA Jam! Portal 2 DLC!
Portal 2 Peer Review DLC is 1.37GB
Out now on XBLA.
Portal 2 DLC release date
Peer Review goes live next week.
Steam Trading feature goes live
Portal 2, TF2 and Spiral Knights supported.
Portal 2 PC outperformed console versions
But vice versa for Left 4 Dead.
Valve wants Steamworks in CS: GO XBLA
Would love Xbox Live restriction relaxed.
FeatureValve's Gabe Newell
CS: GO, Steam, Portal 2 DLC and Half-Life 3.
Free Portal 2 DLC out next month
New test chambers incoming.
Crysis 2 racks up three million sales
Dead Space 2, Dragon Age II pass 2m.
Brink dev bellows Portal praises
"Greatest" design "we're ever likely to see."
Valve picks new Portal 2 PC maps
Summer contest winners announced.
Portal 2 tops three million sales
Can Valve sequel match original's tally?
VideoPortal 2 DLC for the Razer Hydra
Extra levels for the new controller.
Elusive PC Portal 2 DLC arrives
Razer roof.
Valve to attend gamescom
DOTA 2? Portal 2 DLC? Half-Life 3?
FeatureCheap This Week - 15/06/11
Heavy Rain! Killzone! Portal 2!
Portal 2, Dead or Alive crack Japan chart
But hardware sales continue freefall.
Valve offers Portal 2 soundtrack for free
First of three downloads available now.
FeaturePortal 2: Top 10 Test Chambers
Brain training.
Portal 2 in orphan insult row
Adoptive parent "shocked at insensitivity".
NPD: Mortal Kombat beats Portal 2 in US
Xbox 360 takes hardware crown.
Merchant: Portal 2 role was "exhausting"
"I can never do this again."
Portal 2 beta Authoring Tools released
Make your own maps, skins, models, sounds.
Valve not giving up on single player
Gabe Newell promises "single player plus".
UK Top 40: Zumba Fitness ousts Portal 2
Steel Diver sinks without trace.
Portal 2 gets fresh PC update
Valve patches up bugs and system crashes.
Free Portal 2 DLC detailed
New test chambers, challenge mode due.
Portal 2 DLC out this summer
Valve confirms more content cooking.
Is Portal 2 Valve's last single-player game?
Multiplayer-focused future hinted at.
FeaturePortal 2: "Let's make Caddyshack"
Erik Wolpaw on writing the great video game comedy.
Digital FoundryFace-Off: Portal 2
Through the looking glass.
Digital FoundryPortal 2 360/PC Face-Off Comparison
Source running on Microsoft console and Microsoft OS.
Digital FoundryPortal 2 360/PS3 Face-Off Comparison
Is the PS3 version really the best console SKU?
Digital FoundryPortal 2 PC/PS3 Face-Off Comparison
Computer and Console go head-to-head.
Digital FoundryPortal 2 PS3/360 Performance Analysis
Valve's first cross-platform project compared.
Portal 2 PC patch released
Valve plugs a few holes.
GAME selling PC Portal 2 right now
"Market reaction" to Valve's Steam release.
Portal sells nearly four million
Excluding Steam.
Portal 2 Metacritic user score pounded
Mutiny at DLC prices, game length, ARG.
Portal 2 out now on Steam worldwide
Valve digitally delivers.
VideoPortal 2 - first 15 minutes
Aperture Science welcomes Eurogamer back.
VideoPortal 2 co-op - first 15 mins
Eurogamer puzzles the first levels out.
Out This Week - 22/04/11
Portal 2! Mortal Kombat! Op Flash!
Play indie games, get PC Portal 2 early
Get stuck into the Potato Sack now.
Portal 2 Steam release today?
Aperture countdown teases possibility.
Valve outs PS3 Portal 2 Steam features
PS3/PC co-op requires Steam account.
VideoNew Portal 2 trailer puts the boot in
Physics-flaunting Aperture tech revealed.
Valve reveals Portal 2 artwork hoard
Concept designs and cover art released.
VideoPortal 2 clip touts turret tech.
"Just try and get close to that baby."
VideoPortal 2 trailer will raise a smile
EA debuts brand new teaser.
VideoNew Portal 2 clip brings the hard sell
Beware: gratuitous robot cruelty within.
VideoValve unveils first Portal 2 TV ad
"We're going to have fun with science."
Valve launches Steam Guard
Do a Gabe and tell us your password.
Why Chet Faliszek is Valve's Mr Awesome
"I walk around the hall with my iron fist."
Will Steamworks come to Xbox 360?
Portal 2 PS3 features Valve's "first step".
Portal 2 exclusive interview
Wormhole your way in.
FeatureHow Valve Opened Up Portal 2
Chet Faliszek and Erik Wolpaw help us think with portals.
Valve insists all Portal 2s are the same
But PS3 version "one to get" for co-op fans.
Valve shows latest Portal 2 screenshots
Chell be coming round the mountain.
Big Picture Mode brings Steam to tellys
Controller support and TV navigation, too.
Why Portal 2 doesn't support PS Move
Valve speaks.
Portal 2 to have "complete" Move support
But it's not "fully integrated" yet.
VideoPortal 2 video has Valentines sorted
Aperture Science creates gift guide.
Steam owns half PC download market
Is "tremendously profitable" says Newell.
Multiple endings confirmed for Portal 2
Plus, cross-platform user-generated levels.
Portal 2 PS3, Steam cross-platform play
PS3 version unlocks free Steam copy.
New Coulton song confirmed for Portal 2
Still Alive composer pens new tune.
Exclusive Portal 2 levels for Razer Hydra
Valve backs new PC motion controller.
Electronic Arts picks up Portal 2
Will publish it in shops.
VideoValve teases Portal 2 co-op
Orange and Blue GLaD to see you.
Valve announces Portal 2 delay
The date was a lie.
Valve: single player games have a future
Not all gamers want "stress" of multiplayer.
VideoPortal 2 co-op fully revealed
Right back Aperture.
VideoPortal 2 co-op teaser
It takes orange and blue, baby.
VideoPortal 2 gameplay trailer
Laser eyes on this new footage.
Valve reveals Portal 2 screens
Companion gloop.
EA in talks with Valve to sign Portal 2
"You earn their business every single time."
Valve gives Portal 2 a release date
Stephen Merchant to vocalise.
VideoPortal 2 also has Propulsion gel
An old trick made new.
VideoPortal 2's Repulsion gel
Bounce around!
VideoPortal 2 encourages pneumatic diversity
Equal opportunity death by suckage.
VideoPortal 2: Thermal Discouragement
If you can't stand the heat, pick it up and move it.
VideoPortal 2's excursion funnels bewilder and delight
"Churning tunnels of liquid asbestos."
VideoPortal 2's Faithplates
Have a little faith in GLaDOS and Aperture.
VideoPortal 2 gameplay footage
Looks like GLaDOS has learned a few new tricks.
FeaturePortal 2
Turrets syndrome.
VideoPortal 2 unveiled at Sony's E3 conf
The lack of announcement is a lie.
Portal 2 coming to PlayStation 3
Due out in 2011.
Portal 2 due out next year
New "ethics-review-panel-supervised" date.
Valve E3 reveal "isn't Ep 3" - Newell
Boss quells Half-Life 2 speculation.
E3 Portal 2 event replaced by "surprise"
Valve ready to unveil Episode Three?
VideoAperture Science motivational video
She's still not even angry.
Hidden Portal 2 message deciphered
Valve GDC BSOD joke points to E3.
Steam for Mac announced, detailed
Launching in April with all Valve's games.
Portal 2 co-op, story, gameplay details
GameStop and Game Informer blow lid.
Portal 2 due out this Christmas
On PC and Xbox 360.