Playing video games with your family is definitely never a recipe for arguments, and Steam’s just introduced an improved way to definitely not get into such arguments. Steam Families, now available in beta, will let you do a bunch of stuff with your loved ones, including play very mid games at the same time.
]]>Portal 64, a very cool-looking Nintendo 64-inspired Portal demake, was cancelled earlier this week because of Valve, but its dev doesn't want you to be mad at anyone.
]]>Those that are craving a whole new Portal adventure will probably be interested in Portal: Revolution, a big new mod filled with new puzzles and original voice acting.
]]>Portal 3 isn't happening (yet), but in a recent interview the series' writer Erik Wolpaw did say he knows how it would start.
]]>There's no better way to spend some quality time with family and friends than romping through some of the best co-op games around.
]]>Coming to Switch later this year is Portal: Companion Collection which features Portal and Portal 2 from Valve.
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]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>Portal 2 writer Jay Pinkerton seems to have quietly return to Valve, although what he's working on isn't clear.
]]>If you thought Valve turning game submissions over to fans was a big deal, buckle up.
]]>Chet Faliszek has left Valve after devoting 12 years to the company.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>Flashback, Babel Rising, and Brain Challenge made the list as well.
]]>Portal Stories: Mel is a Portal 2 mod with over 20 levels, a new protagonist, and custom dialogue and story.
]]>One Minecraft creator has rebuilt Portal 2, using the tools available to every player.
]]>Half-Life 3 still hasn't been confirmed, but allow this funny tear-down of the Portal series by Honest Trailers to ease your impatience.
]]>Valve's VR headset device will not be sold commercially, but one developer at Iridium Studios visited the company in Seattle to try it out. In his detailed report, he claims that the peripheral is "lightyears" ahead of the original Oculus Rift device.
]]>Here's a little bit of fun; GLaDOS voice Ellen McLain lent her vocal talents to NASA for an educational video explaining nuclear fusion and fission. The whole thing is wrapped up in a pretty typical GLaDOS plot and fairly adorable as well as informational. Take a look below.
]]>Portal 2 is now available to Linux users - in beta form. Valve has recently released a public beta for the latest version of its bestselling sequel, which you can opt-in to via the Portal 2 properties in your Steam Library. Valve is getting pretty keen on this Linux business and welcomes your bug reports via Github.
]]>The rather awesome Good Friends Bundle, which includes Bit.Trip Presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, Portal 2, Cave Story + and more, has arrived on Steam.
]]>PlayStation 3-owning Portal 2 fans are in for a treat today, with the release of a free DLC campaign designed specifically for the PlayStation Move.
]]>Portal is now available for Linux through the Steam store, according to PCgamesN. It's possible Portal 2 is also to be made available soon for Linux as well, as it's listed, by grayed out at the moment, according to Gearburn. If you don't own the original Portal yet, it will run you £6.99.
]]>Portal 2's robo-chums Atlas and P-Body were being made into figurines over a year ago by manufacturer ThreeA, and then quietly fell off the radar. Fret not, as they're still in development and recently popped up at a toy convention.
]]>Portal 2's silent protagonist Chell is getting the action figure treatment next week. If you want one you better be quick, as they're strictly limited.
]]>Filmaker Guillermo del Toro has confirmed that the voice you hear in the Pacific Rim trailer is an official GlaDOS nod.
]]>Portal 2 In Motion is out today in the US on PSN, and if you are a PS Plus customer, you will get 30% off the $9.99 price tag.
]]>Sony has announced that Portal 2's Move-compatible In Motion DLC will be coming to US PlayStation 3s next Tuesday, on November 6.
]]>Portal 2's development was full of ideas which didn't make the final game, including a sequence in which protagonist Chell ended up married to a turret. Yep.
]]>Valve has opened up Portal 2's Perpetual Testing Initiative - mod tools for user-created levels - to co-operative play.
]]>Without giving any spoilers, those who've finished Portal 2 should check out this post on the game's blog which details the efforts of an anonymous NASA engineer in laser-engraving a tribute to Valve's puzzler on an ISS re-supply vessel. This is adorable, but does not have NASA's official sanction, so we may never know who is responsible.
]]>After receiving over 10,000 votes from fans, it looks as though a Portal 2-themed LEGO set has been sent for review to the LEGO committee. The votes were tallied through CuuSoo, LEGO's crowd-sourcing portal. Granted, it's not a given it will be produced, but think how cool that would be? Head on the through the link to have a look at the prototypes.
]]>Microsoft has updated its Xbox Live content schedule, and the releases kick off today with a sale on Fallout 3 and Oblivion content, Kinect PlayFit, and Portal 2 and Zumba Fitness Rush hit Games on Demand. Below the break you will also find a date for the free Mass Effect 3: Earth Multiplayer Expansion and more.
]]>During the Games for Change conference, Valve announced it will give away Portal 2 for free, via the new Steam for Schools initiative. Educators which sign up for the beta which also recoeve the Perpetual Testing Initiative level maker so students can create Portal levels in the classroom - but they won't be able to share said levels outside of class. If you are an educator, more information is available through here. Via Kotaku.
]]>Portal 2 In Motion is a new DLC pack for Portal 2 which is slated for PS3 later this year and contains levels originally available for the Razer Hydra controller. It will be compatible with Move, of course. More on The Verge.
]]>To celebrate the successful debut of the Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative, Steam is holding a Weekend Workshop Sale, with huge discounts available for Portal 2, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and many Team Fortress 2 Workshop Items.
]]>Although it surfaced on YouTube last week, someone's now put together a handy website showing off a Half-Life easter egg in Portal 2's recent DLC pack.
]]>Valve has announced the free Portal 2 update, Perpetual Testing Initiative, is now available on PC and Mac. The DLC allows players to "easily create, share, and play Portal 2 puzzles," via the in-game Puzzle Maker. Log into Steam and get to downloading.
]]>Valve has announced Portal 2 has sold over 4 million copies combined on PC and console since it was released a year ago. The figure was provided to Neogamr by level designer David Sawyer. The entire franchise has now sold over 8 million total, with the original Portal game selling over 4 million units - a figured which doesn't take into account Steam sales. Thanks, Gamasutra.
]]>A video preview of the Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC for Portal 2 has been released by Steam user Doogiehoogie. It's posted below. The DLC allows users to create, share, and play Portal 2 puzzles using the puzzle maker. Users can then publish maps to the Steam Workshop so that others can browse, vote on, and select to play them. Selected puzzles will automatically be downloaded and installed inside Portal 2. It releases on PC and Mac May 8.
]]>GTTV's aired the first trailer for the Perpetual Testing DLC for Portal 2. The trailer features a voiceover from JK Simmons as Cave Johnson - at least, it could be: we reckon it might be a soundalike. Still funny, mind.
The DLC launches on PC and Mac on May 8. Get the trailer below.
]]>Valve has announced its free, Portal 2 DLC titled Perpetual Testing Initiative will be available for the PC and Mac on May 8. It allows users to "easily create, share, and play," Portal 2 puzzles and comes with a simplified puzzle maker which allows users to create content without leaving the game. Users can publish maps to the Steam Workshop where users can "browse, vote on, and select to play them." Selected puzzles will automatically be downloaded and installed inside Portal 2.
]]>Valve "won" the Game Developers Choice Awards, but The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's single gong is the best of them all.
]]>Time to dig out your best "shut up and take my money" images: Soon, you'll finally be able to buy a Portal gun.
]]>Fiddling around with the console in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, one user found clues suggesting Valve may have built more than a cool unique object with its first mod for the Bethesda RPG.
]]>One of the first mods to roll off the assembly line enabled by the recently-released Skyrim Creation Kit is a neat little effort by Valve, celebrating the modding community's intended close relationship with Steam Workshop. The Fall of the Space Core, Vol. 1 adds the Space-loving Portal 2 core as a companion, and apparently also Nolan North.
]]>On the market for a highly specific gaming awards ceremony? The very first New York Videogame Critics Circle Awards has you covered.
]]>RPS has noted that Valve has made its games available on GameStop download service Impulse. The marketplace, which was owned by Stardock up until last year when it was bought by GameStop, now has five titles from the company: Portal 2, The Half-Life Complete Collection, Left 4 Dead 1 + 2 and The Orange Box, all of which end up requiring Steam activation anyways. Still, your options on where to buy Valve games has become more broader now.
]]>The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced finalists for its 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, and Naughty Dog's Uncharted 3 leads the field with a total of 12 nominations across 11 categories.
]]>Bethesda, Valve, and Supergiant Games have each been nominated in five different categories for the 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards.
]]>Valve has announced the second game add-on Portal 2 is in development and targeted for release early next year. The update includes an "easy-to-use," in-game map editor so you can design, build and share single-player and co-op test chambers. The community will be able to view, play and vote on your creations with "a simple click." The development of the editor was mentioned earlier this week with the release of part two of the Final Hours of Portal 2 app, but was unconfirmed at the time. Portal 2's first content update, Peer Review, was released two weeks ago.
]]>Go grab a cuppa. You're in this one for the long haul.
]]>Geoff Keighley has updated The Final Hours of Portal 2 with a new 2,500 word chapter through iTunes and Steam.
]]>Valve has revealed that one of the key plots of Portal 2 came about when the writers realised they'd made a terrible mistake. Spoilers ahead.
]]>Peer Review, Portal 2's first piece of DLC, is now up on Live. According to the blurb: "Featuring a devious new co-op track that continues the story of Atlas, Peabody and GLaDOS, the DLC also includes both single and multiplayer challenge modes, plus leaderboards so you can compare your portal placement and time scores with the Portal community." Cost? It's free. More from Nelson.
]]>Valve has announced the official launch of Steam Trading, which allows users to exchange in-game items and game gifts.
]]>Valve boss Gabe Newell has said that sales of Portal 2 were better on PC than they were on either 360 or PS3.
]]>This seven minute live-action Portal-inspired short film is possibly the best game-to-movie conversion you've ever seen.
]]>Awesome merchandise! Day and date digital releases! Marriage! Many other delightful things! Enter the world of brevity.
]]>Valve's Portal 2 DLC is still heading your way this summer, and according to spokesman Doug Lombardi, it will be released sometime in mid-September. No further information was revealed about the content, but we've previously been told by the firm it will contain new test chambers, new challenge modes, and other nice nuggets for Mac, PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Thanks, Kotaku.
]]>It's time for your second batch of shorts. Take the plunge after the break.
]]>If you thought the earlier shorts post was large, wait until you get a load of this one. Okay, we lied. It's smaller - but not by much.
]]>More shorts for your day are below the break.
]]>Valve has released the second volume of the Portal 2 soundtrack, which, like the first, is freely available for download from the game's official site.
]]>Valve is well know for doing clever things, but its latest project is a doozy: turning out educational tools based on Portal 2. And that's just the tip of a growing wave.
]]>During the Games For Change event going on New York City today, Valve's Gabe Newell mentioned that Portal 2 has sold 3 million copies since April 18.
]]>It's Friday. Read these shorts before you go out on the town.
]]>If you haven't played Portal 2 yet, you now have no excuse. Play's offering the PC and Mac version for £12.99 with free delivery, as you can see here. Thanks, Savygamer.
]]>Another round of shorts for your hump day is below.
]]>Valve has announced a Portal 2 contest called the 2011 Summer Mapping Initiative.
]]>Microsoft has sent out its press invites for E3, and along with the invitation came some nifty stickers teasing possible games to be shown at the conference.
]]>We all know that Valve makes great games - but now the company has dabbled in making great books, too. Portal 2 - The Final Hours is a digital tome that will give you an "unvarnished look" behind the scenes on Valve's most recent puzzler.
]]>Tomorrow is Friday. You should be pleased. Very pleased. Have some shorts to help you celebrate the impending end of your work week.
]]>Quote of the day is from Josh Weier, Project Lead on Portal 2, discussing the delay which pushed the game back a couple of weeks.
]]>Valve's released the Authoring Tools kit for Valve 2, enabling you to make your own levels for the game. The tools included in the kit allow you to create any type of mod for the game: single-player or co-op maps, music, 3D models and more. The kit is available now for PC on Steam via the Tools tab. There's more details on it here.
]]>Gabe Newell would like you to know that he is not a man who has gone back on his word, even despite his apparent backflip on the topic of PlayStation 3 development. Instead, he's just another vote in a democracy, and the tribe has spoken.
]]>This is no simple mod - this is Extreme PortalCraft, a new map for Minecraft featuring - you guessed it - a bunch of Portals.
]]>Valve's Erik Wolpaw has said one of the reasons Chell doesn't speak in Portal 2 is because she is a silent protagonist which "could be anyone."
]]>Ever wonder what Portal 2 would look like as a 1970s film with a Shaft-style film poster? Wonder no more, because Valve artist Tristan Reidford has envisioned it, created it, and it is good.
]]>Portal 2 has remained on top of the UK charts, GFK Chart-Track has announced this morning.
]]>The PC version of Portal has received its second patch inside of a week, thanks to Valve's updating efforts via Steam.
]]>Valve has announced the first game add-on for Portal 2, which is currently in development and targeted for a summer release.
]]>Jonesing for more Portal 2? Valve has said the puzzler will see its first downloadable content over the next few months.
]]>It can't all be doom, gloom, and the PSN being hacked. Sometimes it's tiny, cheerful (and occasionally stupid) nuggets of news.
]]>Chart Track's confirmed this morning that Portal 2 has taken over from Zumba Fitness at the number one spot in the UK charts.
]]>Happy Easter one and all, no matter how you celebrate it. Even if the rabbit has big, nasty, pointy teeth.
]]>You are cordially invited to discuss the week's happenings. If you refuse, we'll spoil Portal 2. GlaDOS kills Dumbledore. You've been warned.
]]>US games journalist Geoff Keighley launched The Final Hours of Portal 2 last night, a $1.99 iPad app detailing the creative process behind Valve's puzzler. The feature itself comes in at 15,000 words and includes interactive diagrams, magazine-style production and such.
]]>The indie developers featured in the Potato Sack did a lot more than sit back and watch the attention flood in - they were heavily involved in the creation of the PotatoFools AR game.
]]>Customers unhappy with day one DLC and complaints of console-related messages in the PC build have driven down the Portal 2's Metacritic user rating.
]]>After Portal 2's scheduled release date of April 21 was blown open by Valve and its Potato Sack, UK specialist retailers GAME and GameStation have followed suit in-store.
]]>Tasty bites to get you over hump day.
]]>Portal 2, released this morning, includes an interactive movie trailer for JJ Abrams' upcoming sci-fi epic, Super 8. There are no spoilers in this. Kotaku's shoved a look at it on YouTube. Watch it below.
]]>Portal 2 released this morning, and with it lifted an uncertain review embargo. There's been no dithering about the scores, however.
]]>Longing for Portal 2? Justin Kranzl brings you everything you need, bar the game itself - a play-through, a Q&A with project leaders, and even a glimpse inside Gabe's knife room.
]]>The countdown is complete. Portal 2 for PC and Mac is available right now on Steam.
]]>Last week, we thought we have the Potato Fool's ARG stitched up - play indie games, contribute to the possibility of an early release of Portal 2.
But wait - there's more. And it's Half-Life flavoured.
]]>We're dedicating this week to Jade Empire 2. Goodnight, sweet prince. Here's some other things that happened this week as well.
]]>Valve has updated its Aperture Science page for Portal 2, and the countdown clock has ended. Now, the site is asking to to re-boot GLaDOS by playing games included in the Potato Sack offering.
]]>Valve has explained why Portal 2 on PS3 will be "the best console version" out there - even though there will be no keyboard or mouse control.
]]>Rumours that Portal 2 will be released ahead of schedule have gained extra weight. The Aperture Science website has been updated with a mysterious countdown, ticking over the seconds until 9am Friday morning (PDT).
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