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NoobFeed.com still watches The Simpsons after 20 odd years. Tonight's episode started off with some sentry drones and a big gaping orange hole. This follows last week's steampunk opening. Nothing makes a show better than pop culture snippets.
"- Puzzle action game masterpiece of VALVE, [PORTAL]! There is no guy does not start,
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Appearance is made to the replica!
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Fully reproduced. Light blue and orange is equipped with the gimmick of course.
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Daav from NoobFeed.com is back with another huge batch of news, trailers and more. Catch up on Paradox Interactive releases, their promotions, cheap indie titles, Darksiders and naturally, free Portal. Then cry at the beauty of Ni No Kuni.
Chet Faliszek of Valve has said that the company is "about people sitting on their couches or at their desks", going on to say "it’s just not a space our engine has been looked at or optimized for."
This means we can't be expecting games such as Portal or Half Life on the 3DS (or even on the Vita) any time soon, or at all if Valve really are that disinteresed in handheld gaming.
Until September 20 all you need for some classic Portal awesomeness is a free Steam account and a computer. A mouse and keyboard wouldn't hurt. Oh and some speakers for the great audio. Yeah.
To go along with the Portal 2 transparent lock screen wallpaper from a few weeks ago, Conflicting Gamers has created tiles you can mix in with your Windows Phone 7 Live Tiles creating a complete Portal 2 theme. Check out the video on how it's done and grab the Portal icons for your WP7.
Studio giant Valve has announced the total sales for the original Portal. To date, Portal has sold over 4 million units. Will its sequel be as successful?
Actually, I'm going to list some of it anyways. No hype, just facts: We have a panel discussion on downloadable games with Adam Boyes (Beefy Media), "Eka" (Monday Night Combat), and Robert Bäckström (Bionic Commando Rearmed 2), along with an interview with FIFA 11's creative director. We also look at the future of 3D and game coverage, the history of the medkit in video games, the Akihabara arcade scene, the latest on PlayStation Plus, and much more. And of course, all of the latest reviews a...
Wabash college in Indiana has been reported to use Valve's acclaimed PC title Portal as a means for its freshman class. Although their is no science being taught, this is to help new students learn better with the program called Enduring Questions.
A message was recieved from Valve (under the guise of Aperture Science) that they have cancelled their Portal 2 party in E3, in exchange for a surprise. What will it be? The long awaited Episode 3 seems a good bet, but might it be Team Fortress 3? Maybe some more DLC for Left 4 Dead 2? Or just something little? Whatever it is, it'll be interesting.
The award-winning first-person puzzle game, Portal, is now free to download on Steam (for both the PC and the recently released Mac version) for a limited time.
I could not help by feel a sense of overwhelming satisfaction. It was seriously hard to state. This kind of publicity can only be good. I mean, who else thinks that this song is a classic in gaming? I doubt that anyone within the choir is actually old enough, or (gaming) experienced enough to have played or even understood Portal, but either way; they should feel mighty proud of themselves in having participated. I might have jumped at a chance to join a choir just to sing that song, and I ha...
Bunch of new details on the upcoming new Portal game from Valve. Definitely bigger and more challenging than Portal 1. Be sure to keep a lookout on this game. Hit the jump to read a bunch of new info.
Valve have recently updated portal with a new achievement called 'transmission received', originally confused about how to get it, gamers soon found out that radios were to be taken to special spots in each level to hear a transmission that had to decoded externally by special programs or morse code and HEX, these sound files were found to contain image data and phones numbers when examined on PC, could this be the start of an ARG and more info on EP3 or Portal 2? More on this in the source.
"A portal gun my boyfriend made for my Aperture Science Test Subject costume.
It lights up both blue and orange along the tube, in the barrel, and in the "indicator light" on top. The light switch is a two-way toggle in the back by the handle. It's 22" long including the prongs and weighs about 15 lbs.
For any inquiries about the prop, permissions, commissions, etc., please write to volpinprops [at] gmail [dot] com."
"Portal: Still Alive will be released on XboxLIVE! Arcade this Wednesday, and is effectively a re-release of the original title. The title hopes to catch the attention of those who neglected to pick-up The Orange Box last year, while still attempting to please the fans with fourteen new Challenge Maps; some of which have been created by Valves online community. In addition, there are also six new advanced Test Chamber Maps included.
None of the new Maps represent..."
A Portal mod that was basically kept in the dark for months is finally coming to the surface. Said to release sometime towards the end of September, Portal: Prelude promises to tell the back story of Apature Science - and showcase the events leading up to the rise of GlaDOS.
Portal: Prelude will feature "8 chapters, 19 test chambers, 48 challenges, 6 advanced maps" plus a brand new plot complete with dialogue.
Best of all - it will be free.
In the past, box art was clean and simple, such as the Atari 2600's. Nowadays, we have these amazing designs for box covers, but what if the games we play today had the same covers of the Atari 2600? the-minusworld has created some, such as Halo 3 and No More Heroes.
There's more in the source for you to check out as well.
Portal: Still Alive debuted at E3 with a Glados narrated trailer at the 360 conference, however according to a PR manager a Portal title will also appear on PSN shortly after Still Alive's release in the Marketplace.
This is still a rumor however and still requires official confirmation
Fans of Portal may be disappointed with it's upcoming sequel Portal: Still Alive.
According to Valve's Doug Lombardi, the series's plot will not be extended or delved into. And despite GLaDOS promoting the game at E3, she won't be making an appearance in Still Alive. (An odd choice, considering the title of the game, no?)
Though judging by Lombardi's cryptic response, it seems we will see more of GLaDOS (and more plot) in a future title.
"Microsoft community manager Chris Paladino does a video walk through of Microsoft's E3 line-up. Games mentioned in the clip include: Fable 2, Gears of War 2, Guitar Hero World Tour, Rockband 2, Lips, Uno Rush, Galaga Legions and Portal: Still Alive. Wait, wait, wait. Portal: Still Alive? The game is hitting Xbox LIVE Arcade in 2008. It will feature single player and "a new challenge mode." Last April, Valve's Doug Lombardi stated, "You won't see a new Portal at retail this Christmas because o..."
Portal 2 is well under way, and a lot of people are asking "how the hell can Valve construct a successful sequel to such a great game?".
Well the answer may be "they aren't" because according to this casting call for a voice actor, the next Portal game might be a prequel where you will play as none other than Cave Johnson, the founder and CEO of Aperture Science, who apparently starts to lose his grip on humanity as the story progresses.
"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..."
A programmer by the name of T4ils has released their own 2D remake of Valve's Portal, so anyone in the homebrew scene can play it on their DS. Titled Still Alive DS, it's minimalistic, sure, but it's Portal! As a bonus, a map editor is included, opening up the game quite a bit more. Check out the video:
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 is one of breakthrough titles that came in 2007, combined in The Orange Box with other epic games like Half Life 2. Though people would look forward to a "Portal 2", Valve says they're going to take their time to bring out a quality game just like the first one instead of rushing through saying "Okay, that was revolutionary, so its successor has to be equally as revolutionary".
So, it's a pretty slow release week this week, especially considering that three of the more notable releases this week are really just The Orange Box being split up into parts. But this week also sees the release of the dark RPG for the Wii and PS2, Baroque, and the PC Director's Cut of Assassin's Creed. Assassin's Creed: DC probably still has all the repetition of the original version, though.
Notable games this week:
Arcana Heart (PS2) [Official Site | Wikipedia]
Assassin's Creed: D...
"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 didnt 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."
Best games. These really depend on people's tastes. So, different sites have different lists. Here's what QuickJump (qj.net) has as the top games of 2007. Its an all around list that includes all current-gen platforms.
Whether they are awarding games on the high powered PS3, or the innovative and fast-selling DS, they have always looked at gameplay rather than graphics. Calling all Cars is a good example of this, winning an award for it's fun gameplay!
Kotaku.com recently held a "Reader's Choice Awards" in which regulars of the site could vote for their favorite game of 2007 from each console.
And while not everyone was happy with how the awards were conducted, the results were still tallied and winners were still announced.
Read below to find out who won. You might be pleasantly surprised (but then again, if you've been keeping track of the popular games of 2007, you probably won't be).
"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...."
![Box shot of Portal [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvUEMvQWN0aW9uL1Nob290ZXI=/portal_frontcover_small_Jng7wZJ0uEoZYNe.jpg)