The Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device returns and works as normal, but there are many additions to the original's set of tools and traps: there are Pneumatic Diversity Vents, Propulsion and Repulsion Gels, Thermal Discouragement laser beams, Aerial Faith Plates and more. While Chell remains silent, GLaDOS and the personality sphere Wheatley are full of character and are both hilarious and terrifying. While the original's story was only really hinted at, here it is fleshed out and you will learn a lot about Aperture Science and the characters in the game. This story ain't anywhere near over, I suspect.On PC and Mac Portal 2 looks great, with rich detailed environments and excellent animation. The full bathysphere image, constructed from mystery emails sent to us and other sites by Gabe Newell yesterday has now been unlocked, and appears to point to secrets in Dejobaan's 1.2.3.Kick It! as well as referring to Newell's recruitment of various sites to draw attention the larger mystery.Īt the same time, volunteers are needed to decipher a further clue hidden in Defence Grid. You can read it here, and if you're suitably impressed download images free from text here.

It is both cryptic and dramatic, and wastes no time in offering a new perspective on some of the critical events of the first Portal.

It's a Valve-wide collaboration, headed up by famed comic artist/writer Michael Avon Oeming with input from the likes of Marc Laidlaw, Chet Faliszek, Erik Wolpaw and Jay Pinkerton. Now we have part one of an official Valve comic, which apparently bridges the gap between the two Portal games - as well as introducing another Aperture survivor. Oh, the hornet's nest of Valve's omni-fiction is opening ever-further.

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