Tag: Portal 2
Sweat levels and eye control to power Valve's next-gen games
It's not just bigger worlds or more realistic graphics that Half-Life developers Valve are aiming for with their next-generation games, but also whole new ways of playing. The company behind the Steam PC digital download gaming platform are also looking…
No Half-Life 3 at this year's E3, confirm Valve
Sorry fans of the Freeman; Valve has confirmed that there will be no new product announcements from their team at this summer's E3 gaming conference. That sadly means that, yep, we're gonna have to wait a little bit longer for…
Think Geek reveal Portal 2 bookends for your test chamber
Experiencing some cognitive deterioration? That's probably because you're not reading enough books. Know why you're not reading enough books? You don't have your library sandwiched between these nifty Portal 2 bookends. Available now over at Think Geek, they take the…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Best PS3 games of 2011
Now before we get started here, we have to stand up and note that, for PS3 owners, it's been a roller-coaster year. While the PlayStation Network online gaming service has many fans thanks to Sony generously making it free, Sony…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Best Xbox 360 games of 2011
Every cultural phenomenon has its "golden age" and this year Microsoft's Xbox 360 console had its. Tons of great games were released this year, from Xbox exclusives like Gears of War 3 to multi-platform brain teasers like Portal 2. One…
REVIEW: Portal 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
The original Portal was a cult smash, turning legions of shooter fans away from their AK-47s and making them don their thinking caps instead. A fiendishly inventive puzzler, it was also hilariously written, with each enigma solved bringing you one step closer to yet another killer punchline. It was a magic formula, and one that many argued would not serve a sequel well. Can Portal 2 live up to its lofty predecessor?
Valve want to make Half Life movie
Gaming properties are hot stuff in Hollywood right now, but very rarely do they capture the imagination of audiences as well as their console counterparts did. Just look at the woeful Super Mario Bros. movie. Even the recent big-budget Prince…
Steam and Portal 2 to hit the PS3!
In somewhat of a shock announcement, Valve have confirmed that their Steam digital game downloader and library software will be making the jump to consoles with Sony's PS3. With it also comes the news that the eagerly anticipated Portal 2…
Steam for Mac gets a release date
There's not long to wait now before Mac gamers get their hands on the Steam gaming platform. After missing its April launch date, the popular game library and download software will now be hitting Apple's machines on the 12th…
Testers play with Steam for Mac – Video
Getting hold of computer gaming software has never been all that easy for Mac gamers, often having to wait ages for a slim chance of even the biggest titles hitting Apple's computers. However, the news that popular digital distribution…