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more about #portal boopadoo: Here's the reason everyone's asking for: [kotaku.com] Pay? Power? Freedom? No, it's Brad Pitt. more » Slanzinger: News of Valve just always makes me wonder when we're ever going to hear any more about HL2 episode 3... It's been at least a year and a half since the... more » che-che: i love how people can criticize other persons career moves, when they know nothing, of what was offered to her. more money, more creative freedom, an... more » guitarheroguru: Eh, who are we to judge? Bottom line is that she's in the gaming industry, and she's in a position to be able to make a decision like that. Most of us... more » riffleraffle: Valve is a good company and they make good games. Can we stop pretending they're the most innovative people ever though? They make first person action... more » Mortav: Wow. What an idiot. I would kill a human-being to work at Valve. more » Atheist Jew: Leaving Valve to work with a 3rd party dev studio is NOT a positive career move. more » hot_heart: Oh, Kim. They won't be giving you a jetpack, you know. more » KefkaticFanatic: A newly hired student. Leaving Valve. I'm sorry, what? more » sbtim: valve does not need kim swift, gabe will make portal 2, by himself, during his lunch breaks. and it'll be great! more » Spidery_Yoda: Hmm. An employee leaving Valve. You certainly don't hear of that very often. I think it's because (from what I can tell), compared to other developer... more » Omnimon: This sucks for the chances of a Portal 2. People that put out press releases announcing that they've moved companies need to get a life, it's not lik... more » deanbmmv: I guess we have to wait a while to see if she is moving up, down or across. Portal 2 seems to be a nothing but glimmer in fans eyes currently, so ... more » VincentGrey: Oh nice, I'll actually be able to play her games on my PS3. I can get behind that... *goes back to giant sandwich* more » ithyphallus, bonks morrigan: Airtight games must've given a heafty price to get someone from Valve, especially someone who worked on portal. more » flkk: wonder if it had anything to do with valve barring her from entering that game design challenge earlier this year.. [news.cnet.com] more » KiwiMan: I have to disagree with that article. I think Portal is a much shallower game than it is getting credit for being. Yes, the main theme of it is contro... more » RicoTheSaboteur: We are in dire need of more articles like this one. #discussion more » fuchikoma: The fact remains though that you CAN turn the system off at any time. You can pick another game to play. You can try something stupid, get killed, and... more » Th3w-san: All that text and no mention of Shadow of the Colossus? There's no game-within-a-game plot twist, but a lot of what makes SotC so amazing is exactly w... more » -
#valve
Portal Designer Heads To Dark Void Studio
Kim Swift, best known for being one of the students-turned-Valve-developers behind Narbacular Drop and team leader for its better-known successor Portal has left the house of Half-Life for the den of Dark Void. More » -
#weekendreader
The Meta-Narrative That Pulls Back the Curtain for All Games
Was GLaDOS, the artificial intelligence in 2007's critically acclaimed Portal, in fact a game designer? And if so, what does our relationship to the computer, and its abuse of our trust, say about the other games we play? More » -
#rumor
Some Guys Get "Portal" Running On The iPhone
Now, we don't even know if this is real. And if it is, whether it's Portal, or just a pared-down imitation of it. More » -
#dlc
Still Alive Free For Rock Band Unplugged
The latest batch of downloadable songs for Rock Band Unplugged for the PSP includes the stirring love anthem "Still Alive" from Portal, which will be available, free of charge and includes delicious cake. More » -
#clips
It's Portal, Running In ASCII
Just in case you've ever wondered "what would Portal look like if it had been released in the early 80s", now, courtesy of Joe Larson, you can find out. More » -
#valve
Valve Games Now Support Gun Controller
Sadly, it's not the "PC Game Gun". Instead, it's been announced today that most of Valve's shooters will be compatible with Novint's Falcon peripheral. More » -
#steam
Steam's Weekend Orange Box Deal Is Insane
Steam's weekend deal should take care of any leftover PC gamers who've yet to experience the glory of The Orange Box, with the whole shebang available now for 66% off. More » -
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#atlus
Atlus Online Now Open For Business
Atlus has completed phase one in the deployment of their internet community and online gaming portal Atlus Online, with mascot Jack Frost running rampant all over the page. More » -
#cosplay
A Conversation With the Portal Gun Maker
Everyone remembers the ultrafantabulous do-want Portal Gun prop we showed you back in January. This weekend its creator, Harrison Krix, revealed future summa-cum-badass prop projects he's working on. More » -
#art
GlaDOS & Shodan, Sitting In A Tree...
OK, maybe not a tree. More like a tangled mess of cables, wiring and cold steel. And maybe not kissing. What they're doing looks a little more "after dark" than a childhood rhyme could manage... More » -
#portal
Real Portal Gun Won't Leave You Tasting Blood
Flickr user emilyskeith has a boyfriend who knows she loves Portal. Knows she loves to cosplay. Knows that, should she ever feel the need to cosplay as Chell, she'd need a suitably authentic ASHPD. More » -
#theholidayisalie
Aperture Science - Happy (Holiday Name Here)
The crazed, homicidal machines at Aperture Science have taken the time out of their busy schedule of rectifying the living to wish the world a Happy (Holiday Name Here.) More » -
#review
Portal: Still Alive Review: This Is Barely A Triumph
And around we go again. It’s only been a year since we were first treated to Portal’s unique blend of puzzling and bleak cynicism, and already we’re seeing the first cashing-in on the brand’s name. Portal: Still Alive, a repackaging of the original game with an additional set of puzzle maps, has just been released on Xbox Live Arcade, and begs the question: More »
