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Portal 2: Need we say more? photo

Everybody should know about last year's critically acclaimed Portal by now, and if you don't, then just get the HELL out of our Internet and let the real people interact with each other, okay? Now that we've separated the human beings from the wretched failures, it's time for us to talk. Gather close, sit ye down and listen to the word of righteousness.

Portal 2 has been confirmed by Valve.

Now, as the collective semen of a thousand excited gamers launches through the air like a liquid volley of silken arrows, I must remind you that any idiot could have seen this coming a mile away -- Valve already talked of more Portal, and the first one was too successful to not be continued. This is the first solid confirmation of an official Portal 2, however, as specified by lead designer Kimberly Swift.

The world now holds its breath for further details, but knowing Valve, most of us will be dead of oxygen deprivation to the brain before we hear more. Until then, rejoice! The twisted world of Aperture Science looks set to suck us in once again, and we couldn't be happier.

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Necros's Avatar
Necros at 02/22/2008 00:06
Having just played the game last weekend...FUCK YES! I am curious how this will tie in with HL2: Episode 3. Will Portal 2 follow the episodic-gaming style of the HL2 episodes? Now that the Portal gun is in the wild, will this mean portal battles against antlions and headcrabs? Will Gordon's story intersect directly with Chell's story?
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Sadie G at 02/22/2008 00:07
<3 can't wait, i posted Kim's interview in my blog.
Exciting news indeed!
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pendelton21 at 02/22/2008 00:09
Dude, first "Still Alive" announced for Rock Band, and then this?!?!

IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE ALIVE!!!!!

(no pun intended)

Will be waiting to see where they take the storyline. Hope they find a way to fit GLaDOS back into the mix...or maybe an EVIL(ER) TWIN GLADOS!!!!
Knives's Avatar
Knives at 02/22/2008 00:09
I'm making a note here: FUCK YEAH!
Dov's Avatar
Dov at 02/22/2008 00:11
This was a triumph.
DaedHead8's Avatar
DaedHead8 at 02/22/2008 00:12
@necros

The ideas you propose make me week in the knees.

@Valve

Make this happen
Wedge's Avatar
Wedge at 02/22/2008 00:14
I love Portal, but I'm not sure where it would go for a sequel? I guess maybe it could serve as a lead-in to Episode 3, directly following the end of the first Portal? That might be cool.
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manasteel88 at 02/22/2008 00:16
yay, Portal was the best thing in the Orange Box...and thats saying something
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Ninoog3 at 02/22/2008 00:17
I dont think this game can come out fast enough. I just hope its a lot longer of a game. .... I wanna eat the cake
BluDesign's Avatar
BluDesign at 02/22/2008 00:22
The sequel doesn't have to go anywhere. Chell wasn't the first, nor likely the last test subject in Aperture Labs.

Much like Valve, I would like to reveal a new product that takes an already fantastic concept and makes it +1 better.

I call it...

Boobs +.

Any interested venture capitalists wanna get in on the ground floor?
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Dexter345 at 02/22/2008 00:23
Is this what Chad was referencing in his most recent CBlog post?

I can't say I didn't see it coming, but it is nice knowing it's official.
emotaku's Avatar
emotaku at 02/22/2008 00:28
Chell for brawl confirmed.
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topgeargorilla at 02/22/2008 00:30
so what are they going to do now? A gree third portal? That shifts time?

Are they going to freeze Chell for twenty years, then have her show up on a train and randomly run into the companion cube, who's all "hey, I'm secretly trying to infiltrate the GLAdoS Thingy in City 17?

It'll make total sense, and everybody will be all, OMG! NO WAI, and then people will be all "WAI!" and then it'll make lots of awards.

Stupid HL 2 story.
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vexed alex at 02/22/2008 00:33
Console port, plz.
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Toneman at 02/22/2008 00:41
Will my weighted companion cube return too?
Nubc4kes's Avatar
Nubc4kes at 02/22/2008 00:44
@Dexter

My guess is yes.

Also, ZOMG!?!?!
Mr Lazy's Avatar
Mr Lazy at 02/22/2008 00:54
a sequel where your solving real world environmental puzzles

or an expansion pack where your just solving new puzzles back in the lab

or something else entirely

cant wait to find out more
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MatCD at 02/22/2008 01:01
Portal: Have your cake and eat it "two" edition
Boolean's Avatar
Boolean at 02/22/2008 01:06
I hope this is a full game and not just a few hours again. Don't get me wrong, the length of that game was perfect (huh huh, length), but having a full blown story over 10-12 hours chasing down GlaDOS would own so hard my balls would come flying off.
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Roryzilla at 02/22/2008 01:06
Portal 2: Now with more cake! and, subsequently, more lies as well.





also, cocks.
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Kyousuke Nanbu at 02/22/2008 01:25
Excellent, Portal was the only good thing in the Overrated box.
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LethalHairdo at 02/22/2008 01:35
"...as the collective semen of a thousand excited gamers launches through the air like a liquid volley of silken arrows..."

This is why I look forward to just about everything Jim Sterling writes/says...his cunning combination of wit and the English language almost always result in resounding lulz.
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Holyetheline at 02/22/2008 01:46
I can't wait to try the advanced maps on Portal 2. I love all things that bend my mind! =D
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The Unbiased Voice at 02/22/2008 01:47
Maybee the character from Portal is the next Alyx, after they kill her off.
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CRaZyTooTHJiM at 02/22/2008 02:14
UHHHHH! Shit. Nothing I will say will make this any better.
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HarassmentPanda at 02/22/2008 02:20
A new Portal will be incredible. I hope they incorporate some more of the hilarious backstory found on the Aperture Science webpage.
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RJG at 02/22/2008 02:47
If I could describe how happy I am right now, I would. As such, anything short of heavenly bliss, in a very vague way, would take way too long, and would end up looking like Tycho's WALL OF TEXT but with less blood and more drool and semen.
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Samit Sarkar at 02/22/2008 03:08
I have to play the original one first — along with the rest of The Orange Box.
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Rainbowblack at 02/22/2008 03:22
FUCK YEAH PORTAL 2!!

MY GREAT GRANDCHILDREN ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS GAME!!
atheistium's Avatar
atheistium at 02/22/2008 03:55
think I just came a little :( *is embarrassed*
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mistic at 02/22/2008 04:02
Now, as the collective semen of a thousand excited gamers launches through the air like a liquid volley of silken arrows, I must remind you that any idiot could have seen this coming a mile away


fapfapfap

BUT NOW ITS CONFIRMED!!!


fap fap faaaaaaaaaap

cream...
Aurain's Avatar
Aurain at 02/22/2008 04:19
Portal 2 will just be more levels and new Mechanics. And even more Glados awesomeness.
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The GHost at 02/22/2008 04:35
I hope that they can come up with a "villain" as great as GLaDOS to propel the story along. It's going to be a hell of a challenge coming up with a game that is as surprising and enjoyable, but if anyone can do it, it's Valve :D
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manta at 02/22/2008 05:11
You had me at Now, as the collective semen of a thousand excited gamers launches through the air like a liquid volley of silken arrows...

Jim, have my babies.
Lucca's Avatar
Lucca at 02/22/2008 06:09
Dear God yes.

Still, we knew it was coming. Eventually. :)
Neonie's Avatar
Neonie at 02/22/2008 06:44
At least we know the Portals 2 arent a lie.
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wardrox at 02/22/2008 06:53
Just one request: MAKE IT GOOD
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DryvBy at 02/22/2008 07:19
I don't see what's going to make Portal 2 worth a purchase unless it's a $20 game. For PC, you can download new maps. I don't really think they're going to do much other than add another 2 hours worth of gameplay. Not really worth it to me.
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EvilSmeevil at 02/22/2008 07:32
While that's true about maps bein easily available for download on PC, I hardly think any of them are half as enjoyable as escaping from GlaDos's clutches. The story and the writing will be the deciding factor for me when Portal 2 is released, not the gameplay.
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parrothead at 02/22/2008 07:49
Which is going to come out first, Duke Nukem Forever or Portal 2? I am sure that we will all be collecting social security and playing on our Playstation 7's, XBOX 1800's and Nintendo's Wii.
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x_o at 02/22/2008 08:17
Portal doesn't need a sequel. It was perfect on its own, don't labour the point. This is almost worse that Bioshock for cellphones.

Don't over saturate a good thing.
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nademagnet at 02/22/2008 08:26
There is science to be done!!!!
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CarlostheJackal at 02/22/2008 08:54
Now, as the collective semen of a thousand excited gamers launches through the air like a liquid volley of silken arrows, I must remind you that any idiot could have seen this coming a mile away


This line should be in the Dtoid Hall of Fame...Epic Jim simply Epic
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boylie at 02/22/2008 09:03
I think one of the best things about Portal was that, as funny and as different as it was, it was still tied into the Half-Life universe. I hope that the sequel fleshes out more of that story and overlaps with events in the Half-Life games. Also, I hope to god that the portal gun is what Freeman finds on the Borealis. Half-Life with portals and gravity guns? Yes please. In summation: DO WANT.
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king3vbo at 02/22/2008 09:07
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MechaMonkey at 02/22/2008 09:13
"launches through the air like a liquid volley of silken arrows"

A beautiful, disturbing, hilarious image. Thank you, Jim.
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JamnOnTheOne at 02/22/2008 09:21
Can we possibly hope for another 90 minutes of gameplay! Yahoo!

Seriously, I hope they actually produce a 50-60 level puzzle game like the superior "Flash Portal" and not just a lame-o rehash of the first one.

Also, I'd like to see the difficulty for the puzzles increased about 100-fold. I think a lobotomized chimp could have finished the first Portal. If it took you longer than 3 hours to finish portal, I think you should hand in your controller and follow the companion cube down the incinerator.
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ajay42 at 02/22/2008 09:33
I could not disagree more Jamn: the length of the original game kept the story and characters (well, pretty much just Glados) compelling and the mechanic from getting stale. If we want to see the 'game-as-art' paradigm move forward (and Portal is definitely the kind of game to be in that boat) gamers need to stop obsessing over things like forced lengthiness because of some very commercial sense of 'getting your money's worth.' Some games are naturally long; others are not. I LOVED the way the Portal creators at Valve seemed to know precisely how long their story could go, and how they could simultaneously and at a healthy clip ramp out both the narrative tension and the game play difficulty. Dragging it out for the sake of dragging it out would make it, well, like what the writers did to a show like Lost (which was originally supposed to be a short run of 3 seasons and which they have been shoving meaningless extra content into ever since.)
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DryvBy at 02/22/2008 09:44
ajay42, Could you agree to spending $60 on a game with how short it was? I want longer gameplay?

The problem I had with portal was the side stuff, or the lack of. Sure, make the main story short and "cute" but make some stuff to do afterwards. You are completely done with everything Portal offers in 3 hours. That's not worth my money.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 02/22/2008 09:52
Please tell me Chet & Erik are back on board as the writers.
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