Neowin News Feed for: Portal 2

Xbox Live downloadable game and DLC holiday sales start

John Callaham — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:30:00 +0000

Microsoft has launched its annual holiday sale of downloadable games and DLC content on Xbox Live, including price cuts on Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and Dead Island, among others. Read more...

Portal 2 is being turned into a teaching tool

John Callaham — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:35:12 +0100

Valve has launched a new education program that allows teachers to offer lesson plans for math and science projects based on Valve's puzzle action game Portal 2. Read more...

Interview: Valve talks about Portal 2's new puzzle editor

John Callaham — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:59:07 +0100

Valve's David Sawyer talks about the Portal 2 DLC the Perpetual Testing Initiative for the PC and Mac, which adds an easy-to-use puzzle editor to the first person puzzle action game. Read more...

Valve: We're not announcing anything at E3

Anthony Tosie — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:45:09 +0100

Company founder and CEO Gabe Newell responded to a fan's question of what the company would be showing at E3, denying that Half-Life 3 or any other new game would be announced. Read more...

Portal 2 puzzle editor gets demo video [Update]

John Callaham — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:28:07 +0100

The upcoming puzzle editor for Portal 2 has been fully revealed in a new video made by one of its beta testers, ahead of its final release for the PC and Mac on May 8th. Read more...

Portal 2 DLC trailer connects to the multiverse

John Callaham — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:45:48 +0100

The first trailer for the upcoming Portal 2 PC-Mac DLC Perpetual Testing Initiative show how Aperture Science is connecting to the multiverse to make new puzzles. Read more...

Upcoming Portal 2 DLC will let users make their own puzzles

John Callaham — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:56:46 +0100

Valve has announced that it will release a new DLC pack for Portal 2 May 8th, the Perpetual Testing Initiative, that will let users create and upload their own Portal 2 puzzles. Read more...

Valve to offer free games as compensation for Steam issues

John Callaham — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:02:11 +0000

Valve's Gabe Newell has indicated that it will offer Steam users free games such as Portal 2 as compensation for the issues that occurred due to this week's cyber attack on the download service. Read more...

Gaming news round-up: October 17-23

John Callaham — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:20:02 +0100

The weekly gaming news round-up feature returns with Diablo III, Battlefield 3, World of Warcraft, Batman Arkham City, Portal 2, Mass Effect 3, Prison Architect, Mechwarrior 5 and more Read more...

Free Portal 2 DLC to be released Tuesday

John Callaham — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:13:09 +0100

Portal 2 will finally get its first official downloadable content release on Tuesday, October 4. The DLC, Peer Review, will be free to download for the PC, Mac, Xbox 360 and PS3 versions Read more...

Portal 2 PC price drops permanently to $29.99

John Callaham — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:14:25 +0100

If you want to purchase Valve's critically acclaimed puzzle shooter sequel Portal 2, the PC version of the game is now permanently available for $20 off its original price. Read more...

The Best Games Of 2011 ... So Far

John Callaham — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:19:56 +0100

With 2011 now halfway over it's time to take a quick look back to see what console and PC games peaked our interest in the first half of the year. While there are certainly a... Read more...

Gaming news round up: June 22

John Callaham — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:49:24 +0100

Another day of summer has come and gone and as expected gaming news is a bit slow as we get ready for yet another long holiday weekend next week. However we managed to find these... Read more...

Razer Hydra motion controller shipping; exclusive Portal 2 levels

John Callaham — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:04:30 +0100

Over a year since the the product was first announced, Razer has finally started shipping the long awaited Razer Hydra PC gaming motion controller to people who have pre-order the product. The announcement came earlier... Read more...

News cast slants Portal 2's jokes on adoption

John Callaham — Thu, 19 May 2011 03:20:35 +0100

Portal 2 is a game which is mostly about solving puzzles with your mind and your Portal gun in Aperture Science's various lab rooms. But the game has now become a target of a local... Read more...

The Final Hours of Portal 2 now available for PC and Mac users

John Callaham — Wed, 18 May 2011 02:01:50 +0100

A multimedia article about the making of Portal 2 that was previously released as an iPad exclusive is now available to purchase and download via Steam for PC and Mac owners. The Final Hours of... Read more...

Portal 2 mod tools released

John Callaham — Wed, 11 May 2011 12:18:04 +0100

If you have been playing Portal 2 and have been itching to see if you can make levels as fun and as challenging as Valve's team members, now is your chance. Valve has announced that... Read more...

Gaming news round up: May 7-8

John Callaham — Mon, 09 May 2011 05:18:47 +0100

Sony Playstation 3 owners along with subscribers to Sony Online Entertainment's MMO games are still unable to play games online. However the weekend wasn't about bad news for gamers. Rayman Orgins, previously announced as a downloadable... Read more...

Gaming news round up: May 6

John Callaham — Sat, 07 May 2011 05:44:56 +0100

It was yet another busy day in the world of video and PC games so let's get to them, shall we? More info on Assassin's Creed Revelations have been revealed via the new Game Informer magazine. Check... Read more...

Valve announces first Portal 2 DLC

Joshua Seed — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:14:20 +0100

Valve has officially announced today the first downloadable content for its puzzle-platform hit Portal 2. The add-on will feature "new test chambers for players, leaderboards, challenge mode for single and multiplayer modes, and more." The announcement... Read more...