Review: Portal 2 (Xbox 360)

Review: Portal 2 (Xbox 360)

Portal defied expectations. Some three and a half years later, Portal 2 has done the same. Game: Portal 2 Publisher: Valve Developer: Valve Genre: First Person Puzzle Price: $59.99 Console, $49.99 PC/Mac Verdict: An incredibly built game that perfects the formula presented in Portal. Purchased by...

Release of the Week: Portal 2 (360, PS3, PC)

Release of the Week: Portal 2 (360, PS3, PC)

GLaDOS is back! The surprise hit of of Valve’s Orange Box is finally getting a sequel, and it’s a full length one at that! While the original puzzle game can be beaten in a few hours once you get the hang of the mechanics, Portal 2 promises many more hours of both frustration and hilarity. Early...

Portal 2 Special PS3 Exclusives

Portal 2 Special PS3 Exclusives

Valve confirms Portal 2 having full Move support, and that the feature isn’t fully implemented, yet. Eurogamer points to a blog post on the German language Playstation blog that says so[[ UPDATE - Apparently, this was a mistranslation]], and also lets drop this little tidbit from Valve’s own...

Portal 2 on PS3 Includes a Free Steam Copy, Adds Cross Platform Chat

Portal 2 on PS3 Includes a Free Steam Copy, Adds Cross Platform Chat

In a press release sent out this morning, Valve revealed some details about the upcoming cross platform launch of Portal 2. The game will be available on PC or Mac via Steam, the company’s flagship multiplayer and digital distribution platform, as well as the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. In an...

New L4D DLC “The Sacrifice” Announced

New L4D DLC “The Sacrifice” Announced

Got an itch to dive back into some more zombie killing co-op action? Still don’t like slaying zombies from a third person perspective? Have you been eagerly anticipating AMC’s The Walking Dead (Like I have)? Well Valve has got your back with new downloadable content for both Left for Dead and...

Preview: Portal 2

Preview: Portal 2

“Oh, it’s you. It’s been a long time. How have you been? I’ve been really busy being dead… after you murdered me!” GLaDOS has rebuilt herself and is prepared to begin testing you again in Valve’s highly anticipated Portal 2. I managed to get a screening of Portal 2 in Valve’s private meeting...

Editorial Soapbox: The PC is dead… Long live the PC.

Editorial Soapbox: The PC is dead… Long live the PC.

I learned a long time ago to ignore anyone who hailed the death of the PC. Surely by now, the PCs detractors have learned that the PC as a gaming platform is never really dead, it just evolves. Despite ample irrefutable evidence to the contrary, every year without fail someone wheels out the old chestnut:...

No Child Left Behind

No Child Left Behind

In an episode that either proves my five-year-old son is really awesome, or that I should have Child Protective Services called on me, he and I had a lengthy conversation about his favorite Infected in Left4Dead 2. To clarify, he doesn’t have a favorite zombie because he watches me play. He has a favorite...

Montreal International Games Summit Undelines Games as Services

Montreal International Games Summit Undelines Games as Services

In case you may not have noticed, games have slowly been moving towards being services rather than stand alone products. New releases, from the biggest blockbuster to the lowliest PSN of Xbox Live Arcade game, are now frowned upon if they don’t include some sort of internet-based shenanigans either...

Release of the Week: Left 4 Dead 2 (360, PC)

Release of the Week: Left 4 Dead 2 (360, PC)

Not taking into account last week, where Modern Warfare 2 had the biggest launch in entertainment history, this week has perhaps the most robust release lineup in recent memory. Good thing Modern Warfare 2 was so short… Three huge games are coming out this week, all of which are must buys. The New...