Portal 'First Slice' extended demo free for NVIDIA customers only
by Scott Jon Siegel 
{ Jan 10th 2008 at 9:00AM }
The offer is accessible through Steam, which will scan your computer to confirm the presence of NVIDIA hardware before making the offer available (creepy). Game|Life also reports that in addition to the Portal: First Slice, demo, NVIDIA customers can also download Peggle Extreme, Half-Life 2 Deathmatch, and Half-Life 2: The Lost Coast for free through the same offer. Not too shabby.
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Jeziah @ Feb 12th 2008 6:48PM
i have an NVidia nForce Networking Controller installed, but it says that i don't meet the requirements for the offer >.<
help please?
The Artist formally known as Jesus @ Jan 10th 2008 9:05AM
So the cake isn't a lie?
Jtenma @ Jan 10th 2008 9:12AM
No, no, no, no one said anything about cake..IT'S STILL A LIE!!!
Don't even try it...
Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Jan 10th 2008 12:06PM
Funny thing is, the cake wasn't a lie. There was cake all along. Down in the basement, where she's still alive. With the companion cube.
Alex McKee @ Jan 10th 2008 9:06AM
Woah! Cool. I wanted to try Portal, but I'm cheap and without windows. Oh well.
Slayer @ Jan 10th 2008 9:19AM
Didn't ATI do something like this?
Jerk Face @ Jan 10th 2008 9:20AM
Is that, like, a full copy of HL2:DM? If so I might have to tell a few of my friends about this who don't have it. It's pretty damned fun at LAN parties (and when you're bored with TF2.)
baby sea tuna @ Jan 10th 2008 9:24AM
First Peggle Extreme, now *this*?! I call "no fairsies!"
Apreche @ Jan 10th 2008 9:25AM
This is interesting because Valve has traditionally been more friendly with ATi.
Jerk Face @ Jan 10th 2008 9:33AM
Yea. Tis true, verily.
Gangsta Smurf @ Jan 10th 2008 9:54AM
PIE?
Francisco @ Jan 10th 2008 10:00AM
This is cool, but it really sucks for me. I just bought HL2:DM off Steam a couple of days ago for $9.95, and now they're giving it away?
Jerk Face @ Jan 10th 2008 10:02AM
Busted!
Avarice @ Jan 10th 2008 10:09AM
I'm sure it was just held over from the full version of the game, but I was amused that when I went to change the video settings in "Portal: The First Slice" there was a large "Plays best with ATI" banner on the menu window. Not surprisingly a recent update got rid of it.
atari6 @ Jan 10th 2008 9:33PM
LOL nice...
soo.. rowsdower... is that a stupid name?
Geo @ Jan 10th 2008 10:10AM
Ok im confused; is this Portal demo only or the entire game....??
NATO_Duke @ Jan 10th 2008 10:12AM
Its an extended demo.
Pretty damn good deal for these to be free. I use NVIDIA cards, but that damn Vista is the devil! I haven't used my PC for gaming in a while because of it.
Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Jan 10th 2008 12:07PM
What the hell does "Extended Demo" mean? is it like the first 15 levels (of 19).
CJC @ Jan 10th 2008 12:24PM
It's just the first 10 rooms, I believe.
Youthinized @ Jan 10th 2008 10:47AM
Wow, this Peggle is like Crack. I def. can't wait for this to come to XBL now!
Tony @ Jan 10th 2008 10:50AM
My PS3 has the RSX, so I hereby claim my free copy of this game.
Mr.ESC @ Jan 10th 2008 10:52AM
Since no one is gonna say it, I will.
This was a triumph.
Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Jan 10th 2008 12:08PM
We've yet to see if it is a huge success or not.
Dark @ Jan 10th 2008 11:10AM
Did anyone notice that this was free for Nvidia users but if you go to the video settings it says nice a clear "Best Used on ATI Radeon Graphics". This kinda feels like a cheap shot to nvidia and its users.
Dark @ Jan 10th 2008 11:11AM
Apparently someone did notice. whoops.
Mike Jenkins @ Jan 10th 2008 11:37AM
Where is there a normal demo of Portal? The Steam site doesn't list one.
Core Xii @ Jan 10th 2008 11:43AM
So that's why Peggle Extreme has been on my games list for a while now.
Jerk Face @ Jan 10th 2008 12:15PM
Question - I haven't fired up Peggle Extreme on my Steam list yet either.. is it the full version of the game? I always kind of figured it was a demo.
Psaakyrn @ Jan 10th 2008 1:07PM
Demoish. 10 levels, only unicorn powerup, but using different levels from the normal set, I think. (including sone portal-gimmic ones, which I don't think exist in the normal set)
feisty xan @ Jan 10th 2008 12:06PM
First the Germany-only demo of Team Fortress 2, now a "demo" of Portal exclusive to users of nVidia cards. Valve sure has been doing odd things in the recent weeks. Though I am living in Germany and only have nVidia cards, I ask myself why Valve can't just release demos for everyone. Exactly that is long overdue...
Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Jan 10th 2008 12:10PM
What? Demos for everyone?
Communist
(j/k)
MrTyzik @ Jan 10th 2008 12:41PM
I clicked the link for the offer and accepted my free games but then it said, "This offer has already been activated using a different Steam account."
I have only one STEAM account. I can assure you that I have not played Portal. This laptop is brand new and is my only machine. How can I have possibly already activated the games? Why can't technology just work :(
hi2u @ Jan 10th 2008 5:03PM
The same thing happened to me when I tried to activate Valve's similar ATI offer. Apparently, if other posters are to be believed, this type of problem is pretty widespread yet Valve refuses to address it.
Andrew Parker @ Jan 11th 2008 2:21PM
I had the same problem. Totally lame.
wickedpheonix @ Jan 10th 2008 1:19PM
I don't care, already have the Orange Box - if you're a gamer and don't have it either your computer is too old or you're completely broke.
JPN @ Jan 10th 2008 3:30PM
It took me a while to see what they did there, with the title...First Slice...that's great.
cbroz91 @ Jan 10th 2008 7:54PM
This is awesome, but it kinda sucks that the servers are flooded. That's ok, I can wait for my free stuff.
DarkNarcoleptic @ Jan 12th 2008 3:47AM
Um...so where is the demo? I installed and everything but the demo shows. Not that I don't already have Portal >_>
Drake @ Jan 11th 2008 4:37PM
i think this is pretty gosh darn goodspecially for those of us who are broke