Video: GLaDOS assures us Portal is 'Still Alive'

23 Comments by Randy Nelson Jul 15th 2008 7:00AM
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Adventure, E3, Video

It was a triumph / Microsoft and Valve announced a game / That game was Portal / Actually Portal: Still Alive / The game is coming out on XBLA

Sometime; we don't know / But GameTrailers has the tease announce / Click on the window / That's where you'll see the video / Be sure to check our liveblog of the announcement

Tags: e3-2008, e308, portal, portal-still-alive, valve, xbla

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Nicolas Redfern: Jul 15th 2008; 7:04AM

Xbox 360 exclusive :(

Solid Chief: Jul 15th 2008; 7:07AM

Good for me at least ^_^

Just get it on PC (since I bet its excluded from exclusivity)

benny boy: Jul 15th 2008; 8:07AM

Notice it says 2008 XBox 360 Exclusive. That probably means it is just a timed exclusive.

FOXHOUND: Jul 15th 2008; 8:15AM

Yeah, I know I can use keyboard+mouse on PS3... but, PC version, plz. :d It was the only good way to play THE ORANGE BOX afterall(still the best value gift of '07).

Helloimbob: Jul 15th 2008; 9:29AM

I couldn't bear playing this game with a controller...

Geoffrey Sperl: Jul 15th 2008; 10:05AM

@Helloimbob: Playing Portal was just fine on a controller for me. I had no issues at all.

I personally think the entire controller vs. keyboard/mouse is just in people's heads.

Haggard: Jul 15th 2008; 11:09AM

@FOXHOUND

Probably the best *game* of 2007, if you take everything it provides as a whole.

tuaamin13: Jul 15th 2008; 7:09AM

How can one of the best PC games ever be a 360 exclusive?

I bet you that in less than a month after it releases someone will release custom maps/mod that is the same game.

Eggy: Jul 15th 2008; 8:17AM

Why do you care. You can download a ton of new maps for free. Some of which are made by developers from other games and also a mappack containing all the maps from the flash version of portal. Console gamers get to pay some more again.

Chef Reinhold: Jul 15th 2008; 7:40AM

The voice-over says a 2008 exclusive. Is is coming to pc and ps3 in 2009?

faded515: Jul 15th 2008; 8:13AM

It's likely coming to PC in 2009 but not PS3 as Valve don't like the PS3 much, unless EA is getting porting it again.

GenBanks: Jul 15th 2008; 8:13AM

I'm betting that this is basically a map-pack that doesn't advance the story. They wouldn't release anything major that impacts the lore of the HL2/Portal world as an xbox 360 exclusive XBLA game. This just makes up for all the custom maps that are available for the PC version :p

Cutty: Jul 15th 2008; 8:15AM

These days the word 'exclusive' applies to console formats only, probably meaning that this won't be on the PS3. Somehow I don't think the PC will miss out on this, especially since it's a Valve game.

Haggard: Jul 15th 2008; 11:18AM

It might not even be Valve doing it. The GLaDOS voice didn't sound quite right, and it might just be a map-pack

Nadril: Jul 15th 2008; 8:24AM

Yeah no doubt it's a map pack. Maybe it'll be it's own standalone game of new maps, but it's hard to tell.

JohnMazz: Jul 15th 2008; 9:27AM

Holy crap... Game trails intro and outro are like half of that video. Come on Gt.. Really? Half?

Maybe slap a logo on there and skip all the nonsense, huh?

zero2dash: Jul 15th 2008; 9:57AM

It'll come out on PC also.

Gabe Newell apparently hates the Ps3 so I doubt it'll be on there, not for awhile at least. (Until EA ports it, if they do.)

Given the choice, I'll be waiting for the PC version; I'd rather have it on PC than 360.

DigitalNexus: Jul 15th 2008; 10:08AM

When I first heard GLaDOS' voice, I nearly wet my pants.

Wasn't expecting something that epic when I was watching yesterday's conference.

JAY JAY: Jul 15th 2008; 10:35AM

That's it? THAT'S IT?! THAAAT'S IIITT?!!

capt_carl: Jul 15th 2008; 10:37AM

I'll stick with the Portal: The Flash Version mappack to tide me over until this hits my PC. Either that or shooting nubs with the Flare Gun in TF2. :D

eldee: Jul 15th 2008; 11:29AM

Geoffrey Sperl: Yeah, it's all in our heads until a keyboard/mouse user rapes a gamepad user in a FPS.

Then the tears start flowing and PC users have an unfair advantage.

Mr.ESC: Jul 15th 2008; 11:33AM

That reminds me I only have 2 challenges left to complete in Portal for the achievement.

Mr.ESC: Jul 15th 2008; 11:35AM

Screw FF13 this was the best announcement (at least for me).

This is a triumph.

I'm making a note here:
HUGE SUCCESS

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