Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Avoid murdering all of your test subjects with this Aperture Science gas mask]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/29/avoid-murdering-all-of-your-test-subjects-with-this-aperture-sci/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/29/avoid-murdering-all-of-your-test-subjects-with-this-aperture-sci/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/29/avoid-murdering-all-of-your-test-subjects-with-this-aperture-sci/#comments ImageOne of the only downsides associated with flooding your test facility with a deadly neurotoxin is that everything dies. That may sound like the obvious and desired result, but what if you, in your capacity as a malevolent and cunning artificial intelligence, want to keep a single test subject alive while the rest asphyxiate horribly?

Costume artist Two Horns United may have found a solution to this classic scientific dilemma with his custom built Aperture Science Portal Gun Gas Mask. While the inner workings of the mask's machinations are not fully explained, we assume it uses portal technology to funnel clean, breathable air into your squishy human test subject's dreadfully inefficient lungs. AIs interested in integrating post-traumatic stress disorder into their testing regiments can get on the waiting list by messaging Two Horns United on his DeviantArt page.

JoystiqAvoid murdering all of your test subjects with this Aperture Science gas mask originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 29 May 2012 00:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aperture-sciencegas-maskportalportal-2portal-guntwo-horns-unitedTue, 29 May 2012 00:30:00 EST<![CDATA[50 more Portal gun replicas available for pre-order tonight]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/04/50-more-portal-gun-replicas-available-for-pre-order-tonight/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/04/50-more-portal-gun-replicas-available-for-pre-order-tonight/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/04/50-more-portal-gun-replicas-available-for-pre-order-tonight/#comments NECA's plan to sell an official replica of Aperture's handheld portal device - otherwise known as the Portal gun - has run into the double-whammy of rabid demand and puny production output. NECA is offering another 50 (!) replicas, which will be available for pre-order starting tonight at midnight ET, according to its Facebook page.

Just, uh, leave one for us, okay? Please? We'll buy you a delicious piece of - ah, nevermind.

Joystiq50 more Portal gun replicas available for pre-order tonight originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 04 May 2012 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toy maker NECA demonstrates its replica Portal gun in this video. It lights up in both orange and blue, and makes appropriate Portal-y sounds! In short, the toy does everything you'd want a Portal gun to do ... except for the one thing you'd want an actual Portal gun to do.

NECA notes on its Twitter page that pre-orders in the US are currently sold out, but "other opportunities" are coming. Perhaps you should keep an eye on that Twitter page for your next chance to get in a clicking race with other ravenous Valve fans.

JoystiqWatch the toy Portal gun do its thing originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftnecapcplaystationportal-2portal-gunps3toysxboxWed, 28 Mar 2012 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Portal Gun arrives at Think Geek, goes on sale mid May]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/19/portal-gun-arrives-at-think-geek-goes-on-sale-mid-may/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/19/portal-gun-arrives-at-think-geek-goes-on-sale-mid-may/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/19/portal-gun-arrives-at-think-geek-goes-on-sale-mid-may/#comments Despite a brief scare last week, NECA's replica Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device is still on its way to virtual store shelves, albeit in fairly limited quantities. Think Geek's listing for the gun has gone up with an estimated availability date of May 18, although pre-orders do not appear to be part of the plan.

Instead, interested enthusiasts register to receive an email notification once the Portal gun goes on sale; from there it's first come, first serve. NECA has only manufactured 5,000 of the $140 replicas, and considering that Portal 2 sold three million copies in its first two months on the market, we expect demand to be fairly high. Remember when you learned about sharing in kindergarden? This is why.

JoystiqPortal Gun arrives at Think Geek, goes on sale mid May originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Aperture-Science-Handheld-Portal-DeviceASHPDmacmicrosoftNECApcplaystationportal-2portal-gunps3Think-GeekvalvexboxMon, 19 Mar 2012 20:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Replica portal gun orders canceled by some retailers [update: still coming, says NECA]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/12/replica-portal-gun-canceled-without-reason-compassion/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/12/replica-portal-gun-canceled-without-reason-compassion/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/12/replica-portal-gun-canceled-without-reason-compassion/#comments Update: NECA claims that the Portal gun is still being prepared, but fell victim to uncontrolled numbers of pre-orders. After slamming on the brakes with certain retailers, the association aims to deliver the replica between May and June in an "organized and fair manner."

Original story:

NECA -- National Entertainment Collectibles Association -- was set to create a line of replica portal guns for public purchase in May or June this year, but it has stopped production on the piece, citing "issues" and "no longer planning on making it for the foreseeable future," according to information shared via email by distributor Entertainment Earth. "The item was never produced, and to the best of our knowledge will not be delivered to any retailer at this time."

Entertainment Earth has logged a protest with NECA, but for now it seems we'll all be $130 richer and a million-fold more heartbroken.

[Thanks, Matthew.]

JoystiqReplica portal gun orders canceled by some retailers [update: still coming, says NECA] originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Everyone can pack up and go home, because the pinnacle of all human achievement has been reached. Mari0, that Super Mario Bros./Portal mashup we caught wind of last August, has been completed and is now available for free on PC, OSX and Linux.

Developed by Stabyourself, Mari0 is a complete recreation of the original Super Mario Bros., with one vital difference: This time, Mario is packing an Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device. The game features simultaneous four-player co-op, a level editor, 33 hats for Mario to wear, free DLC, a Minecraft-esque toolbar for on-the-fly block creation and a slew of other hilarious modifications.

JoystiqSuper Mario Bros. and Portal collide in 'Mari0,' now available originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Aperture-Science-Handheld-Portal-DevicefreelinuxmacMari0pcportalportal-2portal-gunStabyourselfSuper-Mario-BrosSun, 04 Mar 2012 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Replica Portal gun coming from NECA in late spring/early summer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/23/replica-portal-gun-coming-from-neca-in-late-spring-early-summer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/23/replica-portal-gun-coming-from-neca-in-late-spring-early-summer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/23/replica-portal-gun-coming-from-neca-in-late-spring-early-summer/#comments Portal has been around for about five years at this point, and over the years we've suffered countless fits of unreasonable jealousy due to the multitudes of homemade, replica Aperture Science Handheld Portal Devices floating around the Internet. Many a night have been spent fantasizing about somehow owning our own without taking out a second mortgage, and now the dream can finally become a reality.

Well, not now now, but in a few months. NECA Toys is developing a line of licensed Valve products that include Team Fortress 2, Half Life and Left 4 Dead 2 action figures, but the crowning jewel of the series is NECA's one-to-one scale ASHPD replica. It lights up and everything. The device should be available somewhere around May or June of this year and retail for $130, according a brief video interview with NECA's Randy Falk at The Verge. We predict a mad rush on Repulsion, Propulsion and Conversion gel and Long Fall socks as soon as these things hit the shelves.

Gallery: Portal 2 (NECA Portal Gun)

JoystiqReplica Portal gun coming from NECA in late spring/early summer originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As if we needed any more daily reminders that this dimension isn't the best of all possible dimensions, Dorkly has decided to drive that fact home by granting us a window into a world where Mega Man and Aperture Science coexist. Come, pine with us for what can never be.

JoystiqMega Man with a Portal Gun proves that there are better realities than this one originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As if we needed more proof that everything is better with a portal gun, the boys at Dorkly put one in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and the results are awesome. Any weapon that allows chickens to do the dirty work for you is a good weapon.

But really, name one thing that wouldn't be better with a portal gun. We dare you. Heavy construction sites don't count. Neither do fault lines. Or volcano cores. Fine, name four things. We dare you.

JoystiqLink to the Past with a Portal Gun is better than without a portal gun originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dorklymicrosoftpcplaystationportal-2portal-gunportal-zeldaps3xboxzeldazelda-a-link-to-the-pastFri, 15 Jul 2011 16:53:00 EST<![CDATA[Joystiq Interview: Harrison Krix, replica designer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/26/joystiq-interview-harrison-krix-video-game-replica-designer/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/26/joystiq-interview-harrison-krix-video-game-replica-designer/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/26/joystiq-interview-harrison-krix-video-game-replica-designer/#comments
After wowing us with his Portal "gun" replica, Harrison Krix is at it again -- this time tackling the world of BioShock. His latest in-game item replica is the ADAM Syringe, used by the Little Sisters who roam the world of Rapture. We sat down with Harrison to discuss his work, reactions from video game companies and what he would build if money and time were no object.

Gallery: BioShock: ADAM Syringe Replica

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JoystiqJoystiq Interview: Harrison Krix, replica designer originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Flickr user emilyskeith has uploaded a set of images that show off an amazing fan-made Portal Gun (or Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device) that her boyfriend made to go along with an Aperture Science test subject cosplay outfit she is developing. Featuring blue and orange LEDs, the classic three prong design and even a splash of blood to showoff a nasty turret bullet graze, this is one of the coolest things we've ever seen. And now we feel like playing Portal again! Thanks, Emily ... we're trying to work here!

JoystiqAperture approved! Check out this amazing fan-made Portal gun originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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