Portal 2 is official, coming this holiday season

[Matthew DeCarlo]

It's been over two years since the original Portal captivated cake lovers everywhere, and a proper sequel is now officially on the way. The first title accumulated such a following that it was arguably more popular than Half Life 2: Episode Two or Team Fortress 2 (other titles included in The Orange Box).

Word of a sequel surfaced around June of 2008 when news broke that Valve was hiring an actor to voice Cave Johnson, who was speculated to be the title's main antagonist. Valve fueled anticipation of a new game this week, after a couple of updates to Portal -- one of which introduced new ending.

Putting rumors to rest, Game Informer has now revealed that its April 2010 cover story will be Portal 2. Very limited details have been given, but the game will be a "full-fledged, standalone sequel" with "new gameplay mechanics, storyline, and some surprising new twists."

The magazine will ship with a 12-page feature on Portal 2, and it should hit newsstands soon enough. Also, Valve says the title will launch this holiday season. In the meantime, you'll have to make do with the provided cover shots, which you can view in full here.

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[Wolfanoz]

Can't wait for an angry GlaDOS!

 

[TomSEA]

Sweet! 2010 is turning out to be quite a year for gaming.

 

[Deso]

I hope the game play reaches further then only puzzles like the first Portal, I'd like to use guns in missions against troops.

 

[CodePhoeniX]

valve updated portal 1, added a new achivement. on the steam forums there is/was a 300 page thread on the updates. valve did some cool stuff.

 

[Serag]

Awesome!!!!
Can't wait..

 

[Burty117]

All I have to say is . . . AWESOME!

 

[PaulWuzHere]

Nice, Always loved Portal. Made me dizzy for the first 30mins of gameplay. I miss my cube too... Why did he have to die?

 

[paynetrain007]

HaHa. Can't wait. I wonder if it will be released in some sort of package.

 

[Matthew DeCarlo]

paynetrain007 said:
HaHa. Can't wait. I wonder if it will be released in some sort of package.

Unlikely (from the article): Very limited details have been given, but the game will be a "full-fledged, standalone sequel" with "new gameplay mechanics, storyline, and some surprising new twists."

Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

 

[compdata]

Score! I guess the cake is real after all

 

[DryIce]

The only thing that could make this moment more perfect would be the Companion Cube.

 

[ourboyblue]

Awesome, I never did get my cake.

 

[levar]

Awesome cover shots! Can't wait to read the article. I still need to finish playing Portal, I still got The Orange box somewhere in my room.

 

[Tekkaraiden]

I have to say Portal was one of the most enjoyable games I've played in the last few years. I look forward to the sequel.

 

[Afroaggie]

The original Portal was an amazing game and I have been looking forward to its sequel for a while now. I am glad that it is coming this year.

 

[Relic]

This is great news , so excited! Decided to start up Portal again the other day to check out the updates. I hope they have some really awesome new gameplay mechanics!

 

[cyrusjumpjet]

Valve, I love you. You have been making me so happy lately.

 

[Timonius]

SQUEEEE! With this I'm sure Half-life 2 episode 3 is 'just around the corner'!

 

[boyese]

I liked the first one. I wasnt as fast as my other friends getting through the levels. Im looking forward to this.

what will the twists in the story line be!?

 

[yorro]

Looks like there will be some set in the outdoors, could be the new mechanic?. I wonder how it will turn out.

2010 shall be a good year for gaming.

 

[eafshar]

wow really looking forward to this one.. i like that they are adding new game mechanics and its not gonna be just pure puzzles again.

 

[eafshar]

wow really looking forward to this one.. i like that they are adding new game mechanics and its not gonna be just pure puzzles again.

 

[Wolfleader]

Man this is gonna be great! So is there actually going to be cake this time? Or will it once again be GlaDOS teasing us?

 

[seefizzle]

This gives me a nerdy little hard on. Portal was one of the most entertaining and innovative games I've ever played. So simple, yet so perfect. I can't wait to play this game. Hell, I'll even pay for it instead of ripping it off, cause I want the guys at Valve to keep making games. Valve is one of the best companies out there.