Fresh off the E3 presses (that show that no one cares about, right?): more Portal is on the way.

Information is scarce right now, but the sum total seems to be this: It'll be released for the XBox Live Arcade, instead of as a boxed game. I think it's assumed the game will also come out via Steam, but I don't think there's any super-official confirmation of that.

This second title, called "Portal: Still Alive" (Try Googling that to get some information. Is good time, yes?) will be a "continuation" of the original game, and include a "new challenge mode".

As Kotaku astutely notes, we were told in April 2008 that we "won't see a new Portal this year". Since this new game is slated for release in 2008, it seems there have been some crossed signals.

I have googled a bit and found this and this
No doubt they will release in for PC, though, the information are still only about Xbox, which is frustrating for us, PC players, at the moment.

Mek wrote:
I have googled a bit and found this and this
No doubt they will release in for PC, though, the information are still only about Xbox, which is frustrating for us, PC players, at the moment.

Right? But however Portal for the Xbox is all you get. You don't get extras like you do in the computer. I have both versions of The Orange Box so I don't have to worry... It will make me play Portal for the Xbox again since I got the computer version for my birthday.

Why are you even discussing the idea that it might not be released on PC.......... how dumb can you get!?!

Valve makes games for PC, then thinks about releasing them on other consoles.

End of discussion

It's not Portal 2 but rather just more puzzles (chambers maybe some BTS) and a new challenge mode. So it's not an entire sequel but rather just some add-on levels. It could just be for the XBOX since they can't download any user-created maps but I highly doubt Valve wouldn't also release it for the PC since it would be very easy to do.

According to this page...

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This isn't Portal 2, so don't get too excited. Portal: Still Alive features the full Portal single-player game from Valve (originally included in The Orange Box) plus a new challenge mode.

So it looks like it will just be a separate, stand-alone version of Portal with a new challenge mode and probably some bonus maps.

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It's not Portal 2

I agree.I remember someone saying that Portal 2 won`t be Portal with different colors.And i think it will be an expansion,really why to announce a game that is just a bit modified version of Portal?It is pretty big announce for a such small update...

Considering the XBox uses directX 9 I would imagine it will be ported over to PC shortly after release, either by Valve officially or someone in the community. It's not really a big deal to me, we've got tons of great custom maps right here at TWP to keep us entertained.

how much did you get paid for that advertisement? yeah but seriously. we got good stuff. atleast 2 good portal map packs. and MANY good individual maps. plus our community map project that may see light someday. regardless. UNLESS this is just like a map pack that valve put together, or peiced together from user maps. i seriously doubt it would be xbox only. but if it is just new maps without alot of new concept then they might, cuz they know that we (the pc users) would unlikely pay $19.99 (usual single game price) just to get maps. when we got ALOT here online. if there is more to it than that, i have no doubt they will release it on pc too i mean if nothing else. a steam release doesn't cost them much in the way of advertising, production, etc. since most of that will already have been done via the xbox release.

Awwww i taught it is a sequel...Oh well,any new content,if not released,will be ported to pc for sure.

Come to think of it I actually paid for that advertising (see Supporter title), hehe. I read the release a little closer and it does say it's an xbox exclusive for 2008, which may mean the PC release will come in '09. Wonder if they'll bundle it with Portal 2, like an Orange Box 2?

Hober wrote:
Portal is Still Alive (Haha, get it?).

Crowbar to the face, Lame joke is lame.

I looking forward to portal 2, it would be really nice to be out of those test chambers, and maybe meet up with Gordon along the way.

ultradude25 wrote:
I looking forward to portal 2, it would be really nice to be out of those test chambers, and maybe meet up with Gordon along the way.

Too bad we won't be getting Portal 2 for a while.

Remmiz wrote:
Too bad we won't be getting Portal 2 for a while.

And too bad that Portal 2 is likely going to be a pre-quel.

ultradude25 wrote:
Im looking forward to portal 2, it would be really nice to be out of those test chambers, and maybe meet up with Gordon along the way.

yeah i hope we'll meet a gordon npc but.. then we would need a Chell npc in ep3

Well, you have to take into consideration that GLaDOS said "Due to the previous test chambers being solvable, we are currently manufacturing new test chambers for only the most qualified test subject. Good luck." I think it's actually just a map-pack. Notice how there is no official bonus maps? And on that note, why doesn't anybody use the .bmz file format? But anyway, someone is bound to download the file, and rip the maps for PC if they Aren't released via steam. Ooh ooh, I'll do it!

http://kotaku.com/5026728/portal-still- ... o-new-plot

Doug Lombardi wrote:
"The main idea is that this is Portal available as a download, and there is additional content as advanced challenges that will be available to you after you finish the critical path of the game."

But will we be seeing more of GlaDOS this time around, or perhaps an extended storyline?

"No," he said, breaking hearts everywhere. "That's for a game to be named later perhaps."

Remmiz wrote:
http://kotaku.com/5026728/portal-still-alive-will-include-new-puzzles-but-no-new-plot

'nuff said.

Also it appears that the bonus maps will be the portal flash map pack.

if you say "that was a joke ha ha fat chance" ill kill you

or explode

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/20/porta ... -the-flas/