Valve offering free copy of Portal for a limited time
There is good news for those who missed the opportunity to play the first Portal game as Valve is now offering it for free. This deal is only for a limited time so gamers may want to pick this up ASAP.
As part of a Valve’s Games and Learning program, the company is offering the first Portal game for free on Steam till September 20th. Gamers can jump onto Steam to download their free copy for the PC or Mac.
As part of Games and Learning, Valve has a Learn With Portals program where the developers spend some time in the classroom teaching kids about physics, math, logic, spatial reasoning, probability and problem-solving.
Gamers who are fans of Portal 2 and missed the first game should definitely pick this title up. The game actually runs quite well on even low-end PCs.
You can head on over to Steam to download your copy of the game right now. Also, check out our review of Portal 2 if you are interested in picking this bad boy up as well.
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September 17th, 2011
It doesn’t appear to be available in Oz.
September 17th, 2011
Just got it on my laptop! Seriously craving playing some games right now!
September 17th, 2011
Downloading it on ny iMac now. I dont really want to play it on it because its my graphic designing computer. But if you say it works WELL on low end PiecesofCrap, then it should work just fine on iMacs without damage, right?
September 17th, 2011
Bin there done that. Orange box was $19 when I got it 2-3 years ago and it has 5 games?
September 17th, 2011
Oh my god I now adore Sony Apple Microsoft and Google.
Windows 8 looks fucking amazing the best OS.
You can make Apps so damn easy I truly love that. I will not buy Android or iOS tablet anymore waiting for a Windows OS tablet. I love this conference oh Steven is awful LoL.
I got Portal 2 is almost 6GB on my PS3.
September 17th, 2011
mmmmm not available for us in Oz. Bastards.
September 17th, 2011
@ncassie
“Bin there done that. Orange box was $19 when I got it 2-3 years ago and it has 5 games?”
That means I saved 19 dollars. I dont like going all out on a game that doesnt support trophies, theres no purpose.
I got Rainbow six for dirt cheap. Good game, but i have no motivation to play. Portal is the only exception because its a puzzle game. I just got it free and saved myself money.
Not to mention, the orange box was a terrible port to the PS3.
But, rest assured, I get your point. But I was just saying..
September 17th, 2011
John Garvin, writer and director of Uncharted: Golden Abyss. Today I’m here to run you through some of the highlights of the two levels we’re showcasing this week at the Tokyo Game Show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGEdHFgRLS4
September 17th, 2011
Future of gaming – 150″ screen HD 3D experience
http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=8198552921644817998
September 17th, 2011
@Roca
I would have no problem gaming with that on my head. I just don’t want to pay for 150″ screen when I’m only getting the elision of a 150″ screen.
September 17th, 2011
Btw day one for sure. I cant freakin wait.
September 18th, 2011
A 150″ 1080p TV would have pixels an inch across.
Do any of the PC gamers here have a 1600p monitor? I was thinking about getting one at the end of the year if the price goes down a bit.
September 18th, 2011
I Will Pass, I rather get a Sony 70″ Bravia real size and nothing on my head.
Despite being published by Microsoft, the Gears of War IP is wholly owned by Epic Games. In an interview, Epic CEO Mike Capps stated his desire to eventually bring Gears of War to other platforms, such as the PlayStation 3. However, he further stated “Time and time again, when it came down to figure out what we do next with Gears, we sat down with Microsoft and they’ve given us really good, compelling reasons to work with them again.”
September 18th, 2011
“Future of gaming – 150? screen HD 3D experience”
yeah, this has been on show as a prototype since at at least January. TechRadar did a review on this back then and liked it. Back then they said it was like 80″ from 15 feet away, so they probably placed the OLEDs a little bit closer to the eyes and/or enlarged them slightly.
“Frankly, if you gave us the choice between staring at a big 3D TV with active shutter glasses and donning one of these badboys, we’d choose the headset every time.”
$799 preorder, for anyone who is curious.
http://www.techradar.com/news/home-cinema/high-definition/hands-on-sony-oled-3d-headset-review-920230
I think I’ll wait for some more reviews to come out… and safety guidelines.
September 18th, 2011
This isn’t the first time valve have given the game away for free. They did this a while back.
September 18th, 2011
“A 150? 1080p TV would have pixels an inch across.”
This retard statement proves you are baindead.
September 18th, 2011
$800 is ok but I can’t get it day one.
not after spending $2,000+ on a new tv a couple of weeks ago.
September 18th, 2011
This is actually the second time Valve is giving away Portal for free. They already sold like a bajillion copies of it lol. They might as well just make it free from here on out if they are going to keep giving it away like this.
September 18th, 2011
@ rhino and _me,
I just downloaded it. Try again, maybe they made it available for Oz after you posted that?
September 18th, 2011
Valve needs to make of game with their own idea maybe Half-Life 3 as a PS3 exclusive. So they can make it in native 1080p 60 frames per second with PlayStation Move optional support and lag free online cross play gameplay and PC mod support like Unreal Tournament III.
September 18th, 2011
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Community/G3-Charity-Event/home
September 19th, 2011
“$800 is ok but I can’t get it day one.
”
It is a bit much to spend… but the porn would look better
September 19th, 2011
And no one would know you are watching it Carl. Well, maybe they would.
September 19th, 2011
I wouldn’t mind if next-gen console comes with a head mounted display like that one…Movie theater’s screen will feel like a small PC monitor lol
September 20th, 2011
@harry.
Thanks. I’ll check it out.