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News Portal goes free on Steam

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by CardJoe, 16 Sep 2011.

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  1. CardJoe

    CardJoe Freelance Journalist

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    CardJoe, 16 Sep 2011
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  2. Byron C

    Byron C Multimodder

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    If anyone remotely interested in PC games hasn't managed to get hold of this yet, they need their head examined... I'm pretty sure that this isn't the first time Valve have put this up for free.

    That said, if you haven't already got Portal then go and do it now! ...Then go get your head examined afterwards... :p
     
    Byron C, 16 Sep 2011
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  3. Vo0Ds

    Vo0Ds Fake potato

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    "Using interactive tools like the Portal series to draw them in makes physics, math, logic, spatial reasoning, probability, and problem-solving interesting, cool, and fun which gets us one step closer to our goal-"

    Cake!
     
    Vo0Ds, 16 Sep 2011
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  4. Xir

    Xir Modder

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    ...I read "Postal" for free on Steam...darn!
     
    Xir, 16 Sep 2011
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  5. enciem

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    I take it this means no-one will want my gift-able copy I've still not been able to offload
     
    enciem, 16 Sep 2011
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  6. Bungletron

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    The cake is a lie.
     
    Bungletron, 16 Sep 2011
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  7. DriftCarl

    DriftCarl Minimodder

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    sweet,
    my mum is finished with angry birds and she wanted me to get another puzzle type game for her. I think I will pop round my parents house tonight and install it.
     
    DriftCarl, 16 Sep 2011
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  8. Tattysnuc

    Tattysnuc Thinking about which mod to do 1st.

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    Oooh. I missed this game. If it's all fro free, I think I'll partake of that.

    .... and then I'm off to get my head examined... :)

    Wonder if that's a cheesecake?
     
    Tattysnuc, 16 Sep 2011
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  9. xMathiasD

    xMathiasD What's a Dremel?

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    haha! :D thats such a nice game :p
     
    xMathiasD, 16 Sep 2011
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  10. do_it_anyway

    do_it_anyway Minimodder

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    Awesomeness :)

    Of course, any self repecting gamer probably has the orangebox anyway, or bought Portal during the summer Steam sale, when it was about £2 anyway. So they probably won't give away all that many copies, but get good advertising out of it, and might well sell more copies of Portal 2 afterwards.
     
    do_it_anyway, 16 Sep 2011
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  11. tonyd223

    tonyd223 king of nothing

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    It's me - I'm the only one who hasn't played this yet - downloading now...
     
    tonyd223, 16 Sep 2011
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  12. Byron C

    Byron C Multimodder

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    :thumb:

    Unfortunately no, that's no cheesecake. It's a Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte - or Black Forest Gateaux, if you're not being a nerd ;)... Apparently modelled on a cake being displayed in a cake shop near to the developer office. Yes, it is sad that I know that much detail about it. ;)
     
    Byron C, 16 Sep 2011
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  13. fingerbob69

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    I'm waiting for Portal 2 to go free-to-download.
     
    fingerbob69, 16 Sep 2011
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  14. V3ctor

    V3ctor Tech addict...

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    I got it since release, and never played more than 5min... I'll have to give it a go...
     
    V3ctor, 16 Sep 2011
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  15. longweight

    longweight Possibly Longbeard.

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    Does anyone still pay for Portal? I got my copy free from a friend who had it as a steam gift, most of my mates did it this way too!
     
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  16. l3v1ck

    l3v1ck Fueling the world, one oil well at a time.

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    Thanks for the heads up.
     
    l3v1ck, 16 Sep 2011
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  17. Woodspoon

    Woodspoon What's a Dremel?

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    you'll have a long wait then.
     
    Woodspoon, 16 Sep 2011
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  18. Gigglebyte

    Gigglebyte :3

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    Actually, it wasn't :'(
     
    Gigglebyte, 16 Sep 2011
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  19. longweight

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    There was cake?
     
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  20. fingerbob69

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    Cut scene right at the end.
     
    fingerbob69, 16 Sep 2011
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