Tag: PORTAL

'Portal' is one of the most surprisingly simple and pleasurable games you'll ever play. It's an understated game with atmosphere and personality to spare. These things could also easily describe gloomy indie rock outfit The National, which makes the band a perfect match for the 'Portal 2' soundtrack. When it lands later this year, it'll feature an original song from The National, crafted ...

A couple of years ago, graphic designer, prop-maker and all around nerd Harrison Krix became a minor viral celebrity when he posted photos of a replica 'Portal' gun online. Now he's making the rounds again with a second, updated incarnation of the iconic game prop, which is now headed for a charity auction. The gun (which can be seen in action after the break) glows both orange and blue, makes ...

People take their Halloween costumes pretty seriously, but we think legendary modder Ben Heck should win the prize for geekiest creation this year. His 'Portal'-inspired shirt features a rear-facing camera that feeds video to a chest-mounted LCD, allowing you to look right "through" him. Watch Heck hack the whole thing together in the latest episode of the 'Ben Heck Show,' embedded after the ...

Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. On October 18th, 1985, the Nintendo Entertainment System debuted in New York with a marketing campaign focused on the 8-bit system's Zapper and R.O.B. (robot operating buddy) peripherals. [From: Wired] Minecraft player copyboy, has ported the 'Portal' gameplay experience, ...

We've extolled the virtues of platforming games in the past, but, with fresh indie platformers popping up constantly, we figured it was a good time to revamp our list. Running, jumping and jumping higher: there's a simple and Zen-like quality in this sort of gameplay that we often find missing in modern titles. Thankfully, Flash and indie development has been ideal for nostalgic genres, keeping ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2010/08/23/valves-portal-now-mandatory-reading-for-college-freshmen/'; We've dug our heels in as decidedly pro when it comes to the debate over whether or not video games are art. And, although we're not desperate for additional support, our argument has gotten a serious boost from Wabash College in Indiana. Wabash's incoming freshmen are now assigned the ...

'Portal 2,' the followup to the ridiculously inventive 2007 game, was finally unveiled in a trailer yesterday at E3. Valve's Gabe Newell officially announced that the game would be released sometime in 2011 on PlayStation 3 (the "best version"), PC, Mac and Xbox 360. The blue and orange portals are back, and the trailer finds the player blasting through overgrown jungle seemingly far from the ...

Mac users have been licking their chops in anticipation of Valve's Steam service for ages, and the online game download service finally went live today for Mac OS X users. According to Joystiq, Mac users can purchase 57 titles, including favorites like 'Portal,' 'The Dig' and 'Torchlight.' Over the coming weeks, Valve will release a new set of downloadable games each Wednesday. A new feature ...

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. Here's a first look at Penguin's iPad-specific iPad iBook (eBook? digital book?), which brings interactivity to everything from the classic 'Spot' children's books to ...