Portal 2 E3 cancellation... but there is still a surprise!

[josherpillage]

Half Life Episode 3 perhaps.


pretty please...

[Iconoclast]

Episode Three will end up tying in with Portal somehow, since you uncover the entrance to the Aperture lab at the end of Episode Two...I was sad to hear Portal 2 info was cancelled, but knowing Valve, they're just putting it off to make it even better. As much as I hate their conception of time (http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time), it's almost always worth the wait.

[Dimensive]

I can't wait for Episode 3, I just hope my PC can still play it like the others.

[BedCommando]

Maybe the good news is the cancellation of Portal 2.
*crosses fingers*

[Judivarious]

Or maybe.....it's the announcement of Left 4 Dead 3, Counter-Strike 2, Day of Defeat 2, or Team Fortress 3.


LOL. Come on, we all know that Valve is that lame, that they would make sequels to their games when the originals are still broken/not dated.

[KIDDRAGON67]

The suprise is CAKE!

[WhiteClaudia]

please no left 4 dead 3

[Neverender]

The suprise is CAKE!
The cake is a lie.

And now we're probably getting Left 4 Dead 3 (they've released one every year so far, why stop milking the money cow?)

[Z3R0 S1X]

Maybe the good news is the cancellation of Portal 2.*crosses fingers*
Yeah right, Portal is amazing and one of the most original games to come along in some time. The second one should be awesome but you never know, they might drop the ball (doubt it).

[VladimirK]

As much as I hate their conception of time (http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time), it's almost always worth the wait.


Haha, careful.
I remember someone not long ago going on a major bitching session about someone else mentioning "Valve Time".
(You know, even though Valve Time is one of the only stupid little phrases like that, that is accurate :p).


Would love to see an Episode 3 :D

[PointPlaceWI]

Wasn't a fan of the Half-Life games but I did enjoy the Portal game a lot. I also think every single person who mentions the word cake in this thread beforehand and afterward should be pointed to the 'phrases I now hate' thread.

[BedCommando]

Yeah right, Portal is amazing and one of the most original games to come along in some time. The second one should be awesome but you never know, they might drop the ball (doubt it).
Original? Prey came out in 2005 and was in production since '97. LOOOONG before Portal, or Half Life, or even Valve.

[Unterofficer]

Original? Prey came out in 2005 and was in production since '97. LOOOONG before Portal, or Half Life, or even Valve.
Prey came out on 2006. Besides Narbacular Drop came in 2005 so it predated both of them.

[A ZombieTwinkie]

Original? Prey came out in 2005 and was in production since '97. LOOOONG before Portal, or Half Life, or even Valve.

I wouldn't necessarily say before, since Valve was formed in what, '95 or '96?

And as for being original? Yes, it is. Prey had portals in them. But you couldn't use them like Portal. And I'm sure there may have been a few more games out there that used portals, as well. So Prey wouldn't have set the bar anywhere.

And, if it was in development so damn long. How come it still sucked?

Back OT. I would really enjoy hearing about Episode 3. Been too damned long since Episode 2 dropped. I need more Half-Life! haha.

[Z3R0 S1X]

Original? Prey came out in 2005 and was in production since '97. LOOOONG before Portal, or Half Life, or even Valve.
As someone else has already stated, Prey sucked and was stuck in developmental hell for nearly a decade. Valve has been around for a while, they were founded in 1996 and Half Life (their first game) came out in 1998. OT, Portal 2 should be amazing and one of the most anticipated games of the year.

[BedCommando]

I wouldn't necessarily say before, since Valve was formed in what, '95 or '96?

And as for being original? Yes, it is. Prey had portals in them. But you couldn't use them like Portal. And I'm sure there may have been a few more games out there that used portals, as well. So Prey wouldn't have set the bar anywhere.

And, if it was in development so damn long. How come it still sucked?

Back OT. I would really enjoy hearing about Episode 3. Been too damned long since Episode 2 dropped. I need more Half-Life! haha.
Thought Valve came around in '98, my mistake.
Also the only differences between Portal and Prey is in Portal, you can make them, and in Prey, portals could change the entire dimensions of the game (Which I think is much better).
I don't see how Prey sucked aside from the easy difficulties.
I can't fucking stand Portal, after beating it on The Orange Box, I never clicked on it again. Glados is such an fucking annoying character, which really hampered my enjoyment of the game.

[A ZombieTwinkie]

Yea, GLaDOS started annoying me, as well.

[Tufty]

Wait, are they pulling the plug on Portal 2, or just not presenting it at E3?

[A ZombieTwinkie]

Wait, are they pulling the plug on Portal 2, or just not presenting it at E3?

Their canceling their presentation of it at E3.

[esio gk]

As much as I would like that to be Episode 3 or maybe even Half-Life 3 (that would be Full-Life 1.5), it's probably going to be Left4Dead 3. It's highly unlikely this is going to something else - Counter Strike, Team Fortress, Black Mesa mod.

[Herr Shaun]

Maybe they're canceling a Portal 2 display at E3 because there's a new Orange Box with HL2ep3, Portal 2 AND TF3 inside? :D

... Nah, I'll be realistic. :p If anything, HL2ep3 would be a great announcement, because HL2ep2 left us with a terrible cliffhanger. Portal did not.

[Tufty]

Their canceling their presentation of it at E3.

That's a shame, I was looking forward to seeing it a E3. But hey, at least they're not pulling the plug on it.

[porkfriedtar]

I remember reading in a gameinformer mag that Valve said they had no half life news for this year, so either gameinformer is lying, which I hope, or we're looking at something else. Not L4D3, they wouldn't do that. And glados was a really funny character, made portal the great game it was!

[yarminKun]

The surprise is...

Half Life 3.

[bedlight]

The surprise is Gabe Newell is gonna be punched in the dick by everyone in the industry for announcing the wrong third game in a series. (Left 4 Dead 3 instead of Episode 3 or Half Life 3.)

[curliestwalnut]

That too bad, Portal is probably one of the greatest games ever compared to how little the story actually is

[syntax419]

As much as I hate their conception of time (http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time), it's almost always worth the wait.


lmao at the link.

Why is it taking sooo long to finish episode 3? I mean really? They obviously have the story nailed down, and most of the ingame assets are already done. So in my mind, they just need to code it, test it, and ship it? Unless they are doing it on another engine, which means starting over from the ground up. But why bother doing that? Ship the freaking episode already!

Anyways, I seriously hope they aren't doing L4D3, not much of a fan. Portal 2 would be cool, but I would rather TF3 much more. Or maybe something brand new.

[josherpillage]

i could care about Portal 2.
id lose all faith in Valve if they announced L4D3.
team fortress, maybe, but who cares (dont hate).
counter strike 2, 0.01% chance.
any news on half life, instant hard on.

[Darth Grif55]

I hope it's Half-Life 3. I think they should just skip Episode 3 & reveal their new engine with amazing graphics.

[VladimirK]

Just found this btw, was pretty interesting, but don't know how much is bullshit and how much is legit.

http://systemlink.gamersguidetolife.com/2010/06/half-life-2-episode-3-pretty-much.html

http://i45.tinypic.com/110yhwl.jpg

[Herr Shaun]

That looks cool, but some guy in the comment section said it was fake. So who knows.

[Unterofficer]

If anything, HL2ep3 would be a great announcement, because HL2ep2 left us with a terrible cliffhanger. Portal did not.
Valve updated Portal to end on a cliffhanger also when the first news of Portal 2 came out.

Also people. Valve has stated that Episodes 1-3 are Half-Life 3, so there is no chance of HL3. Mayby HL4 but that would mean that they should get Episode 3 out first.

[Juzt Skillz]

Episode Three will end up tying in with Portal somehow, since you uncover the entrance to the Aperture lab at the end of Episode Two...I was sad to hear Portal 2 info was cancelled, but knowing Valve, they're just putting it off to make it even better. As much as I hate their conception of time (http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time), it's almost always worth the wait.


True. I hate waiting but when Vavle releases a game after a long period of time its awesome!

[crazy W01f 816]

My guess, the announcement is going to be up to such high expectations that whatever is announced will sound lackluster or whatever is announced will enrage people.

[GhOsT SLaYeR]

better b a good surprise for loosing portal 2...

[SALT1R3]

Their canceling their presentation of it at E3.

Thank gawd they aint cancelling it - Portal is one of the most original games of the last decade imo.

[ferrari360max]

They are combining the portal universe and half life universe together in 1 game, quote me if you want.

[Xylon Uxkid]

We want more of the Freeman!! Like all of you I also want to see this surprise. It is time for them to release Episode 3.

[syntax419]

Episode 3 is NOT Valve's E3 Surprise. :mad:

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3179670