Portal News

Portal prequel mod brings stunning RTX visuals to Valve's classic

A full Portal prequel, detailing the story of GLaDOS and the inner workings of Aperture Science in the lead up to the events of the Valve puzzle game, has launched on Steam with full ray tracing and Nvidia DLSS 3 support. Originally created in 2008, just after the release of the original Portal, Portal Prelude is a full-length, fan-made campaign, containing 19 new test chambers, whole-new voice-acted characters, and a bespoke origin story for GLaDOS. And now, as a showcase for Nvidia's RTX Remix, it's back and looking better than ever, with totally overhauled visuals and some of the best-looking, well, portals we've ever seen.

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Snag basically every Valve game for an unreal 96% off

Valve's The Orange Box is filled with some of the best PC games ever made: Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2, and Portal are industry classics and essential for anyone with a passing interest in the medium, if you haven't played them you absolutely must. So what if we told you the collection is just $2 in the current Summer Steam sale, and what if we added that for just a few extra pennies, you can snag Half-Life 2 and over a dozen more Valve classics in one of the best deals going right now.

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Portal writer Erik Wolpaw still wants to make Portal 3, but Valve's 'flat structure' makes it a challenge

Valve's allergy to the number three continues. While the desire for a third Portal game might not be quite as powerful as the hunger for Half-Life 3 (or even just Episode 3), the mind-bending puzzle series continues to have plenty of fans eager to see it continue, including Portal writer Erik Wolpaw. Unfortunately, the likelihood of another sequel remains hard to gauge...
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Valve is working on a new, secret game, and it sounds like Portal 3

Now Counter-Strike 2 is on its way, naturally, our imaginations turn to what else Valve might have in the works - and it might, just might, be Portal 3. It's been 12 years since the last full instalment of the puzzle-driven FPS game, but based on hints from a couple of Valve employees, the studio is working on a new, secret project, that sounds very, very Portal. Or it could be Left 4 Dead 3, or maybe, at last, the practically mythical Half-Life 3. Or perhaps Neon Prime. It's a mystery, but the house that Steam built is certainly up to something.

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Steam sale sees Valve classic Portal 2 cost as much as a potato

A Steam sale is currently targeting both Portal games alongside the gargantuan Valve games bundle on the platform, which includes the likes of Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Team Fortress, Left 4 Dead, and more. The two puzzle games are must-plays for everyone though, so now's the perfect time to swoop in.

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