Portal 2 - Update
An update has been released for Portal 2.
- Updated to DXVK version 2.0
- Fixed some controller input bugs
- Updated to DXVK version 2.0
- Fixed some controller input bugs
Portal 2 News
Portal 2 - Update
An update has been released for Portal 2.
- Fixed a visual bug in menus when playing with an external controller.
- Fixed a visual bug in menus when playing with an external controller.
Lab denies opening portals into parallel universes despite everyone thinking so
lab in Tennesee that does research in neutron, nuclear and clean energy had to debunk the myth that they were somehow attempting to open portals to other dimensions. Though if I ever learned anything from popular science fiction, if a research lab says they aren't opening portals to parallel universes, my instinct tells me that they are totally opening portals to other dimensions. So you can imagine why folks would be skeptical...
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Portal 2 - Update
An update has been released for Portal 2.
- Fixed the default input configuration for the Steam Deck.
- Updated localization.
- Fixed the default input configuration for the Steam Deck.
- Updated localization.
The free indie game that became part of Portal 2 hits Steam
Both entries in the Portal series have some deep roots in indie games, and one of the primary inspirations for Portal 2 is now available on Steam. The sequel's gel mechanics originate in a student game called Tag: The Power of Paint, and while it's been available as freeware online for years, you can now get it on Valve's own platform, too.
Tag was developed by students at DigiPen Institute of Technology back in 2009. It's a first-person puzzle platformer with a paint gun you can use to spray the environment with various colours. Those colours confer the floor and walls with properties that let you slide or bounce off the surface. It's a fun time, and only about 30 minutes long - check it out on Steam if you haven't already played it.
A bunch of indie awards were conferred on Tag, and Valve hired the team behind the project to implement many of those concepts into the gel system for Portal 2. That mirrors the development story of the original Portal - another group of Digipen students released Narbacular Drop in 2005, and were hired by Valve to bring its concepts into a full game.
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