From the people that brought you Portal: The Flash Version, comes all the levels from the flash version converted to actual portal maps. The Portal: The Flash Version Mappack isn’t just a bunch of levels strewn together, but has level continuity, added dialogue, and surprises. Plus extra levels. Even a “boss” [...]

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Portal was a game that went beyond the actual playing. It is one of the few action games with a great story and atmosphere supporting it. In fact, as good as the puzzle play was, it was eclipsed by the game’s wonderful personality. I enjoyed Narbacular Drop immensely, but the idea [...]

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What are your obsolete gaming skills? » Has the advance of time rendered any of your videogame abilities redundant?
Lest We Remember: Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys » Contrary to popular assumption, DRAMs used in most modern computers retain their contents for seconds to minutes after power is lost, even at operating temperatures and even [...]

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Portal may be old and tired in game-life terms…
wait… if you agreed to that, get out.
Here’s Portal done lovingly with some Legos.

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How to make ANIMATED Sprays » for source games (Half-Life Team Fortress 2, etc)
Ghostbusters 3… the game » The whole team of Ghostbusters actors will be reprising their roles in a Ghostbusters game by Vivendi/Sony to be released in 2008 on consoles and PC.
Portal Papercraft »
Photography: Digital Camera Reviews, Learn Photography, Photo Galleries - [...]

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wide screen gaming forum »
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Humping Dolphin »
Portal: The Skinny » Jonathan Coulton talks about writing the end-title song to Portal.
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PS3 supercomputer » Dartmouth astrophysicist Dr. Gaurav Khanna has rigged up an array of eight PS3 systems to help [...]

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I’ve been lax. I haven’t posted on anything relating to the Orange Box. I guess I really couldn’t say much more than the 5 bazillion other people who are playing it. I loved TF2, Episode 2 was short but a blast, and Portal was even better than I expected.
Especially the story… and [...]

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The dream pack of Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2, and Portal has a new confirmed release date: October 9, 2007. Of course, we all know Valve’s track record with release dates, including these titles. And c’mon, TF2 was on the Vaporware list for years!
But anyways, this is the official word Shacknews wrangled out [...]

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