Over E3, Valve made an announcement about an upcoming game I’m sure all of us here are excited about: Portal 2. Portal 2 is the sequel to the successful puzzle game Portal. Valve promises gamers for a longer, challenging but not too hard singleplayer campaign, and a co-op multiplayer part as well. Check out the E3 trailer below.
According to a video posted on Valve’s popular STEAM game distribution service titled “Free Yourself”, Half Life 2 is coming to Mac users on 5/26/10. The 34-second preview shows Alyx, Gordon Freeman’s partner throughout the series, run from a squad of combine soldiers, then hurl a crowbar at a screen of Dr. Breen giving a presentation. The video boasts that game owners can now free themselves from the “dictation of platform”. However, you’re still not free from the cost of the game itself. You can view the clip by clicking here.
STEAM has just launched it’s integrated Mac support. Dubbed “Steamplay”, the feature will allow users who purchase (or currently own) eligible titles for the PC to have playable copies on the Mac (and vice versa) as well. To celebrate the launch of Steamplay, Valve has released their award-winning first-person puzzle game, Portal, for free until May 24th. To get your copy, please visit http://store.steampowered.com/freeportal/
Today, Valve has launched an extensive beta update for lucky players of Counter-Strike: Source. This new beta update brings many features to the game that are on other source titles, including achievements, the cinematic death camera, the domination and revenge system, as well as an update on the source engine hte game currently runs on. For more information, please visit the official post on STEAM, http://store.steampowered.com/app/260/
Also, while reading through the news, I caught something in my eye. The update was created “in collaboration with” Hidden Path Studios. If I’m not mistaken, that’s the same studio that developed Defense Grid: Awakening for the PC and 360.