In 1953 Cave Johnson founded Aperture Science in order to make shower curtains for the American military. After becoming less than sane due a serious dose of mercury poisoning in 1978 he changed direction… the result being man sized quantum tunnels through space (ideal for stopping water spilling out of the shower). Turns out – […]
Portal Speed Run: Under 10 minutes
This 15 minute video is a demo of the Portal Speed Run. Before you yell “For science, you monster!” yes, the player does make use of glitches. In fact, you can find a list of glitches deployed here. There a lot. Be prepared to spend a lot of time watching elevator doors. They’re clearly the […]
Portal bookends
Is Portal the game with the most geek cult cred of all time? Is Portal 2 for science, you monster and is cake a lie? There are so many questions. What we have now, though, is one answer. We now know the best, most geeky, most gamer-cult, way to keep your hardback RPGs from falling […]
Unlike cake, Portal 2 co-op is no lie
You may have heard that in Portal 2 you may be able to get some help with the challenges GLaDOS sets you. Portal 2 is not just for science, you monster but also for co-op. It’s true. Check this out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkATYz_tF-U What do you think? Poor wee bots. I hope GLaDOS doesn’t terrorise them too […]
GlaDOS plushie
Etsy is a big bucket of good ideas. It’s a website that collects people with talent. Damn their eyes. How’s this for a product intro: We here at Aperture Science are glad to announce the newest addition of plushie goodness. Welcome the Curiosity Sphere. She can help you out with the worlds questions… by asking […]
Alien Swarm – Valve’s free game
On Monday you’ll be able to get Alien Swarm from Valve for free. Here’s the deal; Alien Swarm was a top-down, four-player co-op from 2004. Turns out that Valve hired the team behind the game in 2008, had them work on L4D, Portal 2 but also Alien Swarm. Interestingly, Valve’s also releasing an SDK on […]
Portal 2: All five trailer parts – for science, you monster
Thanks to the godlike E3 we already have had one superb teaser trailer for Portal 2. Poor GLaDOS has been busy being dead ever since you murdered her. You monster. However, for science, we now have five more trailers for the game. They’re all awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mPvEcKjL3M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNdwaco0Xhs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxVwx_i4jGk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-6P9OQapHQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXyxZDXVgpM
Portal 2: For Science – You Monster
Seems like the computer might be willing to forgive you – in the name of science. Mind you, maybe she forgives you in the same way she intends to share her cake with you! This trailer for Portal 2 aired at the Sony Conference during the 2010 E3. We’re expecting the sequel to be available […]
