New videos from Valve’s Portal 2 demo at E3 are making their rounds on the blogs and it seems GladOS has even more new toys for us to play with in the sequel. The videos below show off the use of the new Thermal Discouragement Beams and Pneumatic Diversity Vents, which are Portal-ized names for laser beams and vacuum tubes. Still, it looks fun:
Portal 2 will be released early 2011 on Steam, Xbox 360, and PS3.
-NB
(via Kotaku)
Since E3 is over I was left wondering what the best things I saw on the floor were. Everyone had impressive showings and I enjoyed them immensely, but some stood out way more than others. Here are my top 5 picks for the best of E3.
5.Child of Eden
This was a game that was both trippy and amazingly fun to watch. Manipulating shapes, sounds, and colors with merely a flick of the wrist was one of the most appealing things about the game. This game showed what could happen when a rail shooter comes in contact with the Kinect technology. It was a thrill ride for the senses that was engaging from start to finish. What else would you expect from the people that brought us Rez?
Nintendo Press Conference Recap
Unfortunately, there was no internet at the Nintendo conference, however, here’s a recap! (- Dave)
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Unfortunately, our computers were dead by the time we hit Ubisoft. Some really exciting recaps to go over.
Read on for the Recap! (Dave)
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EA E3 2010 Press Conference Play-By-Play Coverage
I’m now sitting here at the EA press conference. It’s about to start, so join me for my live-up-to-date coverage! (-Dave)
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Microsoft Press Conference
I’m sitting here at the Microsoft Press Conference waiting for it to start. This is going to be a point-by-point blog of the updates and information as we discover it here at E3. I’ll post all of my impressions as the conference starts and goes, and we’ll see where it takes us! (- Dave)
2010, baby
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While many of us have already heard of Project Natal (nuh-tall) and some of us even know quite a bit about it, I am here to simply answer the popularly asked question, “what the hell is that smell in my house?!” Well my friends, that is the smell of your Wii shitting itself. Yes, that’s right, Nintendo players get your carpet cleaner.
Project Natal for the Xbox 360 was first announced in July of 2009 at E3 and to be perfectly honest my first reaction was quite skeptical. I myself have all three consoles, however I have previously been a fairly loyal Nintendo gamer. So when the news of Natal first penetrated my ear hole I got bitter. My initial thoughts where, “Who does Microsoft think they are? They think they can copy the Wii’s technology and do it better than Nintendo? Ha!” Then, realizing my ignorance, I took a step back and inhaled a deep breath. After clearing my head I started to think about it, and I really have only enjoyed a select few games from the Wii …a very select few. Honestly, finding a good Nintendo Wii game is like finding a needle in a haystack – wait, no, it’s more like finding a piece of hay in a needlestack. I mean, it is painful! But I digress and that is a topic to be saved for another blog. Anywho, this epiphany allowed me to approach Natal with an open mind …an open mind that was then blown away by a virtual shotgun of ecstasy delight!
After watching the trailers and demonstrations from E3 I literally looked over at my Wii and laughed till it’s white casing turning red with embarrassment. Project Natal looked amazing! It didn’t just take the motion sensor technology that the Wii introduced to consoles and simply slap the Microsoft logo on, it legitimately made a new product. Not only does this add-on to the Xbox 360 require no controller, it has vocal and facial recognition! You can sift through menus with just the swipe of your hand, or bitch smack a virtual opponent who needs a lesson in manners. Natal turns your entire body into the controller without the aid of a plethora of peripherals that have simple waggle commands preset to poorly resemble the real action.
Unfortunately there is no definite release date, however Microsoft has informed the public that we may see this fantastic product in late 2010. All that matters is that Nintendo needs to step up its game because with its current capabilities it looks like it will be sub-par. If they aren’t careful, when Natal surfaces, whenever that may be, the Wii will become an expensive bookend.
PS (these are my initials)
-Peter Scale
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