Newell Interviewed by IGN

[CSN NewsBot]

The man with the plan, Gabe Newell, took the time out of his busy schedule at the Leipzig Games Convention to talk with IGN about Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.

IGN: So how does Portal fit into Half-Life?



Gabe Newell: Right now Portal is a separate game but over time we're looking to incorporate it into Half-Life. What actually scared us about Portal is that some people get it very quickly - they get the idea that this gun connects any two points in space. But other people are very puzzled by the idea and cannot work out how to use it. I'm not sure we can get the majority of game players to understand those aspects in a game straight off so we built Portal to take people by hand and walk them through the idea.

As mentioned, there is a wealth of information contained in the one page interview. Thanks to community member "sIy" for this news.

[DevgruSeal H.E]

Wow, the grammar in some of these paragraphs are horrible.



IGN: What new additions can we expect for the next installment?



Gabe Newell: In Episode 2 we're taking the player out City 17 and into new areas.



Where's of? It might just be me, but it makes the article harder to comprehend...Not just this paragraph, but the question above it as well..



Vortagons? WTF? Is this a joke? Oh, this is in the PS3 section..They don't know HL2 too well, obviously.

[Zips]

I think it's just IGN in general.

[Helkite]

Control the center?