Portal 2 Delayed in Comedic Fashion

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  • Shawn Zipay
    Managing Communities 24/7
    • Apr 2003
    • 69279

    #1

    Portal 2 Delayed in Comedic Fashion

    Portal 2 has officially been pushed back until 2011 according to the latest press release by Valve and Aperture Science.

    VALVE ANNOUNCES MAKING GAMES IS HARD

    June 9, 2010 -- Aperture Science, doing business as Aperture Laboratories LLC, in partnership with Valve today announced the successful completion of an ethics-review-panel-supervised release date restructuring process. Portal 2, the sequel to the ground-breaking title that earned over 30 Game of the Year awards despite missing its original ship date, is now targeted for a 2011 release.

    Representatives from both companies acknowledged that public safety concerns factored into the decision. They went on to say that even though Portal 2 will arrive slightly later than planned, all life on earth won't instantaneously stop as every molecule in your body explodes at the speed of light, which is what would happen should a rip ever appear in the fabric of Valve Time.

    "Also, the game will be even better," they added, missing an historic opportunity to create the first product delay press release to mention that a product is being delayed to make it worse.

    To ask questions about how close we all came to dying, or to ask futile questions about the previously announced E3 ***PORTAL-2-THEMED-FOR-GOD'S SAKE*** surprise or, less futilely, to schedule an appointment to attend a Portal 2 screening at the Valve booth during E3, please contact Valve's delegate to the EU's Valve Time Studies Group, Doug Lombardi.


    At least they aren't shy about the whole "Valve Time" thing. Look for more Portal 2 news to arrive out of the E3 surprise that is "PORTAL-2-THEMED-FOR-GOD's SAKE."
  • K-16
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    • Sep 2026
    • 2018

    #2
    Re: Portal 2 Delayed in Comedic Fashion

    If only they had said, "missing an historic opportunity to create the first product delay to make it worse." I would've been able to scream Daikatana, Command and Conquer 2: Tiberium Sun, and Haze as games that beat them to it. Nice to see whoever wrote that press release admits Lombardi was wrong regarding Valve Time being obsolete. Between reading this or having them **** with us like they did with Half-Life 2, I'll take the early announcement. Not that I feel too disappointed, since it's sort of consistent enough to be predictable. Sort of anyways...

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