Portal 2 will be at E3, Valve continues to troll our asses

Reality crumbles as Portal 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode 3 hype grows

Words: on March 12, 2010

Valve has continued its trend of ARG-style announcements by revealing that Portal 2 will be shown at E3 with a GLaDOS-themed blue screen of death:


Above: This appeared behind Gabe Newell as he spoke at last night's Game Developers Choice Awards

A poster in the Penny Arcade forums translated the error code from HEX, revealing the phrase "SUSPEND UNTIL EEE."

Valve has officially driven us to insane-conspiracy-theorist status.

In an even sillier, and completely unconfirmed bit of news, Reddit pointed out that the cover of a Saxton Hale comic (a character who often appears in Team Fortress 2 promotional material) seems to contain a hidden Half-Life 3 (or Episode 3) hit:

Yeah, it's pretty weak, but Valve's cryptic reveals are messing with our heads... making us see hidden messages where there are none. I spent the entire commute to work this morning trying to figure out if the license plate on the car in front of me secretly revealed a new Source engine. Turns out it was just a meaningless string of letters and numbers.

Also see: Portal 2: The 10 things you NEED to know 

Mar 12, 2010

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  • mattol58

    mattol58  - 1 year, 11 months ago  - Report

    if that comic thing is true, I'll just give up. Valve has taken this way too far this time, we know there is going to be a half life 2 episode 3 and portal 2 anyway so why bother with this?
  • TonyBlue05

    TonyBlue05  - 1 year, 11 months ago  - Report

    If that comic reveal turns out to be legit, I will be checking myself into the nearest asylum, due to having no proper perception of reality or truth.
  • zer0hvk

    zer0hvk  - 1 year, 11 months ago  - Report

    I love Valve, and I love GamesRadar, good mixture, interesting article, I'd love to play Portal, but I WANT Half-Life, but... I've already waited a while, so, I can wait some more, as long as they keep releasing good games.
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