Maybe it's a new look Companion Cube.

Or you just have to use him to, you know, block the deadly laser from hurting you?

I'm aware of the current applications of the Apeture Science Weighted Storage Cube, thank you very much. I was just curious as to whether CC's new paintjob was an aesthetic decision or if it had some effect on gameplay.

Lol, you said paintjob.

So I did.

I've never played Portal 2 :( .

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I'm really not sure if that's meant to be a joke or not.



In case you were being serious... neither have we. And we won't for another 37 (USA) to 41 (EU) days.

Either he was trolling or he accidentally put "2" there and he really meant he hasn't played Portal 1.

Or maybe his point was to confuse us. Meh.

Maybe he actually has played it and he's covering up.

QUICKLY NATE, WHAT IS HIS HOME ADDRESS

I'M TRUSTWORTHY AS FUCK

Everyone's first 10 seconds of Portal.

Haha, I saw that yesterday too.

I'm definitely getting Portal 2.

Nice to hear a voice that isn't GlaDOS for a change.

"That's not a Panel. That's a CRUSHER!" Oh, the lulzy.

Robots, 6 seconds more trustworthy than humans.

We're all going to have fun with science!
Would you rather have the Portal Gun or the Gravity Gun?

There's a lot more you can do with a portal gun. :) Need an object from a distance? Sure, the gravity gun can pull it toward you, but the portal gun can place a portal underneath it, then place another portal next to you.

Doesn't the portal gun have an attachment on the end for lifting, similar to the gravity gun?

EDIT: Also it looks cooler.

Portal Gun of course. Oh the stuff you could do with that...

Or the dark energy gravity gun, that thing owns.

Definitely Portal Gun.

ASPHD, because you look more impressive when you use it. Blasting down a wall to enter a party is a lot less sociable than emerging from it in a halo of light.

SPOILERS AHOY!
http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/03/29/portal-2-preview-2/

Portal gun, since it can act like a Grav Gun (Picking up objects)

Did I ever mention that I have this preordered?

Because I have this preordered.

ASHPD, but otherwise yes, agreed. Besides, who needs public transportation when you're thinking with portals?

I'd only take the ASHPD if I cold get leg supports, too.

I wouldn't be particularly tempted to be flying around at great height anyway. You'll still die if you hit a wall.

Yeah - Or if it's too impractical to keep changing portals you could at least save on transport fees and time by leaving a portal at your departure point, and making another at your destination. Of course you'd have to do that again when you needed to go somewhere else unless you have multiple ASHPDs, 'cause you can only have 2 portals open per gun at any one time, but that'd still be awesome.

I'd probably just leave one portal on the back of my house and use it to wander with impunity, knowing I could always get back. And the return trip is always the hardest, so it would be good for that.

Saw a billboard for Portal 2 today coming home from school. I like that Valve advertises here, they had a different billboard in the same area for L4D2. It somehow makes me feel special.

I wish they'd advertise Valve games in Finland. They don't.

Count me in as one of the people who just pre-ordered, now that I actually have a PC powerful enough to play it on. :D Awesomesauce.

Been waiting 3 years for this.

Watch it in full screen on 720 or 1080. Read the find print. Laugh.

Valve knows how to make trailers, haha.

"Just try and get close to that baby, your funeral." - I love this trailer! :D

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Epic.

Also, anyone know how to get that Portal Pin for TF2? I thought it would be pre-Order Portal 2 however nobody has got it.

www.aperturescience.com

They've updated it.

@Nate: Lol at 'Empathy Generator -> Empathy Supressor' and the entire corporte concept of 'Empathy Suppression'.

Also Awww... at 'I'm different...'

Anyone agree with me when I say I like the orginal Cubes to the Portal 2 ones.

Are you talking about the cubes that reflect thermal discouragement beams? There are different to the weighted cubes which look pretty much the same save for a glowy ring.

Strange Portal 2 comic that seems to follow Portal 1's story from the perspective of the Ratman:

http://www.thinkwithportals.com/comic/

Produced in-house by Valve, it's designed to bridge the gap between Portal 1 and Portal 2, to expand the story. See if you can spot the Half-Life references. :)

Cool! I love story progression. But... does this mean we're going to see this guy in Portal 2? He's obviously going in after her.

I'm posting it all (including the newly released second half), because everyone reading this thread will probably want to read it. EDIT: Fine. Whatever. Excuse me for trying to make your life a little simpler.

The dark humour's getting really dark now. Also, frickin' huge Portal 1 spoilers ahead.

http://www.thinkwithportals.com/comic/

So yeah, it's definitely Ratman and he was alive and actively helping Chell during Portal 1 (though he was responsible for her ordeal in the first place). Also, yay at CCube.