Portal

Portal was developed by Valve and was originally released in October 2007 as part of The Orange Box, a collection of games that also included Team Fortress 2 and Half-Life 2.  Portal is fondly remembered for its unique puzzle designs and antagonist GLaDOS.

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Portal Player Makes Turret Using Pumpkin

A Portal fan celebrates Halloween with a unique jack-o-lantern inspired by the Sentry Turret in the game, which even Xbox approves of.

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9 Game Characters That Suffered A Fate Worse Than Death

Death for these video game characters would have been preferable to the horrible fates that actually befell them.

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The Orange Box Is Still One of the Best Bundles in Gaming History

With The Orange Box recently marking its 15-year anniversary, the selection of iconic titles makes for one of gaming's most valuable bundles.

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Exploring Portal Mods That Reinvent The Game

Thanks to Valve's support, the Portal series has grown a thriving fanbase of developers who've created many innovative mods that reinvent the game.

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10 Best Red Herrings In Video Game Stories

The best video games have stories full of twists and turns, and these red herrings play a role in making sure players don't see what's coming.

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Portal RTX Revealed With Impressive Trailer

Portal is one of the most beloved puzzle games in recent gaming history, and a new trailer shows it's being updated with Nvidia's ray tracing tech.

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Study Claims Only 6% of Popular Games Feature Standalone Female Protagonists

A recent study claims that only 6% of popular video games feature female protagonists as their main playable characters.

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6 Games That Use The Portal Formula

These games pattern their gameplay mechanics after the iconic portal style before adding their exclusive finishing touches.

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Video Shows Portal Recreated in Unreal Engine

One fan's video shows how the first-person puzzle game Portal would look on Unreal Engine, complete with portal gun gameplay and puzzles.

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7 Great Games That Merge Genres That Have No Business Working Together

Some games have trouble getting a handle on just one genre, while these games managed to brilliantly combine several.

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Hackers Discover Half-Life 2 Files Hidden in Portal Switch Port

Following Portal: Companion Collection's release, hackers have discovered a large amount of files from Half-Life 2 contained within the game.

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12 Co-Op Games Perfect For Family Game Night

Families looking to spice up game nights with a bit of video gaming will find these games are perfect to play together.

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Fanmade Portal Nintendo 64 Demake Shows Off Portal Gun

The latest update to the fanmade Portal Nintendo 64 Demake shows how the portal gun and its mechanics work.

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Portal Fan Makes N64 Demake

YouTuber James Lambert is working on a Nintendo 64 demake of Valve’s Portal, complete with working portals and nostalgic graphics.

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Portal Speedrunner Sets New World Record, Completes Game in Under 6 Minutes

There is no greater challenge for gamers than to set a speedrun world record, and this one Portal player manages to beat the game at break neck speed.

Portal 1 and 2 Coming to the Nintendo Switch
Portal 1 and 2 Coming to the Nintendo Switch

Among the announcements in a recent Nintendo Direct, fans learn that the classic games Portal 1 and 2 are coming to the Nintendo Switch.

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Valve Devs Impressed by How Quickly Speedrunners Can Complete Portal

Fourteen years after being released, Portal fans are still looking for ways to defeat the game quickly, and Valve is impressed by their efforts.

Why Splitgate Doesn't Necessarily Need Sliding and Other Modern Features
Why Splitgate Doesn't Necessarily Need Sliding and Other Modern Features

As Splitgate's popularity begins to rise, so do the number of gameplay requests and changes, but the game might not need them all.

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Portal Actress Ellen McLain Talks Differences Between Voicing GLaDOS and Acting in Hybrid Twitch Film

Ellen McLain discusses how her role in Twitch’s 'Night, Mother differs from her role as GLaDOS in Portal during an interview with The Best War Games.

Portal Reloaded is a Smart Take on Time Loops in Games

Portal Reloaded is a new mod available on the Steam workshop, using Portal 2 as its base game to create a unique take on the time loop mechanic.