Valve officially announced Portal 2 today with what has to be one of the best game teases ever.
Portal 2 has got to be at the top of everybody’s most wanted list and Valve has finally answered our pleas for a sequel. The original Portal was released back in 2007 and quickly became many people’s Game of the Year. Fans of the game have been waiting patiently ever since and now there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Valve announced Portal 2 with one of the coolest game teases ever. The first step was to update the original game with radios that transmitted Morse code and new ending. Gamers than went to work in the content folders and found hidden messages in the wav files. These hidden messages translated into a phone number near Kirkland, Washington that was set up as a BBS. When people logged into the BBS they found ASCII art that may be the first screenshot from the game and also hints at possible co-operative play. Many sites are pointing towards GameStop’s description of the game that also stated it would contain co-op but it was later removed.
Portal 2 will feature new and returning characters, new puzzles, and you will get to explore different areas of Aperture Science. It will obviously include a single player campaign and it may include a multiplayer co-op mode. It will be released this holiday season for Xbox 360 and the PC. Game Informer has revealed their April issue will feature Portal 2.
