Portal 2 'boots' were made for falling

Portal 2 is just around the corner. Celebrate technological advancement by watching a video about the franchise's high-tech footwear.

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Yesterday, Valve released the last of four Aperture Laboratories promotional videos for the upcoming first-person puzzle title, Portal 2. Once again starring the disembodied voice of Aperture founder Cave Johnson, the video boasts some of the company's advancements in technology.

Sure, Aperture created a "dual portal" device, but Cave is particularly proud of another creation: a specialized set of boots that will ensure the safety of his company's major investments. Citing a "reproducible human error" (i.e. falling to your death), Aperture issues a set of the boots to all of its human subjects.

Chell, Portal 2's returning heroine, shows off her newfound comfort with the boots by flinging herself around the company's new test areas. Of course, we'd expect her to be comfortable with the tech since she sported similar protective gear in Portal 1.

Portal 2 hits stores for the PC, Mac, PS3, and Xbox 360 on April 19; however, there is some speculation that the game will unlock on Steam this Friday as part of the recent "Potato Sack" ARG. Valve recently revealed Portal 2's Steamworks features for the PS3.

Xav de Matos was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    April 13, 2011 3:45 PM

    Comment on Portal 2 'boots' were made for falling, by Xav de Matos.

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      April 13, 2011 3:54 PM

      These videos are great! They remind me of the way Sony's been doing their ads with Kevin Butler.... Cracks me up..

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      April 13, 2011 3:54 PM

      Ok, I officially can't wait anymore.

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      April 13, 2011 4:08 PM

      Is that JK Simmons? It sounds a lot like JK Simmons...

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      April 13, 2011 4:40 PM

      I love the hidden code they added to the top right corner.

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      April 13, 2011 5:38 PM

      I like how they look like some sexy high heeled boot for her now. Practical and stylish for the modern woman.

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        April 14, 2011 4:55 AM

        Goes along with them making her kinda hot this go around

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      April 13, 2011 8:48 PM

      Wow I didn't know this was JK Simmons and that he'll feature in the game as the owner of Aperture Science. So pumped for this game.

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        April 14, 2011 5:05 AM

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          April 14, 2011 5:28 AM

          Yeah I find that weird too. He has one of the most recognizable voices in the industry that lends it self to this type of character.

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            April 14, 2011 5:49 AM

            He's also primarily a character actor, so I can understand why some people don't instantly make the connection because it's not like he's ever the main actor in the movie/show. A fair number of people probably recognize him in commercials and stuff but don't know his actual name. I personally didn't originally put it together that he was the newspaper owner guy in the recent Spider-Man movies.

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          April 14, 2011 6:21 AM

          Wait JK simmons is in this?!

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      April 14, 2011 5:21 AM

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