Portal 2 Coming to Retail from EA Partners

December 22, 2010 8:10 AM

Although any Portal 2-based news will be a disappointment unless it includes the words "available now," today we're one step closer to seeing the game in stores.

EA and Valve have announced a retail distribution agreement between the two companies that will bring Portal 2 to retail shelves. The partnership was expected, as EA and Valve have already worked together to bring The Orange Box and both titles in the Left 4 Dead franchise to stores.

Valve will distribute Portal 2 for PC and Mac via its digital platform Steam, while EA will presumably distribute the game to retail channels for all planned platforms: PC, Mac, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.

In early November, Valve told Shacknews that Portal 2 would launch on April 20 for all platforms in North America. According to the press release today, Europe will be able to make portals on April 21.

Xav de Matos

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

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ajvitaly

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December 22, 2010 8:16 AM

This game is a preorder purchase for me, but before having played it I have mixed feelings about the co-op mode. To me, Portal was such a great single player experience I wish they would have just taken the time in working on their co-op to expand or improve upon the single player aspect. Also, it doesn't help that I don't have very many friends I play co-op games with. :(
- leuthil
  
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  December 22, 2010 8:47 AM
  
  Your worries are unfounded man. There are two campaigns in Portal 2, a single player and a coop campaign. Either one separately is longer than Portal 1's campaign, so you won't be disappointed with Portal 2.
- wfalcon
  
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  December 22, 2010 9:06 AM
  
  I get the feeling that co-op will be anything but to start with, as folks open portals at their partner's feet to drop them into pits, etc. to test their new environment.
  - CheeZySpr1nklz
    
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    December 22, 2010 9:18 AM
    
    i concur. especially since so many of us 'single-players' opted to destroy our companion cubes just to survive.
  - leuthil
    
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    December 22, 2010 9:57 AM
    
    That's why you play with friends instead of randoms.