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Portal 2 trailer demonstrates bot trust

Why should you invest in Aperture Science? Because of its remarkable progress in the field of trust and cooperation, for one reason.
Alice O'Connor
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Our trusted friends Aperture Science and Valve Software have released another delightful Portal 2 trailer demonstrating why we should all invest in the colossal corporation.

The importance of trust is demonstrated in this new trailer, showing the rigorous trust exercises co-op characters Atlas and P-Body are put through and their sterling results.

Portal 2 is slated for release on PC, Mac, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on April 19. The PS3 edition supports cross-platform PC/Mac-PS3 co-op support plus a whole host of Steam features.

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    March 28, 2011 11:00 AM

    Comment on Portal 2 trailer demonstrates bot trust, by Alice O'Connor.

    • brokenjpg legacy 10 years
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      March 28, 2011 11:24 AM

      PreOrdered...check
      PreDownloaded.........NO
      April 19th......NO
      Wan't the game now.....YES!!!

    • passingstranger legacy 10 years
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      March 28, 2011 11:29 AM

      I would watch a movie starring these two.

    • holinka legacy 10 years
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      March 28, 2011 11:56 AM

      Sounds like JK simmons

    • disembodied potato legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      March 28, 2011 12:01 PM

      Its amazing how much further ahead valve are than pretty much anyone else in the entire industry these days. Design, writing, artwork, gameplay mechanics, pacing, sound design, music, advertising, character design.

      • Damann66 legacy 10 years
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        March 28, 2011 12:11 PM

        I do not agree

        • Longgshot legacy 10 years
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          March 28, 2011 12:23 PM

          I disagree to your disagreement XD.

          • OhSnapHighFive legacy 10 years
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            March 28, 2011 1:18 PM

            I agree with your disagreement of his disagreement!

            • Damann66 legacy 10 years
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              March 28, 2011 4:16 PM

              i disagree with your disagreements of my disagreement

      • LoioshDwaggie legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        March 28, 2011 12:20 PM

        In terms of artwork I'd put them almost at #1 (primarily because of their excellent integration of comic, blog and game to tell a cohesive story). Blizzard is right up there with them.

        For everything else they're at the top end, but they're matched up against other great companies like Blizzard, Bethesda and Bungie. All of them are fantastic.

        • pyide legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          March 28, 2011 12:27 PM

          I really like Bethesda's games, but in a few of the categories he mentions they are closer to the bottom than the top.

          • veras legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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            March 28, 2011 1:05 PM

            yeah, I agree with this - Bethesda makes some great games, but they do a pretty bad job in a lot of individual categories

            their games tend to be a lot more than the sum of their parts imo

        • TheStupidOne legacy 10 years
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          March 28, 2011 12:50 PM

          Relic > you

        • sogelegos legacy 10 years
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          March 28, 2011 1:03 PM

          Arena.net (Guild Wars 2 dev) stands near the top of the industry in artwork in my opinion.

        • sanchez legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          March 28, 2011 1:29 PM

          Blizzard games have a generic epicness to them. This applies to music, artwork, dialogue, and story.

      • freshyk legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury ultra mega
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        March 28, 2011 1:10 PM

        Agreed. I'm playing through Crysis 2 right and am groaning through every story segment of the game.

      • freshyk legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury ultra mega
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        March 28, 2011 1:10 PM

        Agreed. I'm playing through Crysis 2 right and am groaning through every story segment of the game.

      • OhSnapHighFive legacy 10 years
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        March 28, 2011 1:20 PM

        I think it's more just the fact that they really understand their audience and fan base.

      • sKetchflow legacy 10 years
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        March 28, 2011 1:27 PM

        I think they mostly know how to do a promo video better than most.

    • MeestaNob legacy 10 years
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      March 28, 2011 1:42 PM

      Fuck I'm pre-ordering now... can't resist it any longer. FUCKING HELL VALVE STOP BEING GOOD AT GAMES.

    • [deleted] 318946386 legacy 10 years
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      March 28, 2011 3:35 PM

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      • phipple legacy 10 years mercury ultra mega
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        March 28, 2011 9:32 PM

        Idk why, but watching it fail at first made me laugh out loud.

    • The Wilhelm Scream legacy 10 years
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      March 28, 2011 4:24 PM

      I'd love to see a little MP demo like the one they did for TF2. I haven't been looking forward to a game this much in a long time.

    • head crab legacy 10 years
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      March 28, 2011 4:45 PM

      god i effing love Valve. such a great video.

    • ConfusedUs legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury ultra mega
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      March 28, 2011 4:47 PM

      Is this the first time we've seen the robots' names?

      • freshyk legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury ultra mega
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        March 28, 2011 8:56 PM

        No they announced their names a few months back.

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