Portal 2 free DLC announced

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  • IAWTU! : Durajim
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• OH YES : Godhatesfatpeople
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• Valve, I love you. : master_disaster_17
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  GOD DAMMIT, VALVE IS FUCKING US AGAIN : Deathlove
  • Open your hole, Deathlove. : Godhatesfatpeople
• woooooooooooooooooo!!!!! : head crab
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  Why is free DLC so rare and how is Valve able to buck the trend of releasing paid DLC immediately after t... : BouillonCubes
  • Valve's probably using their now chummy position with Sony to strong-arm Microsoft into letting them rele... : carbontree
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  Why wasn't this in the game to begin with? : briktal
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    PR stunt. : BouillonCubes
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      Yeah I guess this lets them put a checkmark next to post-release content and free dlc. : briktal
      • Oh wait you're serious? : Schnapple
      • The internet : Godhatesfatpeople
      • WHAT : Downforce
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        Dear god man, no wonder people thing PC games are pretentious assholes : shred.
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          Dudes like him are making us look bad. : The Grolar Bear
          • How do we even know he's a PC gamer. I bet he has consoles, too. He's just being an idiot. : pyide
        • Wow, 2 typos :( : shred.
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      • http://chattypics.com/files/1297928605283_8wulylvm81ley3qgpaum.jpg : Malku
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      or they could still be developing it. summer doesnt end until september : maulla
      • It really could be the end of any summer Valve wants. : one random winner
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    ITT we complain about free shit : maulla
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      I wanted to say "In Before Someone Bitches" but I was too giddy. : MercFox1
      • Hell even my post right after this was too late. : sigpro
    • FWP's : homeboyJim
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      If he's serious then yeah he's a fool, but we have spent the week bitching about PSN which is free for mo... : Schnapple
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        Well, I am kinda disappointed that they weren't included at release (but an ad for some movie was), given... : briktal
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          Get the fuck off of the internet. : Ebu
          • Yeah you should probably kill yourself. : deject
        • you are omitting all of the L4D2 and TF2 content : maulla
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          I like how you list "TF2 class updates" like it was a small single patch, and don't mention that each cla... : TheNiXXeD
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            I don't know if you remember but people were pretty upset that instead of getting free L4D content it got... : briktal
            • it's not free though, TF2 is monetized by increased steam user patronage, and things like data collection... : kaddar0
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              I don't know what your definition of "real" content is, but just taking L4D as an example, they released ... : Leviathan41
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                How soon we forget! Btw, The Passing is L4D2 only, The Sacrifice was the other campaign added to L4D ... : pyide
                • Ahh yes, was thinking Sacrifice and wrote Passing, thanks. : Leviathan41
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          You are presented with the following choice: 1) Portal 2 release in April and then a subsequent FREE rel... : Cheeziologist
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            Well, as long as they didn't announce April then push back to June/July somewhat close to April, I doubt ... : briktal
            • and then whine about it apparently : MamiyaOtaru
        • L4D1 got two DLC campaigns for free, bub. I bet you never even played them. With TF2 updates alone (s... : pyide
        • FUCK YEAH DISAPPOINTED !!!!!!!!!!!!!! internet air guitar : Downforce
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          thumbs down : sanchez
          • down voted : alphablu
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          booo to you sir, boo to you. In all seriousness, what makes you believe it was ready at release? The ga... : snowwolf
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            The idea wouldn't be to hold back on releasing the content, but to hold back creating it in the first pla... : briktal
            • what the hell are you smoking : Arctic Fox
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              So met me see if I have this straight - it's not that the DLC exists or comes out, it's the intent in the... : Schnapple
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                No. I was saying that if you decide early on you want to release something later as DLC instead of at re... : briktal
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                  but, but, but thats what they fucking did. the dlc won't be out till this summer, what are you talking a... : snowwolf
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                    He's saying that they made the game and the DLC at the same time and then decided to stagger their releas... : Schnapple
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                      No I'm saying they didn't do that, that it is a dumb idea, but it doesn't mean they didn't decide a long ... : briktal
                      • Oh my goodness. : The Grolar Bear
                      • Just stop. : Schnapple
                      • You are fantastic, keep it up. 5/5. : azshack
                      • everyone hates you. not even a companion cube would be your friend. : project13
        • more content pushes back release dates you tool, you think valve were sitting on the retail release till ... : kiddygrinder
      • lmfao : novicebadazz0916
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    Because it would probably help extend the games life and help bring in more sales with free content. : Godhatesfatpeople
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      Lots of free updates seems to have worked for TF2. that game is still selling and is uh..."still alive",... : Lokatana
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        It's not like I'm surprised by it. But I was perplexed that some people around here thought they would be... : Godhatesfatpeople
        • had = hand : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Maybe because they created it after the game went gold? : geedeck
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      Pretty sure this is the correct answer. : Dontdrop
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        Well, technically I guess but I suppose I was wondering more why they didn't start before the game went g... : briktal
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          Let's put it this way - if they had to put everything into the game that they want to before they release... : Schnapple
          • (actually it's inaccurate to say EP3 hasn't been announced. It has. It's just that they haven't said anyt... : Schnapple
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          now I'm sure that you're trolling. You can't even keep your story straight between subthreads : Arctic Fox
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            I came out too hard with my initial comments so the rest were mostly trying to get people to understand m... : briktal
            • i'm pretty sure you made a giant pile of shitty posts in attempt to express your ridiculous thoughts on t... : Sapiens
  • well done, thanks for your comment : Cheeziologist
  • Here come the test results: You are a horrible person. That's what it says! We weren't even testing for t... : Arctic Fox
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    Was waiting for this comment. : The Grolar Bear
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      Was the wait worth it? : Godhatesfatpeople
      • It's always worth it! : The Grolar Bear
  • It's free, feel free to stop posting your opinion at any time. : TheNiXXeD
  • Perhaps because it's not done yet? : a sandwich
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• FU Valve, this should have all been in the game. I want my money back! : sigpro
• Awesome. I : rick
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  The day Valve starts charging for DLC will be just another day they get money from me. Until then, I'll k... : ajvitaly
  • Signed. My monies to Valve if they charge, my appreciation if they don't. : funnynamehere
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    Yeah pretty much. I'll probably buy a silly hat to show my : moneyshot
    • love. I DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE SAY I'M IN LOVE Shack ate my less than sign :( : moneyshot
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  I'm surprised it's free on the 360. PC, sure, Valve controls the platform. PS3 makes sense as it was prob... : Schnapple
  • Valve really wanted the L4D DLC to be free. http://www.shacknews.com/article/60365/microsoft-forces-valv : the archvile
• Wow! Free on 360 too. I wonder if they'll need some sort of ad support. : cookblaze
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  Where's the QQing now, asshats. This is how Valve does things, but people have incredibly short memories... : duffman03
  • Anyone who complains about this is either a) Trolling/Joking b) Stupid Ignore both : Schnapple
  • OH GOD NOT ENOUGH HARD CHAMBERS KILL M--- Whoa, new hats for TF2! : MercFox1
• just a blatant money grab by valve oh it's free? : FrayLo
• No hats? : Anir
• ILVC : Dr_Cube
• How dare they! : rosewood
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  Neat. This is all stuff I was pleading for in the email I sent to Valve soon after finishing the game. I'... : pyide
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    No >:('s here : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Serious question here, what good are leaderboards if they only work with a handful of a official maps? Yo... : pyide
  • They had no plans. This all you buddy. Kick ass job with that email you sent to g a b e n! : ZenzenTen
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  Portal 2 for $20 off: http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=25789208#itemanchor_25789208 : sanchez
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    Wow, that's a great deal. Glad I waited. : HamChowder
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      Good luck finding a PC game at a gamestop! : pyide
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        Yeah. I went with a buddy yesterday to get a copy from this deal. The lady at the counter said it was onl... : Crabs Jarrard
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          Shoulda asked her to try to ring up the PC version, the damn ad says PC too

          Apr 29, 2011 1:51pm PDT
          Shoulda asked her to try to ring up the PC version, the damn ad says PC too : sanchez
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        :( I haven't bought a game from GS since COD4. : HamChowder
        • really : novicebadazz0916
  • Portal 2 for 25$ off on Amazon for PC. 15$ off for 360/PS3. : fade2black244
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  Ohhh god yes on my face please. : DrWaffles
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    Man, I wish they'd go one step further and add something to allow mapmakers to share their levels within ... : DrWaffles
    • That would be spiffy as hell. : pyide
• I WOULD LIKE TO SUCK VALVE'S DICK. Seriously, you fuckers come to Edmonton, and I will buy you beers ' : Rice-Rocketeer
• Don't forget Kmart is going to have the game on sale for $34.99 starting 5/1! : mancide
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  I really wish this was the standard. Paying for DLC sucks, especially when the DLC does not include enoug... : bozer
  • Some people find the price right, because they sell tons of them. : mancide
• This is great news! Though I will admit part of me is upset it isn't armored robot horses = ( : pixelat3d
• Will the DLC be integrated into the main game? : vx2o
• hey im willing to pay for portal dlc! hell ill pay a montly fee if i have to , just give me a bunch of up... : Frush81
• http://dumb.ca/us.jpg : dumb.
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  I want to see some of the death-defying maps they had in their e3 demos. Kind of disappointed that some o... : ecclesio
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• awesome. i heart valve. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  For the record i would have gladly paid for this DLC!! : Dschinghis Khan
  • Totally. I'm absolutely hardcore-against DLC (the Devil's addon, I tell you!) - but this is Portal we're... : Jobos
  • Before you even know what it is...? : fade2black244
• portal2 is the game of the century : HisKillSkill
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  At this point I consider Valve a developer whom can publish anything they want and I will buy it. Careful... : ramshot
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  • I completely agree. Then I see DOTA 2. I'm going to need convincing with that. : Creepin_Jeezus
  • I don't consider Valve games my favorite, but their community connection and accessibility makes them a m... : kingdepork
  • Same for me. I'll buy almost anything from Valve and Blizzard. Not sure I'll enjoy DOTA2 though but I'... : razlebol
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