Portal 2 free DLC announced

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  GOD DAMMIT, VALVE IS FUCKING US AGAIN : Deathlove
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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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      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
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                      • 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
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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
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    Was waiting for this comment. : The Grolar Bear
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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
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    Yeah pretty much. I'll probably buy a silly hat to show my : 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
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  • 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
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• 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 $20 off: http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=25789208#itemanchor_25789208 : sanchez
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    Wow, that's a great deal. Glad I waited. : HamChowder
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      Good luck finding a PC game at a gamestop! : pyide
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        Yeah. I went with a buddy yesterday to get a copy from this deal. The lady at the counter said it was onl... : Crabs Jarrard
        • Shoulda asked her to try to ring up the PC version, the damn ad says PC too : sanchez
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        :( I haven't bought a game from GS since COD4. : HamChowder
        • really : novicebadazz0916
  • Portal 2 for 25$ 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
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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
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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
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  • I completely agree. Then I see DOTA 2. I'm going to need convincing with that. : Creepin_Jeezus
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    By: razlebol x Show Full Post

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    Same for me. I'll buy almost anything from Valve and Blizzard.
    
    Not sure I'll enjoy DOTA2 though but I'll probably buy it anyway. I'm not buying any WoW expansions though because the game got old a few years ago and it's just the same old thing they keep on releasing.

    Apr 30, 2011 5:27am PDT
    Same for me. I'll buy almost anything from Valve and Blizzard. Not sure I'll enjoy DOTA2 though but I'... : razlebol
• AMAZING! Just bought the game from Bestbuy today for $40. Great game, Great value, and it's only getting ... : Dontshoot86