Dungeon Defenders gets Portal Gun on Steam

Trendy Entertainment and Reverb Publishing have announced that those who pre-order Dungeon Defenders on Steam will receive an in-game Portal gun and TF2 familiars.

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As with Renegade Ops, Valve is letting a third party take advantage of its IP to promote the Steam release. Steam pre-orders of Dungeon Defenders will net you some exclusive Valve-related bonus downloadable content, most notably the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device for use in-game. In addition, you can get some Team Fortress 2-themed familiars.

Given the four-player, cooperative, and tower-defense nature of Dungeon Defenders, it's easy to imagine how a Portal gun might come in handy, which you can see in action in the trailer above; however, the Team Fortress 2 familiars that appear in the trailer probably bear a little more explanation.

Familiars are basically helpful pets that give players extra battlefield support. The Team Fortress 2 familiars that are part of the pre-order deal include the Heavy, Medic, Engineer, and Pyro. The Heavy adds some extra ranged firepower with his Gatling gun; the Medic can heal a group of allies; the Engineer can repair nearby structures, and the Pyro burns foes to cinders.

Dungeon Defenders will be available on on October 19.

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    October 10, 2011 11:00 AM

    Jeff Mattas posted a new article, Dungeon Defenders gets Portal Gun on Steam.

    Trendy Entertainment and Reverb Publishing have announced that those who pre-order Dungeon Defenders on Steam will receive an in-game Portal gun and TF2 familiars.

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      October 10, 2011 11:34 AM

      It's explained that the portal gun will consume power while active. I wonder if the familiars will too, or is their benefit so minor that they're more cosmetic?

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      October 10, 2011 11:58 AM

      that seems like a serious change to a game's mechanics to throw in as a preorder bonus

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        October 10, 2011 12:10 PM

        Apparently the portal gun has limited places where players can setup portals and the TF2 pets arent the only pets in the game.

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