Portal 2 Preloading Begins, Portal 2 Goes Live 7AM PST April 19th

[Hectic Glenn]

There has just been a huge update of all 13 potato sack games. Users in the Valve ARG IRC channel are reporting Portal 2 has begun preloading.[br]There has also been a post on the Portal 2 blog confirming the time when Gabe will be hitting the big red button for Portal 2 to be unlocked. 7AM PST / 10AM EST / 2PM GMT / 3PM (BST or GMT+1) / 12AM AEST (20/04).

The calendar experts at Valve were pretty "steamed" at us this morning, even after we broke out that great pun you just read. According to them, Portal 2 is actually getting unlocked on Steam at 7AM PST, not EST. According to us, they told us 7AM EST and are now backtracking to cover their butts. Either way, there's a chance the game might be delayed by three hours while we work this out.

 

[Parky]

3%

I want it nao ]:

 

[ríomhaire]

Ugh I really need to get that new PC soon. I don't even have enough disc space left to preload.

 

[Shamrock]

I am also preloading as we speak!

 

[DEATH eVADER]

Ugh I really need to get that new PC soon. I don't even have enough disc space left to preload.

You could buy a high density HDD and put your steam library on it :smoking:

 

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[blackout]

lol, but I'm not getting anything

 

[DEATH eVADER]

My pre-load seems to be going at a decent speed, I guess I can hope it stays that way

 

[Blindasabat]

Portal 2 is in my installed games view. I have a semi-on.

 

[blackout]

okay, fix'd- it's preloading

 

[mrmrmr8]

Yes!
Portal 2 Here we come!

 

[Krynn72]

okay, fix'd- it's preloading; either this is some massive hoax, a big mistake, or part of Valve's secret plans..

What? Do you know what pre-loading means?

 

[Hectic Glenn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HCD97njZxw

Portal 2 in UDK!

 

[blackout]

What? Do you know what pre-loading means?

I do now (remember)

 

[ríomhaire]

BTW, there's bonus co-op bot skins for people who buy the Potato Sack before Portal 2 comes out.

 

[MJ12]

*vid*

Portal 2 in UDK!

Do all the games in that pack have a Portal DLC of some sort?

 

[Plissken]

I just noticed that one of the other games--1...2...3...Kick It--had an update today. Here's what it says in the Update Notes:

Update Released
Product Update - Valve 12:38

Trying to revert to an earlier version.

Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.

Everything is fine here.

Oh my God... GLaDoS perfected Portal technology! Its Black Mesa all over again!

SHE WILL TEST US ALL!

TEST US ALL!

TEST US ALL!

Look at all the other Potato Sack games--they have update notes related to Aperture Science.

BIT.TRIP BEAT Update Released
Product Update - Valve 12:39
Updates to BIT.TRIP BEAT have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Temporary GLaDOS integration activated
<test> level implementation complete
<test> level accolades implemented
Cryptographic clues cleverly disguised
Evaluation of perfection within human test subjects imminent -- outcome not expected to be positive

Amnesia: The Dark Descent Update Released
Product Update - Valve 12:40
Amnesia: The Dark Descent gets a free expansion!

Now with 20% more horror and 10% less cake. Enjoy this brand new flavor of canned horror - manufactured with license by Aperture Science.
(might contain traces of potatoes)

 

[lord_raken]

Just bought it! I'll have to wait until I get the Snow Leopard update to play (By the way, do I need to do a system backup or are my files safe?.. buying an external hard-drive will set me back)

 

[IonizeMyAtoms]

Definitely half in the bag and read this as goes live at 7am tomorrow. A friend and I just had a ridiculous nerd out on Facebook. And then I realized my mistake and it was all deleted.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

**** the fanbase. Damn servers too busy.

ed: Holy shit 4.3 mb/s. Just overnight the servers are all freed up

 

[leib10]

I'm going to have to delete so much...

 

[DEATH eVADER]

Get The Potato Sack and join in on the one-of-a-kind limited-time crossover sleuthing game event of the season! 13 indie games, each just updated with portal 2 content! Plus, if you own all 13 of the games in this pack (or purchase this pack), get a special Team Fortress 2 potato hat and a special skin in Portal 2 co-op.
Already own any of the games in this pack? Give your extra copy to a friend.

So it is official then, Steam pre-orders will also recieve the skin

 

[Darkside55]

BTW, there's bonus co-op bot skins for people who buy the Potato Sack before Portal 2 comes out.

You know, I was looking at Atlas and P-Body the other day and was thinking, "I could see these two being skinned like spuds."

 

[MFL]

Old news, but still excited about this one:
Ship Overboard:
Discover the missing experiment

 

[DEATH eVADER]

Old news, but still excited about this one:
Ship Overboard:
Discover the missing experiment

Your excited about that and I am excited about:
Final Transmission

 

[Warped]

I broke down by Pre-ordering Portal 2 on Steam as well. I did the same when the Orange Box came out since I was playing them both on both systems. Anyway can't wait till Tuesday, I get out of work at 4pm and it'll be a lot of fun to rush home and play it

 

[DEATH eVADER]

I just played the new update for Defence Grid, where you have enemies coming from 2-3 different entrances, I only had 3 power cores left after completion

I had managed to capture subtitles of one of the many comical things GlaDOS says during the mission on the first link