A countdown has been found! Portal 2 Early???

[Richard Hannay]

Now redirects to:

http://www.aperturescience.com/glados@home/

"Help release Portal 2 Early! Play the 13 games in the potato sack to reboot GlaDOS"

Well played, Valve. Good job selling stuff.

?I think I'll just let Amnesia run in the background, here?

 

[Sabiancym]

Pretty sweet idea. I don't own the sack, but I have some of the games in it. That should count right?

 

[Tekkawarrior]

Screw this, I'm going out for a drink.

 

[DevilWolf47]

Negative Valve time? Maybe the 2012 doomsday theories are right...

 

[Sabiancym]

You need to find potatoes to power glados, not just play the games, find the potatoes in them.

 

[cantgetaname]

You have to admit, this is probably one of the coolest ways to market. I prefer it over the EA way...

 

[MajWound]

You need to find potatoes to power glados, not just play the games, find the potatoes in them.

She runs on battery power using potatoes as an electrolyte?

Ok then. Looks like I'm getting the Sack. Damn good price, too.

 

[DustyDrB]

Pretty sweet idea. I don't own the sack, but I have some of the games in it. That should count right?

I'm wondering the same thing. I only have Bit.Trip Beat (the only one of the sack I want to or can play on my Macbook). I'd be glad to do my part and help make the time go down. Doesn't even matter than I'm not really interested in Portal 2.

 

[timeadept]

No, not an early release. Valve aren't known for releasing games early. Quite the opposite.

You mean... oh no... IT'S GONNA BLOW!!! RUN!

 

[SamStar42]

This is stupid.

Honestly, Valve fanboys would cut off their own limbs if it meant an Episode 3 screenshot would be released. How many of you would have actually bought those games if this wasn't involved?

Just stupid. Good idea, but the hypocrisy involved is overwhelming. If this was EA asking you to buy Dragon Age DLC or other games to make Mass Effect/Battlefield arrive earlier you'd slaughter them

 

[Popadoo]

Does this apply to retail versions, such as PS3? If not, fuck this.

 

[monkey_man]

I highly doubt that it will be an early release. Probably when the counter ends VALVe will pop out and say "APRIL FOOLS!"

perhaps a little late isn't i...
O wait, Cheeky Valve and your time

 

[DustyDrB]

Hmmm...I can't get Bit.Trip Beat to launch.

 

[Raregolddragon]

We must get CPUs for her!

WE must play the potato games!

 

[ChocoFace]

Wha...I don't...I just....*foams at the mouth* WHARBLGARBL! PORTAL 2!

Your avatar fits too well.
OT: Would be so awesome if it did release on the 15th.

 

[kasperbbs]

Probably the only ones playing it early will be xbox pirates..

 

[Thespian]

First Brink is out early... And Portal 2 as well? THERE IS A GOD

 

[Nackl of Gilmed]

Omega]

Damn this timer for being on American time. For me it's already Friday morning, and this thing is 15 hours away. Now I need to find another excuse to skip uni.

I am not surprised. Valve is based on the west coast of the US, so I think they would end up using their own time.

I'm not happy with all this logic and reason being used against me.

In other news, this is pretty much unique in the history of game advertising, right? I mean, when you consider the fact that the other games in the potato sack are all relatively small-time indie developers, this is a very interesting move by Valve. I suppose they're still making plenty of money for themselves, but it's still an extremely interesting and innovative way of setting up the launch of a long-anticipated game for maximum impact and developer benefit.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

I'm suspicious, since what about the console releases?

...Fuck, I need to work to scrounge together enough money to buy the game.