In Real Life

A Portal Movie So Good Valve Should Make It Official

First teased earlier in the year, Synthetic Picturehaus’ amazing Portal film Lab Ratt is now complete and ready for viewing. So you should watch it.


May 21, 2012
Uncategorized

Announcing Street Fighter II: Hyper Portal Gun Edition

As a rule, Portal guns don’t make everything better. But they can certainly liven up a round of Street Fighter II.


May 18, 2012
In Real Life

Tesla Coils Sing To The Tune Of Portal 2′s Turret Song [Spoilers]

This version of “Cara Mia” isn’t as lovely as when it was sung by the turrets in Portal 2, but it might be even cooler. Portal 2 spoilers ahead.


May 16, 2012
In Real Life

Smell Your Video Games While You Play Them

Given what some games could smell like (blood, dirt, hellspawn hordes), this is far better than you’d think. Over on Etsy, a haven for geeky goods, seller Bubble and Geek has created a lovely line of fan-favourite home goods. These scented candles draw inspiration from Doctor Who, Star Wars, and, yes, video games.


In Real Life

The Incredible Portal 2 Machine

A single button push takes a Portal 2 cube on an incredible journey through Ben Perry’s astounding Rube Goldberg-inspired custom level.


May 14, 2012
In Real Life

A Bonus 25 Minutes’ Worth Of Cave Johnson Talking At You, Not To You

Portal 2′s latest DLC doesn’t just include the chance to create your own maps, it includes the chance to run around them hearing the delightful JK Simmons – aka Cave Johnson – command, dictate and berate you senselessly with almost half an hour’s worth of new content recorded just for the level creator.


May 12, 2012
In Real Life

Learn How To Bake, Now With Portals And GLaDOS’ Snark

Baking will never be as fun once you’ve enjoyed the company of (a male version of) GLaDOS to make fun of you doing so.


May 11, 2012
In Real Life

I Can’t Stop Listening To This Portal 2 Dance Remix


In Real Life

This Real-Life Portal Turret Will Track And Shoot You

This has to be the coolest thing I will see today. I need at least two to stand guard by my apartment. Not only does this currently uncased Portal turret track its victims with a camera, but it can even shoot (non-lethally) at them.


May 10, 2012
PC

Portal Players Are Already Flexing Their Creativity With The Level Editor

We’ve seen some ridiculous creations in games where level editors are involved. Portal‘s version of this that was released yesterday is already beginning to show some interesting level designs of its own.