12 years ago
Friday Top Five: XBLA’s cutest characters
The real world can be depressing at times but so too can the world of video games. If you’re looking to take a break from war, zombie outbreaks and bleak post apocalyptic realms then check out our Top 5 cutest characters found on XBLA. In the first of a new weekly feature, we’ve analyzed each XBLA character in turn and selected only those scientifically proven to induce warm fuzzy feelings in your tummy. So without further ado let’s check out this week’s Friday Top Five.
12 years ago
Portal’s GLaDOS takes over new Defense Grid expansion
Hit tower defense game Defense Grid is set to receive some Portal themed DLC. Defense Grid: You Monster is a full story expansion featuring GLaDOS, the menacing AI from …
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From the mind of Portal comes Quantum Conundrum
With a name like Quantum Conundrum, who’s to say what you’re going to expect. But knowing that it’s from Kim Swift, one of the designers on the original Portal, …
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Bastion narrator has something against Cave Johnson
Nothing moves a story better than a good disembodied narrator. Two of the year’s very best games, Bastion and Portal 2, have such narrators. But what if, hypothetically, the …
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13 years ago
Rewind Review: Portal: Still Alive (XBLA)
Portal: Still Alive was developed by Valve and published by Microsoft. Portal was released November 22, 2008 and cost 1200MSP.
In Portal you are a subject in a test study; not by choice. You are given a ‘portal gun’ and forced to defy the laws of physics in order to escape each test room. Equipped with just the ‘portal gun’ and your wits, it is your task to figure out how to avoid all the obstacles that stands in your way.