Valve: We Have a Surprise For You!
Valve is ditching its big Portal 2 event at E3 2010 for a bigger, better surprise.
Tuesday evening we received a rather unusual email from Valve Software. On one hand , it shuffles in a bit of bad news for fans heading out to E3 2010 later this month. Apparently the developer is no longer planning its big Portal 2 reveal, but instead will showcase something it's keeping under wraps until the event. Given that Portal 2 is a huge release for Valve, setting it aside for something else has us wondering if Half-Life: Episode 3 will finally rear it's head.
Anyway, check out the mysterious email:
Dear Subject Name Here,
Aperture Science is pleased to inform you that we have partnered with Valve to announce the gala CANCELLATION of the June 14 Portal 2 event at the Regal Theater. The event will be replaced by a surprise. And even though the cancellation of the event certainly counts as a surprise, we are pleased to further announce that the cancellation of the event is not THE surprise. However, per International treaties regarding the definition of the word "surprise", of which both Aperture Science and Valve are signatories, the time, date and content of the actual surprise will only become available as you experience the surprise.
If you'd like to ask fruitless questions about the E3 Portal 2 surprise or, more fruitfully, schedule an appointment to attend a Portal 2 screening at the Valve booth during E3, please contact Valve's Special Envoy to Surprises.
Thank you for <<RECORD SCRATCH!!!>>
PS: The surprising record scratch is also not the surprise.
So what's the big surprise? Again, it may be Episode 3. The email itself is reminiscent of the Minerva episodic series created by Adam Foster, or at least, his method of writing. Foster announced almost two years ago that he joined Valve to work on the third episode, however details have been scarce ever since.
Could this be Half-Life 3? There's speculation. Tell us what you think... this could even be a brand new IP!
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Portal 2!!!!! D:
...... Screw you Valve. I want Portal 2.
Hmmm.. Portal + Halflife = Halflife 3...
Now we will see APERTURE against BLACK MESA!! Yeah!!!
I'm hoping that this will be Episode 3! I've been looking forward to continuing the legacy of Gordan Freeman!
I suspect the surprise will be cake.
Happy like a poppy if it's Episode 3
Oh Valve, you better not be screwing with us!
gravity gun + Portal gun(maker)
nades?
Ep 3?.. Meh... $20-$40 for another 4-5 hours of game play that is well over a year too late... boring!!! HL3 would be better. Portal 2 would also be better. A completely new franchise woule be even better... provided it's good of course. A new DX11 engine would also be good.
I feel that it will be EP3, but I'd be equally happy with HL3
The suprise will be that they have stopped working on Portal II so that they can relase Episode 3 in 2012. Then they will get with Blizzard and help them to finish Diablo 3 by 2014. Wasn't the point of episodic content to have it released more frequently. Big fail, Valve.
I will be so happy if it is a new version of counter strike!
it's ricochet 2!
oh boy oh boy oh boy !!!!!111111oneoneoneone
I'd bet the surprise is that Portal 2 will be bundled with Episode 3. Either that or Valve will have a first look at Halflife 3.
Whatever it is, it doesn't really matter. It's Valve so everyone knows it will be great and everyone knows they'll be buying it. What's the point in guessing?
oh....god... portal 2 was big enough, what is bigger than portal 2? HL:EP3? HL3? TF3! CS2!? the possibilities are endless! valve is the best video game company ever, who cares about size and profit when you are this cool.
but is the cake still a lie??
I suspect the surprise will be cake.
Only comment that made me snicker. Might be better if it was pie, but let's not hijack the Portal 2 vs Episode 3 debate with one of Pie vs Cake.
oh....god... portal 2 was big enough, what is bigger than portal 2? HL:EP3? HL3? TF3! CS2!? the possibilities are endless! valve is the best video game company ever, who cares about size and profit when you are this cool.
i wouldn't be half surprised it they unveiled L4D3.
I could care less about Episode 3, I want HL 3 NOW!!!!!!
free beer??
I hope its not episode 3 but half life 3. I just finished half life 2 again. I need some new content. I just finished portal too. THANKS for the free game Valve. You are the best.
holy balls i'm excited for any new valve game, but the possibility of half life episode 3 or half life 3 will be amazing
I hope its EP3. Better go back and finish EP2 first!
The surprise is that the theater will be flooded with neurotoxin.
I don't know what it is but I'm genuinely excited about this!
Half-Portal 2 1/2?
GlaDOS kills the combine with a deadly neurotoxin and the G Man becomes a playable character. You don't have to fight anything, you just sneak around behind locked doors trying to get Gordon to see you and then walk away.
L4D3, yessssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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