Portals!

If you haven’t seen this yet, take a minute.  Innovative gameplay isn’t dead, and bless Valve for supporting it.  According to my co-worker Scott, Valve saw a demo of the portal gameplay that was created by a group of students at Digipen (alma mater of our former intern, Ryan), and they liked it so much they hired the team to complete it using the Source engine.  If you’re wondering when you’ll be able to buy it, don’t fret, because it’ll be bundled in with Half-Life 2: Episode 2.  

But wait ... there’s more.  Valve will also include another stand-alone game with Ep. 2, the sequel to one of the most beloved team games, Team Fortress.  And if you own an Xbox 360 or PS3 you’ll be able to buy the entire line of Half-Life 2 products in one gigantic bundle plus Portals and Team Fortress 2.  

Once again Valve proves their intelligence and dominance.  I love these guys.

Now, rewatch that video and think about how cool that game uses portals when compared with Prey.