Portal pushed back to 2011

by: Chuck - posted: 6/9/2010 11:31:00 AM

It looks like we won't be jumping into Portal 2 this year as Valve has just announced that the game is now targeted for a 2011 release.  This was one of the games I was really looking forward to this year and this not only means that we have to wait for the game but it also means that they'll probably be pushing back the release of Half Life 2:Episode 3.

VALVE ANNOUNCES MAKING GAMES IS HARD

June 9, 2010 -- Aperture Science, doing business as Aperture Laboratories LLC, in partnership with Valve today announced the successful completion of an ethics-review-panel-supervised release date restructuring process. Portal 2, the sequel to the ground-breaking title that earned over 30 Game of the Year awards despite missing its original ship date, is now targeted for a 2011 release.

Representatives from both companies acknowledged that public safety concerns factored into the decision. They went on to say that even though Portal 2 will arrive slightly later than planned, all life on earth won't instantaneously stop as every molecule in your body explodes at the speed of light, which is what would happen should a rip ever appear in the fabric of Valve Time.

"Also, the game will be even better," they added, missing an historic opportunity to create the first product delay press release to mention that a product is being delayed to make it worse.