Valve Cancels Portal 2 E3 Event, Promises Surprise!

[Mantonio]

Mysterious email sent from Aperture Science!

Valve has apparently canceled its planned Portal 2 event during E3 for a new surprise.

An e-mail was sent out to gaming press today that announced the cancellation. Read the entire message below:

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, Doug Lombardi.

Thank you for [[RECORD SCRATCH!!!]]

PS: The surprising record scratch is also not the surprise.



What could this be? Valve confirmed to us Portal 2 will still be shown at its booth during E3.

Any guesses?

Source: IGN - http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/109/1094050p1.html

 

[Sir Kemper]

Hopefully they've installed vents to prevent flooding of E3 with a deadly neruotoxin, becuase if not, there's a possibility of there being a flood of deadly neruotoxin.


Seriously, soembody should check to avoid flooding of deadly neruotoxin.

 

[Beryl77]

Thanks Valve. Now I've got my hopes up again for ep3. But I don't really think it's ep3. I guess the surprise has something to do with Portal2 otherwise it wouldn't really make sense to me.

 

[Mr. Grey]

They built a life-size, functioning, ever sadistically sarcastic Glados... it's the only logical course of action.

 

[darksolgamer]

The cake is not a lie?

 

[sheic99]

EPISODE 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I seem to have lost my cool there for a second. I really hope this is true though.

 

[mr.aravaro]

I cant wait to see what it is. I hope it's cake.

 

[soren7550]

Ok, it's either Ep. 3, L4D3, or a remake of the original Half Life.

 

[Idlemessiah]

If they're not announcing EP.3 then I think I'm gonna have to go poke the dev team with a VERY big cattle prod!

 

[spectrenihlus]

Cmon Episode 3

I know my hopes will be chewed up and spit out on me though.

And this will be my face

 

[DazZ.]

It's just the Engie update, they're going to unveil his new contraptions as real models on stage, possibly with one of them accidentally going off and taking out the front row.

 

[Irridium]

Great. Now my hopes are up for Episode 3. Weak...

However a new Counter Strike announcement would make me happy.

It's just the Engie update, they're going to unveil his new contraptions as real models on stage, possibly with one of them accidentally going off and taking out the front row.

MEDIC!

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

It's just the Engie update, they're going to unveil his new contraptions as real models on stage, possibly with one of them accidentally going off and taking out the front row.

You've not put it together yet, have you? GLADos IS the Engie update.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

Maybe Episode 3 if we're lucky... hopefully an announcement of a brand new game... or Episode 3. Take your pick.

It's just the Engie update, they're going to unveil his new contraptions as real models on stage, possibly with one of them accidentally going off and taking out the front row.

They wouldn't dare replace a Portal 2 event with an update event.

 

[ethan22122]

hmmm, interesting. can't wait to find out...

 

[Dungus]

Ok, it's either Ep. 3, L4D3, or a remake of the original Half Life.

I don't think they'll be making an original Half-Life remake, since the guys at blackmesasource have been working on that for a couple of years now, and there really is no point to it for them either. L4D3 would also be surprising (oh shi-).

I hope it's a new engine they'll be showing. Maybe even throw in ep3 or hl3, but I won't get my hopes up for that.

I secretly will though.

 

[muckinscavitch]

Perhaps their display will just consist of a single, life-sized companion cube. How I miss thee...

OT: Perhaps Ep3 instead? Who knows... Gonna be interesting.

 

[NotAPie]

It's probably a big update or something.
I'll tell you what if it is something about episode 3 I'll eat my pants, No really I will.

 

[GLo Jones]

It's just the Engie update, they're going to unveil his new contraptions as real models on stage, possibly with one of them accidentally going off and taking out the front row.

You've not put it together yet, have you? GLADos IS the Engie update.

Holy shiii-

*Pants Explode*

Seriously, as much as that wouldn't work. It would be so awesome!

 

[TheTygerfire]

Left 4 Dead 3: Coming This July!