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Erik Wolpaw Talks In Depth About Portal 2. By John Walker on May 11th, 2011 at 9:30 am.

Erik Wolpaw Talks In Depth About Portal 2

A really fantastic in-depth interview with Valve’s Erik Wolpaw has been posted by the NYU Game Center as part of their lecture series. During it Wolpaw plays Portal 2, talking about the process behind creating the game, the motivations behind many of the decisions, and a great deal of thought about how story and games interact. Portal “Transmission Received” Achievement Walkthrough. Portal received one of the most cryptic game patches in history today, simply stating in the changelog “ Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations. ” Your first thought, like mine, is likely “ what the hell? ” Well, some gamers quickly noticed an associated new achievement with the patch, titled “Transmission Received.” I’m not going to go into the huge effort to decode all the stuff coming out of this patch, including viral videos, encoded images, and many hints at a new Valve game, possibly Half-Life 2: Episode 3 or Portal 2 .

That’s being dealt with elsewhere (as well as the hard work behind this walkthrough), so here I just plan to provide an easy to follow game guide to walk you through how to obtain this new achievement and unlock a little of the mystery. To begin, this achievement deals with 26 radios scattered throughout the game. Official Portal 2 Website - Music. Portal 2: 10 incredible secrets you might have missed. Portal fans will have learnt from the first foray through Aperture Laboratories that, when it comes to running a gauntlet under the watchful eye of GLaDOS, things aren't always what they seem.

Portal 2: 10 incredible secrets you might have missed

Thankfully, Portal 2 shouldn't disappoint conspiracy theorists and Easter Egg hunters. Valve's packed it with more than enough hidden references, secret side-glances and mysterious nods to Portal's untold past and some small-time franchise called Half-Life. Fun Facts from Fact Sphere.