No portal 2 reveal at E3?

**Blakeman** · 06-05-10, 08:53 AM

Valve is ditching its big Portal 2 event at E3 2010 for a bigger, better surprise.

ZoomTuesday 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!

Maybe a finale to Half Life?

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Hal...FPS,10579.html

I'll be interested to see what it is.

**shoi** · 06-05-10, 01:21 PM

why is everything valve writes amusing??

**Keiron** · 06-05-10, 05:13 PM

Knowing Valve, it could just be a decoy and they really will be showing Portal 2. The announcement sounds like the messages in said Portal about the promises of cake and then the cake being a lie.

It'll be interesting to see what they actually do though.

**Cojiro** · 06-05-10, 05:21 PM

maybe the surprise is actual cake.

**i8pptuakamonstercam** · 06-05-10, 05:36 PM

Come on HL2:Ep 3!!!!

**FragRaptor** · 06-05-10, 09:59 PM

The event is cancelled but portal 2 will still be playable, if I have the information correct.

**Keiron** · 06-05-10, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by FragRaptor

The event is cancelled but portal 2 will still be playable, if I have the information correct.

The thing is you never know with Valve. They are some tricky people. You can't argue with their results most of the time though.

**WileECyte** · 06-07-10, 07:47 AM

God, I hope it's Episode 3. Been waiting WAY too long for that.

**DJ Ms. White** · 06-07-10, 05:19 PM

No no, it's going to be the announcement of the engy update!

**Mobi** · 06-07-10, 05:22 PM

well look back at Half life ep2 there was a ship from AS corporation.

There should be cake with the half life logo on it

Valve was always good at surprising people