Portal may have been released on the Xbox 360 in The Orange Box compilation, but did you know that Valve once offered to release it on Xbox Live? Microsoft turned it down however, but who knows, maybe we might see it happen for Portal 2. More in the full article.

Yes, Valve Corporation's Portal (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, PC) is indeed remarkable, but as tempting as the idea may be, the game developer studio won't cash in on the highly-lucrative series...for now. Valve's Doug Lombardi speaks up about the choice they made concerning Portal, and you can read about it in the full article.

Ubisoft has more reasons to celebrate once again as Assassin's Creed was hailed as the chart topper for the PC software sales list from the NPD Group. Other notable titles that were recognized during the week of April 6 to April 12 included Blizzard's World of Warcraft and Valve's Portal. You can view the complete list by reading our full article after the jump.

After the slew of mostly PC games last week, this time around we're going to have the same boatload of PC releases with a smattering of Nintendo Wii and DS games, and the occasional XBLA shoot-em-up in between. The gaming line-up is diverse, however. This week we're going to have the old-school vertical shooter Ikaruga, the dungeon crawler Baroque, and the retail stand-alone release of The Orange Box titles. Check out the entire list in the full article

Here's good news that will blow off some "steam" for those who are aggravated over the whole The Orange Box bundling issue. Portal, Half-Life: Episode 2, Team Fortress 2 are already set to make their way to store shelves individually next month. Find out when and how much these will cost after the jump.

While it was a short-lived affair, the Weighted Companion Cube still managed to capture the affection of gamers who just want to finish a series of puzzles. Through perfect execution, Valve's Portal (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, PC) skyrocketed to fame not long after its release. Why? Let the developers themselves reveal what makes the game so great. See the full article to know what we're talking about.

Electronic Arts boss John Riccitiello announced that the highly successful video game compilation The Orange Box will soon be split into its component parts and will each be sold as separate titles. Some of the more memorable games include Half-Life: Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2, with each title garnering its own set of accolades during the past year.

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Let it not be said that Valve Corporation doesn't listen to their fans. It was recently announced that the company plans to further expand on Portal. In addition, gamers can also expect Team Fortress 2 maps for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the future.

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Now this is a triumph. A video of Portal's (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC) theme song, Still Alive, being sung by the Japanese synthesizer application Vocaloid has surfaced. It's not by Valve, but appropriate translation and a voice very similar to GLaDOS' make it sound very authentic. Check it out at the full article.

NVIDIA and Steam seem to be in cahoots for a new promotional gig which involves you, us, our NVIDIA graphics cards, Portal: First Slice, and nothing else. NVIDIA's apparently celebrating something, and a quick look at the latest Steam hardware survey says it's got something to do with plenty of gamers who aren't shy about their NVIDIA GPU-powered gaming machines. More comin' atcha at the full story.