Portal 2 - Images, details and lot's of cubes

Fan's have been wanting a certain Valve sequel for years, - No not Half-Life Episode 3, no one cares about that! Portal of course. And a few days ago we got the news we had all been waiting, Portal 2 is coming. But it ain't gonna be like Portal 1. This time its bigger, and better.

GI has a nice article on the up coming game, and its already been scanned and put online for all of us to enjoy, including images and details. Here are the basics:

- Portal was a 'trial'. Size and assets specifically kept minimal. Had no idea it would be this popular.
- Portal was a 'test bed', Portal 2 is a 'game'.
- GlaDOS returns as the antagonist.
- Chell returns, and we play as her.
- Portal 2 takes place a long time after the original. Hundreds of years, in fact. The complex has overgrown.
- Those orbs seen at the end of Portal are personality orbs. They've cornered off sections of the labs as their own, and are concerned about the decaying state of the complex.
- Portal gun remains unchanged.
- Physics will now be part of portal puzzle solving. EG: A vent that sucks air in can be combined with a portal to 'suck' from a different location.
- "Paint" mechanic, various liquid substances that cause some reaction. For example, in the demo shown a orange substance on the floor caused Chell to be propelled upwards. Using portals you can apply these 'paints' to other areas of the level for puzzle solving.
- Reflection cubes will allow Chell to reflect lazers for various puzzles.
- The co-op campaign will have you playing as two bipedal robots. The like to hold hands.
- Splitscreen for people playing on the console, and 'picture in picture' available for those playing remote co-op (eg: PC). This allows you to easily communicate with the other player and combine efforts for puzzle solving.

Sounds good, dunnit?
No date as yet, sometimes this Holiday season for PC, Xbox 360 and even the Mac.

You check can check out the full scans here for your enjoyment, but we have a teaser below.