It’s one of the worst kept secrets in gaming after a few months ago a casting sheet came around. Portal: Still Alive has now been announced by Microsoft in their E3 press statements as coming to the 360 Arcade later this year. This seems to be somewhat accelerated against the prior statements made by Valve that they would not release any time soon more Portal as it would allow for greater anticipation from gamers as they count the days to the sequel.

Still Alive will hold the original game plus some more advanced challenges. Thats as much as we know for now. Without presenting a spoiler the name of the extended version can be greatly explinaed in The Orange Box soundtrack, of which the original version Portal is a part of. What this means for you? Giving more money to Valve for a great game. Let’s face it, that’s not unexpected.

Turbine, Inc. and Codemasters Online have unveiled Volume 2 of Lord of the Rings Online. This one is titles Mines of Moria and will let players explore the underground cities of the dwarves as shown near the end of the first Lord of the Rings movie. Below are the details from Codemaster’s Connect 08 press release. The expansion is expected to be released this fall.
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