Damsels not in Distress: Chell and GLaDOS

Posted by Jess Clarkson on Mar 27, 2012 in Jessica's Journal, News | Comments Off on Damsels not in Distress: Chell and GLaDOS

I tend to have a soft spot for a strong female character. I blame (and thank) Joss Whedon and my mother for this. This is why I absolutely love the strength shown by Portal’s Chell and GLaDOS.

Portal Creator To Reveal New Game This Saturday

Posted by Dan Curtis on Aug 22, 2011 in News | Comments Off on Portal Creator To Reveal New Game This Saturday

The brainbox behind the Portal franchise is to unveil a new game this weekend, and an intriguing partnership with Square Enix has tongues waggling, wondering just what it could be.

Voice of GLaDOS Back For New Game and More Portal?

Posted by Dan Curtis on Aug 3, 2011 in News | Comments Off on Voice of GLaDOS Back For New Game and More Portal?

In a recent Tweet from Ellen McLain’s husband (she’s the eternally witty woman who’s behind the voice of GLaDOS in the Portal franchise) she’s recently headed back to Valve for more work on games. What it is, however, remains a mystery.

According to the Tweet from Mr John Lowrie, he claims that ‘Ellen is going in Tuesday for a new game and more Portal work’, referring of course to Valve, the game’s creators. This is a highly intriguing turn of events because it points to there not only being more content developed for Portal (perhaps in the form of DLC) but it also hints that Valve has plans for another game involving GLaDOS. It could be absolutely anything, but personally I’m going to hope that, at some point, GLaDOS will appear in the next iteration of the Half-Life franchise, which we haven’t heard anything about for years on end now.

Of course, I’m just speculating there, but it would be awesome to see GLaDOS in action in Half Life, wouldn’t it? Alternatively she could of course be voicing an entirely new character, but why fix what’s not broken, right Valve?