'Portal 2' Features Co-Op Campaign, Coming To 360, PC As Full Release

Sorry to inundate with "Portal 2" news, but hey, could be worse. There could be, you know, no "Portal" news at all, and we know how fun that was over the last two years!

Anyway, GameStop has a new product listing for the game, which fills in a few more of the blanks with "Portal 2":

Coming this holiday. Portal 2 is the sequel to 2007's Game of the Year and draws from the award-winning formula of innovative game play, story, and music that earned the original over 70 industry accolades. Portal 2 introduces a cast of dynamic new characters, a host of fresh puzzle elements, and a much larger set of devious test chambers. Players will explore never-before-seen areas of the Aperture Science Labs and be reunited with GLaDOS, the occasionally murderous computer companion who guided them through the original game.

Also interesting is the price ($60 for 360, $50 for PC), which implies that we're looking at a full release. Compare that with the one- to two-hour long original, which was priced at $20.

It also makes me wonder how much complexity will be layered on to the "Portal" concept. Would "Portal" have worked if it was a 6-hour long game? Clearly some of the value will be bolstered by the co-op campaign, but when you get right down to it "Portal" sorta showed all its cards in a very short amount of time.

We should know a lot more when April's Game Informer hits news shelves, though.

Tags portal, portal 2, valve