True fans insist that Portal was already a co-op game.

Valve has announced that it will issue a sequel to Portal, its innovative and satirical puzzle platformer, before the end of 2010. Portal 2 will be a stand alone product, unlike the original, which was one of five games included with Valve’s 2007 anthology The Orange Box.

Details on the game are currently scarce, but Game Informer has revealed that it will feature a dedicated cooperative campaign in addition to the single player storyline. Arch villainess GLaDOS is set to return in some capacity and at least some of the action will take place in previously unseen areas of the now infamous Aperture Science facility.

The promise of co-op centric puzzles should be particularly well received by those wary of a retread.

Valve informed Eurogamer that Portal 2 will be released on PC and Xbox 360 during the 2010 holiday season. There has been no word as yet on the potential for a PlayStation 3 version of the game. Valve’s Chet Faliszek recently told CVG that the company was dissatisfied with the quality of its PS3 output.

In this episode: Alpha Protocol, The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom, Infinity Ward turmoil, PS3 hiccups, BioShock 2, the hunt for a new Nintendo IP and much more!

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Here it is, your weekly list of the most intriguing games arriving in stores throughout the country.

Tuesday 9 March 2010

Final Fantasy XIII (360/PS3)

Wednesday 10 March 2010

Tony Hawk: RIDE (360/PS3/Wii)

Thursday 11 March 2010

Sakura Wars: So Long My Love (Wii)

Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter (PC)

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising (PC)

Yakuza 3 (PS3)

Check back with us each Sunday for an updated list.

Welcome to the Black List, our regular retrospective on the week in games.

On Monday, we told you about the fault afflicting PS3 consoles throughout the world and covered the announcement of new Mass Effect 2 DLC.

On Tuesday, covered the release of a new trailer for Sin & Punishment: Star Successor and bemoaned the game’s lack of DDR floor mat support.

On Wednesday, we saw The Scourge Project in motion for the first time.

On Thursday, we covered the turmoil at Infinity Ward and wondered how it came to this?

On Friday, we closely examined the latest Metroid: Other M trailer, but found no signs of life.

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