Portal 1 free(?) on Steam!

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• Sep 16, 2011

• #1

Friend of mine tipped this:

When you click the link to the Portal page on Steam, it says "Install Game" instead of "Buy" or anything. That must mean it's free, right?

Tested in the EU, no idea what it does for other regions

 

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• Sep 16, 2011

• #2

You sure it isnt portal: first slice?

 

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• Sep 16, 2011

• #3

Forgot the darn link:http://store.steampowered.com/app/400/

 

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• Sep 16, 2011

• #4

yup, appears so.

 

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• Sep 16, 2011

• #5

Free until the 20th it seems! So tell all your friends!

 

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• Sep 16, 2011

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So after the first you must pay?

 

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• Sep 16, 2011

• #7

brandonwh64 said:

So after the first you must pay?

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Why would you say that? I can still play my free copy from when Steam released for Mac...

 

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• Sep 16, 2011

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I thought it was a free to play weekend or something?

 

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• Sep 16, 2011

• #9

yep its free and yours for life as far as i can see just dlin

 

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• Sep 16, 2011

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I already bought it a while back but I may install on my other accounts

 

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• Sep 19, 2011

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I would have missed this if you had not posted it. I downloaded it, played it, and beat it already. It is short but fun!

 

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• Sep 20, 2011

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jpierce55 said:

I would have missed this if you had not posted it. I downloaded it, played it, and beat it already. It is short but fun!

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Time to get Portal 2

 

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• Sep 20, 2011

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I'll wait for it to be on sale, but I will get it.

 

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• Sep 20, 2011

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I got it but I am stuck on this one level I just can not get across the file in that room !

 

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• Sep 20, 2011

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Good find, nice.

 

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• Sep 20, 2011

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Apparently I already own it... weird.. didnt know that haha

 

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• Sep 20, 2011

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ShiBDiB said:

Apparently I already own it... weird.. didnt know that haha

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Bought the Orange Box?

 

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• Sep 20, 2011

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Thrackan said:

Bought the Orange Box?

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Nope