Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC Hits Steam May 8, Simplifies Portal 2 Puzzle Creation

by Mike Bendel April 26, 2012 @ 1:15 pm


Valve’s announced that another bout of free Portal 2 DLC will hit Steam on May 8. It’s dubbed “Perpetual Testing Initiative” and allows players to easily create, share, and play Portal 2 puzzles.

Creations can be directly published to Steam Workshop from within the game, which means you never have to leave the confines of Portal 2. While it’s possible to build your own maps using Valve’s Source SDK authoring tools, the associated learning curve put it out of reach for many. The streamlined approach of this puzzle maker will no doubt attract a much larger audience.

How flexible the in-game editor is remains to be seen, but we’ll find out on May 8. Valve noted the DLC is for PC and Mac only. No word on if PS3 owners will get similar treatment down the road.

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