Portal turned out to be one of the best puzzle games out there. The portal gun is an excellent idea as a game mechanic and the inclusion of the hilarious A.I., GLaDOS, as both game tutorial and storyline resulted in tons of loyal fans. Recently Valve re-released Portal for free for a brief time and changed the ending to give some hints about the upcoming Portal 2. Recently at the E3 more details about the game and a trailer were released.

My friends I bring you sad news. The beloved franchise known as Half-Life has not seen a new game in almost six long years. Rumors were pointing to a possible Half-Life 2: Episode 3 reveal at E3 2010. Well we’re here to tell you that isn’t going to happen.

The weird and cryptic world that both Portal and Half-Life seem to inhabit was made just a little bit weirder today with the update that Portal was given.

Officially, the update reads, “Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations,” which of course makes absolute sense. Wait, it doesn’t make sense to you?

Unofficially, the new content adds puzzles involving buttons and in-game radios that, when solved, provide blips of sounds. As more people play, more will be uncovered but right now it all sounds very surreal. What else do you expect from Valve, though?