Throughout this week there have been hints and rumors that Valve is going to unleash Portal 2 to the hungry masses earlier than its April 19, 2011 release date. Some speculated that it would be today. Early this morning, a countdown appeared on the Aperture Science Website that further hinted at this. But when it went down to zero, the result was not quite what was expected.

Beverage companies have been targeting gamers for a while.

Recall Harcos’ Mana Drink, Mountain Dew more than once and, of course, various Bawls brews.

The latest beverage endeavor is by Hint Inc., a company that specializes in flavored water sans sugar. Instead of rebranding an existing product with a lame gamer-esque name or some fancy art, Hint has instead decided to piggyback the popularity of Nintendo’s exercise game, Wii Fit Plus.