Portal: First Slice Free to GeForce Users

[The Wanderer]

January 9, 2008, 11:52 am - Eric Twelker

The most recent Steam Hardware Survey shows more Steam gamers play on NVIDIA GeForce hardware than any other graphics platform. In an effort to further support this popular PC gaming configuration - Steam games plus NVIDIA hardware - Valve and NVIDIA have entered into an agreement to collaborate on development, distribution, events, and more.

Effective immediately, all NVIDIA gamers may receive a free copy of PortalTM: First Slice, a special version of the award-winning new game from Valve, by visiting http://www.steamgames.com/nvidia1 and "Taking the Test." Steam will then auto-detect the presence of NVIDIA hardware and make Portal: First Slice available immediately, free of charge. To make it easy for all NVIDIA customers to redeem this offer, a link to the Steam offer will also be included in all NVIDIA drivers.

"More Steam gamers, including myself, play on NVIDIA hardware than any other GPU," said Doug Lombardi, vice president of marketing at Valve. "That's a testament to the company's long history of innovation and quality. By working together with NVIDIA to expand our development, distribution, and marketing efforts, we're increasing our ability to serve the millions of NVIDIA customers logging onto Steam and help us prepare for our next generation of content."

Throughout the coming year, the companies will also be working together to support competitive gaming events for Counter-Strike® and Team Fortress® 2 and will continue to work together to define and support the breakthrough features of tomorrow's games and graphics hardware.

"Valve's endorsement of our technology and tools is yet another example of how the world's leading gaming companies are working with NVIDIA," said Roy Taylor, vice president of content relations at NVIDIA. "Portal is the hottest new, award-winning title from Valve, and we're delighted that Valve will offer First Slice exclusively to GeForce customers."

Portal: First Slice is now available to all NVIDIA customers. For more information about the offer or to take the test, please click here.

[Generalvivi]

sweet.... but I already got the game long ago. Damn you valve for doing that shit on purpose!

[Sorrow]

Portal : First Slice is just the demo version of the game.

[vcool]

I wonder what happened between VALVe and ATi

[thefilthelement]

I wonder what happened between VALVe and ATi

The official word is that they are "just friends" although Valve and ATi's marriage has been on the rocks for awhile now.

[The Wanderer]

Portal : First Slice is just the demo version of the game.

yeah but u also get HL2:DM and Lost Coast with it (looks like the full versions). Thats a great deal imho.

[ghost12332]

I unlocked it on my account. You get Peggle Extreme(Not deluxe version), HL2:DM, Lost Coast, and portal first slice. You cant give hl2:dm away either D:

[Ryder2394]

for once having a shitty computer gets me somewhere!! wait.. i have the orange box

[Blink]

Based on the face that nVidia are hosting content on Steam, and my game download required me to restart it 20 times to finish - they can put my balls in their mouth and fucking suck on them.

[RC-1290]

Based on the face that nVidia are hosting content on Steam, and my game download required me to restart it 20 times to finish - they can put my balls in their mouth and fucking suck on them.

They will, but you only if you have SLI.

[vcool]

Based on the face that nVidia are hosting content on Steam, and my game download required me to restart it 20 times to finish - they can put my balls in their mouth and fucking suck on them.

So I wasn't the only one with the stupid download problems then