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Ten Years Later: Portal 2 Is A Beautifully Pure Puzzler - Goomba Stomp

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Ten Years Later: Portal 2 Is A Beautifully Pure Puzzler - Goomba Stomp Ten Years Later: Portal 2 Is A Beautifully Pure Puzzler - Goomba Stomp Posted: 18 Apr 2021 12:00 AM PDT Revisiting Portal 2 Back in 2007, developer Valve released a collection of five games titled The Orange Box . The collection contained Half-Life 2 , already a highly esteemed title, along with its two episodic expansions and Team Fortress 2 , which would go on to become one of the most popular and influential multiplayer shooters of all time. In addition to these massively hyped-up games, the collection also included a short little title called Portal , a first-person puzzler that tasked the player with placing portals in the environment to solve challenges. Despite its limited scope, Portal ended up becoming surprisingly popular due to its unique concept, simple yet challenging puzzle gameplay, and dark yet witty story and humor. Positive word-of-mouth led the game to

Q&A with The Imaginaries: ‘music called us’ - The Signal

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Q&A with The Imaginaries: ‘music called us’ - The Signal Q&A with The Imaginaries: ‘music called us’ - The Signal Posted: 29 Apr 2021 05:44 PM PDT By Ian Krietzberg Managing Editor As a culmination of independent solo music careers filled with three studio albums apiece, tours, gigs and song placements all over television and film comes The Imaginaries, a husband-wife duo that combines the talents of Maggie McClure and Shane Henry in a bluesy, dramatic debut album. Though the pair have been writing and playing together for years, the idea of a collaborative album first came into play when they travelled to Muscle Shoals, Ala., to take part in producer John Cuniberti's " The OneMic Series " on YouTube, which strives to capture organic, intimate, unedited sessions.  [embedded content] Due to a variety of unforeseen circumstances, including the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, the intended 2019 release for their

CANCELED: Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at Harveys - tahoeonstage.com

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CANCELED: Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at Harveys - tahoeonstage.com CANCELED: Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at Harveys - tahoeonstage.com Posted: 03 May 2020 12:00 AM PDT Due to the Covid-19 situation, the Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at the Harveys Outdoor Arena has been canceled. It is expected to return in 2020."This is the first time in its 18-year history of world-class entertainment in Lake Tahoe that the Summer Concert Series will take a hiatus," said Brad Belhouse, regional president, Northern Nevada and Laughlin of Caesars Entertainment. "Following guidance from public health officials, we have decided to postpone the series normally scheduled through the summer season.": Jackson Browne playing Harveys Lake Tahoe as part of 2019 Summer Concert Series - Tahoe Daily Tribune Posted: 11 Mar 2019 12:00 AM PDT Jackson Browne performs at the Harveys Outdoor Arena Aug. 1

Soaring Eagle has a bunch of fun events and concerts coming this spring and summer! - WOODTV.com

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Soaring Eagle has a bunch of fun events and concerts coming this spring and summer! - WOODTV.com Soaring Eagle has a bunch of fun events and concerts coming this spring and summer! - WOODTV.com Posted: 28 Apr 2021 08:58 AM PDT GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – If the concert ticket sales at Soaring Eagle are any indication of people wanting to get out again and enjoy live music, there's no doubt fans are itching to enjoy live performances! All but 2 of the outdoor concerts announced at Soaring Eagle's outdoor venue are already sold out. Tickets are still available for Megadeath and Keith Urban so get your tickets! If you're up for visiting the casino and resort they're taking every precaution to keep you safe. They've also got some big celebrations coming up – including a commemoration of their 40th anniversary of gaming coming up at the end of the month. Access Club members get a chance to win big! Maybe you're in the mid

SBA To Reopen Applications For Covid-19 Relief For Movie Theater, Live Venues - Deadline

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SBA To Reopen Applications For Covid-19 Relief For Movie Theater, Live Venues - Deadline SBA To Reopen Applications For Covid-19 Relief For Movie Theater, Live Venues - Deadline Posted: 23 Apr 2021 10:20 AM PDT UPDATE, 4:02 PM PT: The Small Business has rescheduled to Monday the reopening of applications for grants to assist movie theaters and live event venues hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The SBA indicated earlier in the day that the portal to take applications would be reopened on Saturday, but apparently got feedback that a wiser timeline would be on a business day. The portal will reopen at 9 AM PT/Noon ET. "It is SBA's top priority to deliver on the promise and commitment to provide economic lifelines to these hardest-hit venues as soon as possible," the agency said. "Yet, we understand the challenges they would have experienced with a weekend opening and to ensure the greatest number of businesses can apply

Happy ten-year anniversary, Portal 2 - Destructoid

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Happy ten-year anniversary, Portal 2 - Destructoid Happy ten-year anniversary, Portal 2 - Destructoid Posted: 24 Apr 2021 01:00 PM PDT How has it been a decade already? [Narrated by Josh Picard] The year is 2011, and the haunting, distant sounds of the Aperture facility are reverberating through our unfinished basement. My brother's at basketball practice, I have free reign of the Xbox. I've spent the past half hour trying to solve this puzzle, but I'm not getting up until I solve it. "Hello, who's there?" the turrets chirp at me. They always kind of creeped me out, but I push it aside and… aha! I climb up to the tallest platform in the room, throw myself off with reckless abandon, and land my portal at the last second. Now I'm hurtling through the air, and land gracefully in front of the exit. I pump my fist, celebrating my victory, and feeling like the smartest kid in the world. [embedded content] Ba