For as violent a reputation as has been bestowed upon the video game industry, ‘M’ rated games only make a small percentage of their total numbers and, according to the ESRB, this small percentage is actually down 50% since 2005. Back then, 12% of titles were rated M. And in 2006, that figure was already down to 8%. In 2007, a year in which the ESRB rated 1,563 games, ‘M’ rated games only accounted for 6% of the titles.
Good news! There will be more Portal. Bad news! We have no clue what that means or when it will happen. Valve spokesperson Doug Lombardi recently told Eurogamer:
There’ll be more Portal, for sure. But the details of that, to be honest, we’re still working out.
He adds that Valve wants it to be more than “a bunch of new puzzles.” And we must agree, with Portal’s story being as compelling as its gameplay—even if a sequel or deeper add-on couldn’t duplicate the experience—releasing more levels alone reeks of wasted potential.
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