http://ps3.ign.com/articles/105/1052935p1.html

December 7, 2009 - Portal co-creator and Valve game designer Kim Swift has decided to pack her bags and head over to another Seattle-based studio, Airtight Games, the company announced.

"We are thrilled to work with Kim," Jim Deal, President, Airtight Games, said. "Her addition to the team represents a strategic move by Airtight Games into new and broader gaming markets."

Swift was hired directly out of college by Valve to create the critically acclaimed first-person puzzle game, Portal. As part of the game compilation title for consoles and PC released in 2007 called The Orange Box, Portal quickly became the most popular and beloved game on the collection.

"I've learned so much and had some amazing experiences at Valve," Kim said. "But when I heard I had the opportunity to work on innovative titles with my friends over at Airtight, I couldn't pass it up."

Swift's new role at the studio will be to focus on developing titles aimed at a more diverse audience.

Airtight Games is currently set to release Dark Void, its first title, next month.

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Dark Void is shaping up to be something very original. And Brad Pitt will star in the movie. A new franchise is born.

What has this come to? Dark Void is sounding more and more better.

Never heard of this Dark Void. What's going on? I like Brad Pitt, and I'll follow people from the Portal team to the ends of the Earth.

Great now I have to get this game...

Great cause you'll never guess where that next portal may lead you :P

A) Portal is the most popular and beloved game on The Orange Box? Who are we kidding here exactly?

B) I don't see how much impact she'll have on Dark Void considering it's releasing next month.

For more information about the game:

http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=91927&page=1#

A) Portal might not be as awesome as Half-Life 2 but that doesn't say much about the quality of Portal considering Half-Life 2 was really awesome...it's hard to beat.

B) She might have more influence on the sequel (if it happens).

lollll

i was thinking the same thing when I read it.  I was like wtf... how did they draw that conclusion?

Sure it was fun...

but come on... TF2, one of the most popular online fps out at the moment.  And HL2, (episode 1 and 2) one of the most critically acclaimed FPS of all time?

Sure people like portal and thought the cake is a lie joke was sorta funny... kind of... it was a great 2 hour game, but the most popular and beloved?  Talk about sensationalism journalism...