I just thought I'd add to the internet ethosphere (I just made that up) of the number of times Portal 2 appeared in newsposts and blogs and the whatnot. I haven't had a chance to get my salacious mitts on the thing, to be honest, but I'll be plenty excited when the time comes. All in good time.
I am a bit dubious about the multi-player aspects, mostly because I believe video games are selfish isolations from the cruel, cruel world around us, but I've had some success in some multi-player ventures, so it might be fair to give the dog another chance.
Finally, if I was a professor, I would have sent out this e-mail too: