99, the portable Portal will launch via Google Play on May 12.The game supports multiple Android devices, but is optimized for Nvidia's hardware and control configuration.Players also have the option of streaming gameplay from the console to a connected Windows PC.Nvidia's Androidbased handheld game system, Shield, will receive a temporary price drop for April, cutting the system by 50 to 199 for the month.The price cut is accompanied by new features arriving in a software update for the system next week, including a new user interface for the Shield's buttonmapping feature.
The addition lets players use the Shield's physical buttons for touchbased games on the Google Play store.The hardware company will also add a beta version of its awayfromhome game streaming support feature.Players will be able to remotely play PC games on their Shield, waking up and logging in to locked PCs while on the go.Additionally, the update will add bluetooth keyboard and mouse support for those that want to hook their Shields up to a TV to play on a bigger screen.
Lastly, the Nvidia Shield will receive the latest version of the Android operating system, nicknamed KitKat version 4.4.2.Nvidia also recently revealed that Valve's popular firstperson puzzler Portal will receive a full PC port on Android with full Shield support.Warframe for PS4 is getting update lucky number 13, and the patch brings with it a notinsignificant number of changes.Weapons, attachments, skins, enemies and dojo customization features round out the list of what's new, but the highlights are the addition of a new character and what developer Digital Extremes is calling Melee 2.