http://valvearg.com/c/o/u/n/t/down official?

[9zero9]

Or is it just something from the ARG-Wiki-guys?

If it is official: Will you ever let me get some sleep, Valve? :<
(Also, why do those countdowns always end in the middle of the night? >:/ )

[PsychoViper]

No. It's a community thing.

[OZPruduction]

Woah woah woah.

What.

[rowedahelicon]

It's for their thank you video

[Hypo]

It won't be anything official.

[D.E.L.B.]

So, what is it for...?

Edit: Ah, their thanks vid.

[Sgt.Gotee]

I hope it leads to another countdown. :D

[KajiVena]

I hope its for an update myself :)

[9zero9]

Phew. Thanks. I thought they'd announce Portal 3.


(No.)


600 POSTS! WE GONNA HAVE A PARTYYYYYYYYYyyy

[Cedwick]

Check the source:
"The Aperture Science Surprise Deployment Initiation System"
It also has a cool logo.

[camtheman3x6]

Its the portal 3 countdown release time.

[Mrwwwman]

I bet confetti is going to pop out

[CasualT2]

I bet confetti is going to pop out

"SURPRISE!

*tooooottttttt*

I made the whole thing up.

*confetti*"

[Smint]

I just hope it doesnt cost money.

[killing lane]

well, it looks perfect in the edit box...

[Nekomancer]

What kind of animal barfed on your keyboard?

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You failed posting the logo correctly.

[Verumae]

Maybe they'll shut down the wiki when it ends?

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This is in the source code of the site.

[halflifeuser]

might be portal 1 maps portaled over to portal 2

[Forsaken Bacon]

Didn't GameInformer get an e-mail from VALVe linking to that site?

[IceSage]

Or is it just something from the ARG-Wiki-guys?

If it is official: Will you ever let me get some sleep, Valve? :<
(Also, why do those countdowns always end in the middle of the night? >:/ )

Yes, it's official. An official countdown from the folks over at VALVEarg.com. Officially created to officially countdown, in an official manner.

[greenmonalisa]

refresh the page and it refreshes the counter! :(

[johanbcn]

09:00 -- Welcome to the Aperture Science Surprise Deployment Initiation System Bootup Sequence.
09:00 -- Performing initiation scanning protocol...
09:00 -- Setting system clock time: July 14th, 1973.
09:01 -- Calculating reticular splines...
09:01 -- Beginning boot sequence from master boot sector 16...
09:01 -- Checking phase 4 memory...
09:01 -- Loading SDisOS...
09:02 -- Boot sequence complete.
09:02 -- Initiating SDisOS core functionality...
09:02 -- Preparing surprise deployment protocol...
09:03 -- Initiating surprise deployment protocol...
09:03 -- Deploying surprise in... 3... 2... 1...

Then redirects to: http://valvearg.com/thankyou/

Seems that it's overloaded :P
Some curiosities from the page source code:

<meta name="robots" content="GOOD JOB, ROBOTS.">
<meta name="description" content="Thank you to all the developers who worked hard to create such an enjoyable ARG. The reception amongst the community was incredibly positive, which is a hard thing to achieve when working to meet such high expectations. You're a real credit to the game development industry, and for that we congratulate you.">

EDIT:

It's just a thank you note to the creators of the Portal 2 ARG.

[BokChoy]

It's gone negative lol

[PUGS1688]

Nothing is happening...lol

[Verumae]

I time out when I try to load it. So, was I right? Was it the wiki shutting down?

EDIT: Nevermind. Apparently other people can get it, so it's probably a connection error.

[Flatcher]

The site is throttling us because it can't handle the world.