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Artifact, a new card game based on the Dota 2 universe has been announced by Valve as the latest kick in the balls for everyone waiting on Half-Life 3.

Here's the teaser:

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We don't know too much about it, other than it being a card game and given that it's Valve it will likely be free to play to ensure it's success. I'm speculating there, since I haven't heard either way, but I would honestly be surprised if Valve made it pay to play. Valve have a huge user base to tap into, so free to play for them is pretty smart considering even small in-game purchases could end up netting them a lot of money.

There's no details on platforms yet either, so hopefully Valve don't suddenly forget to include a Linux version. I doubt they would, if they do, it really would make me question their plans for SteamOS & Linux.

Brad Muir who worked on titles like Brütal Legend and Massive Chalice announced on Twitter that he's been working on for a while:

I've been working on @PlayArtifact at Valve for a while now! Can't wait for you guys to play it! :D!

— Brad Muir (@MrMooEar) August 9, 2017


There's a new official Twitter account for the game, if you want to keep up with the latest on it. I will be following it closely to get more details when they come for you.

What do you think?

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ison111 Aug 9, 2017
I love card games, but I'm very skeptical.

Online card games tend to fall into that almost scammy-feel of software just developed to make money.
If anyone has a chance to make an online TCG that doesn't come across as nothing more than a way to capitalize on people's addiction for collecting things just to milk them for everything they're worth without putting financial gain aside and making something that's actually fun, then I guess it's Valve.

But I still have doubts. This could be a big turning point for me in my opinion of Valve since lately they do seem to be heading in the direction of being just another big soulless company that pretends to care about gamers but doesn't really.
Sir_Diealot Aug 9, 2017
Wow, incedible. Zero information.
Mountain Man Aug 9, 2017
Quoting: kalinI hate card games.
I like the idea of computer card games in general. What I don't like are the micro-transactions and/or hours of grinding to build a competitive deck so you don't get curb-stomped by an opponent.
Purple Library Guy Aug 9, 2017
Well, it's nice that the teaser gives such in-depth insight into the gameplay.
Purple Library Guy Aug 9, 2017
Quoting: Mountain Man
Quoting: kalinI hate card games.
I like the idea of computer card games in general. What I don't like are the micro-transactions and/or hours of grinding to build a competitive deck so you don't get curb-stomped by an opponent.
So, kind of like real card games then. Except with the real ones it tends to be macro-transactions.
veccher Aug 9, 2017
disappointed, personally don't like card games, i've played yu-gi-oh for a long time, but i have no patience for card games anymore, when they said they were working on a new game i didn't expect half life 3, but i was hoping for something that i could like.
Philadelphus Aug 9, 2017
Well, given how popular Dota and CCGs are I'm sure this'll make lots of people very happy.

I'm not one of them as neither interest me, but at least it shows Valve haven't completely forgotten how to make games, right? :(
sub Aug 9, 2017
Quoting: veccher... when they said they were working on a new game i didn't expect half life 3, but i was hoping for something that i could like.

This.
Kimyrielle Aug 10, 2017
I don't mind card games, but their appeal tends to get suddenly squashed for me, if they tell me I have to buy 10,000 booster packs to get on halfway even footing with the average Jane playing it. I would probably like that sort of games if they'd give both side the full selection of cards to build their decks with and then let skill win. Pay2Win sucks, though.
badber Aug 10, 2017
Quoting: cRaZy-bisCuiTJumping on the train of games nobody wants. Actually nobody
wants to play Hearthstone but Blizzard throws money at it to make it look big. Maybe the same will happen here?

I don't know where you're getting that from. HS is definitely genuinely popular as you can see from how much it's watched on twitch, how many people actively participate on it's subreddit etc...
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