Published , by Chris Jarrard
Published , by Chris Jarrard
Valve Software made waves last year during the Dota 2 International tournament by announcing Artifact, its first new game in more than five years by way of video teaser. The studio behind Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress 2, and Left 4 Dead remains incredibly popular with PC gamers, despite the lack of new games. Artifact is an all-new card game that is being designed by Richard Garfield, the man who brought the world Magic: The Gathering. The Shacknews street team got a chance to speak with Valve Gameplay Programmer (and former Double Fine programmer) Brad Muir at Pax West 2018 and toss him some questions directly from the Shacknews Chatty.
Muir goes on to explain why Artifact offers opportunity and value to card gaming fanatics, the structure of the game’s business model, card variants, and more. He expressed optimism that the team hopes to have a solid, balanced game with a usable marketplace for end users. Muir also touches on the resurgence of board games in recent years and making sure Artifact is easily playable with your friends.
Valve expects to launch Artifact by the end of 2018. For more videos, including gameplay and interviews, visit the Shacknews and GamerHub.tv YouTube channels. You may also want to check out our 2018 video game release date guide for a list of upcoming games and the dates you can expect them to arrive.