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Artifact new game announcement from Valve crowd reaction
About this video
A short clip of the audience at Valve's 2017 announcement of Artifact, a Dota 2 card game, reacting with visible disappointment. The footage captures the awkward silence and the logo reveal.
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Cited as comedic evidence that Valve's own core fans were unenthused by Artifact, and later as an early warning sign of its failure.
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From the Hacker News discussion
The audience reaction and the logo popping up is comedy gold. [VIDEO] Context: Valve hasn't released any new IP other than steamVR for 7 years, and has multiple game franchises that have hordes of fans desperately asking for a (third) sequel.
Read original comment ↗Mandatory reaction: [VIDEO] The game is essentially dead now. I don't think a new card game is what either Half-Life nor Dota fans wanted.
Read original comment ↗I can't imagine anyone being hyped for it. What will always stick out in my mind is the immediate reaction to the games announcement, by Valves own core fans. [VIDEO]
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