Artifact new game announcement from Valve crowd reaction

Die4Ever2005 · 1.4M views · 2017-08-09 · 0:13

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Overview

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.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2017–2019

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newsgremlin · 2019-10 · Criticism
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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gsich · 2019-06 · Joke / meme
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.
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hatsunearu · 2017-08 · Joke / meme
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.
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