Valve Opens New Offices To Visitors, Reveals More Details About DOTA 2 Card Game

In a rare opportunity, Valve allowed visitors to come to its new office and take some photos of at least a few areas that it deemed were safe for public consumption. The video game company had actually allowed similar visits in the past in its old office. While the office space did contain all the usual paraphernalia of the firm’s products, there were apparently some intriguing items on display.

The visitor in question was Sam Machkovech of Ars Technica, who was also allowed to take a few snapshots of photos to share with the world. The photos are only of things, scenes, and areas that Valve approved, but they still provide a glimpse of what the company’s environment looks like.

It’s worth pointing out that the Seattle-based firm actually moved offices about half a year ago, with hardly any outsider being allowed to bring recording equipment into the place. The new space is apparently much bigger than the old one and is decked out with new features such as a tiled mural depicting Saxton Hale of Team Fortress 2 fighting a bear.

The visitor was also allowed to take a picture of the company’s merchandise room, which held many of Valve’s overflow items. These are basically merchandises that were not yet released to the public or are about to become available.

Speaking of things that are about to become available, Valve released new details about its upcoming card game based on its DOTA 2 property called “Artifact.” As expected, the game is multiplayer-based, Tech Times reports and Valve doesn’t want players to expect otherwise.

It would seem that players will also be required to pay for the privilege to play the game, which is a departure from other online card games such as Blizzard’s Hearthstone or CD Projekt Red’s Gwent. Card games are often free, with companies earning revenue via microtransactions. The company is aiming to launch the game by the end of the year for all platforms.