Well might as well crate a thread for this since this will be Valve's next big game.
Also a good writeup on the potential of it, by leveraging things Valve has in place (Steam, Tourneys, etc)
From the article:
http://www.pcgamer.com/how-valve-could-change-the-card-game-genre-with-artifact/
https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/8/16116786/valve-artifact-dota-2-card-gameAt this year’s International Dota 2 Championships, developer Valve Software announced a new game coming soon: Artifact.
Artifact is a card game based on Dota 2 involving three boards and a selection of characters from Valve’s flagship game, though other details remain light. The game was announced just before the final match of Day 2 of TI7 by event host Sean “Day9†Plott, who gave a vague description of the game that seemed to indicate it would involve building barracks, creeps, and lanes (after suggesting the announcement was not related to Dota 2). Comparisons to Blizzard’s Hearthstone seem inevitable
Also a good writeup on the potential of it, by leveraging things Valve has in place (Steam, Tourneys, etc)
From the article:
1) Digital card trading and selling
2) Use of GPU
3) Keyboard & Mouse
4) Marketability to take on Hearthstone
5) ESports
6) Twitch Drops
http://www.pcgamer.com/how-valve-could-change-the-card-game-genre-with-artifact/