8CN: So it looks like Valve may have stealthily released their long-awaited Source 2 engine in a recent Dota 2 update. Specifically, they recently released the Dota 2 workshop tools in alpha form, and after digging through some of the files included with the tools, it looks like there's a decent amount of evidence for this theory. But what's the significance of releasing the Source 2 engine in this way, and why all the secrecy from Valve?
Fan projects Team Fortress: Source 2 and Portal 64 have shut down after Valve intervened in their development.
First they open Steam up to more AI, now they are shutting down fan projects when at one time they used to support or even give the fans jobs.
Wonder what's going on with Valve at the minute.
I mean, that might explain the Team Fortress 2 thing, because Valve might bring that to Source 2 (though I'm not sure I'd bet on that), but I can't see how Portal 64 hurts them. If anything, it's more attention to the Portal and therefore Valve/Steam.
There's potential that Valve had already planned to bring Source 2 to TF2 officially after Counter Strike 2. It's been getting some renewed attention lately.
You got Nintendo to thank for Portal64 being taken down. As for TF2, most likely it's due to the probability of Valve working on a source 2 port themselves. It's sucks but Nintendo are the biggest pricks in the business and not letting this drag out into a huge court drama is the best decision.
Valve has updated its stance on AI games on the Steam storefront, allowing creators to publish AI-created games.
Hell no. I want games that have been made by creative minds who have a passion for their craft, not a bot with a penchant for plagiarism.
So instead of paying for an engine and assets to create a game they are paying for an engine and assets to create a game.
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It certainly seems like they did. I mean the evidence is interesting. Though we've been down this road before, so I'm still waiting for it to be debunked. Steam Beta also got a slight face lift as well. It wasn't much but for Steam GUI its practically an overhaul:P
As far as their secretive nature; its frustrating, but I think the way they're structured as a company has a lot to do with it.
It doesn't matter, and Valve/Gabe repeatedly stated that before, they simply gonna keep updating Source, until they might say, well its different enough to call it Source 2, or maybe they just not gonna call it that even if its too different. At the end of they day it doesn't matter, they have engine that is better than other versions before it, and which will continuously keep improving, so why would anyone give a fk is beyond me.