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Seems like a chunk of the team left already (and were subsequently hired by Valve[1]) [1] http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-05-22-valve-hired-the-kerbal-s

Seems like a chunk of the team left already (and were subsequently hired by Valve[1]) [1] http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-05-22-valve-hired-the-kerbal-space-program-developers http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-05-22-valve-hired-the...

BOBOTWINSTON 9y ago
I saw somewhere that Riot had also picked up a few of them. Not that it really makes what happened much better, but at least these guys got a reward of sorts.
- sevensor 9y ago
  > these guys got a reward of sorts. Of sorts. The games industry is not exactly known for its humane working conditions.
  - kobeya 9y ago
    Valve is.
    - jandrese 9y ago
      Valve seems like it might be a little too "humane". Gotta light a fire under those devs and get them to actually release a game now and again. Valve has been coasting on Steam and Hats for way too long.
      - gizmo385 9y ago
        As much as I'd love a new Valve game, why fix what's not broken, financially speaking? Valve/Steam definitely have plenty of other problems that I'd love to see get sorted out, but they're making tons of money.
        cwyers 9y ago
        Because I for one am not making any of that money and I want a new Portal game, damn it.
        jmcdiesel 9y ago
        Valve seems to have a slow pace for a reason... With games, you seem to have two choices... Do you want a game now, or a genre defining masterpiece that maintains playability for a decade later?
        cwyers 9y ago
        I would be okay with Valve Time. This isn't them being slow, this is them not making games anymore. There hasn't been a Valve-developed game since 2011 (that's when Dota 2 was released as a beta).
        douche 9y ago
        It's becoming a race of the tortoises to see whether Valve or George RR Martin will release a much-rumored, eagerly-awaited new work first...
        CydeWeys 9y ago
        I have an unpopular opinion about Portal 2 that seems relevant here. I just don't think it was that groundbreaking. Sure, it was a fine game, but it felt more like Portal: Episode 1 (in the vein of the HL2 content packs) than it did a proper sequel. I don't recall it adding any truly meaningful/groundbreaking gameplay mechanics. Portal blew my mind the first few times I played it, and I couldn't get enough of it. The only other games within at least the past decade that also did that for me were KSP and Minecraft. Portal 2 just felt like a content pack, with admittedly well fleshed-out characters. Am I missing something? I mean, I guess the coop puzzles were cool. Now an actual Half-Life 3 in VR, on the other hand ... if executed properly that would literally go into the history books as launching the entire next generation of gaming, more different in kind than even the original transition from sprite-based to truly 3D-rendered environments.

BOBOTWINSTON 9y ago

I saw somewhere that Riot had also picked up a few of them. Not that it really makes what happened much better, but at least these guys got a reward of sorts.

sevensor 9y ago
> these guys got a reward of sorts. Of sorts. The games industry is not exactly known for its humane working conditions.
- kobeya 9y ago
  Valve is.
  - jandrese 9y ago
    Valve seems like it might be a little too "humane". Gotta light a fire under those devs and get them to actually release a game now and again. Valve has been coasting on Steam and Hats for way too long.
    - gizmo385 9y ago
      As much as I'd love a new Valve game, why fix what's not broken, financially speaking? Valve/Steam definitely have plenty of other problems that I'd love to see get sorted out, but they're making tons of money.
      - cwyers 9y ago
        Because I for one am not making any of that money and I want a new Portal game, damn it.
        jmcdiesel 9y ago
        Valve seems to have a slow pace for a reason... With games, you seem to have two choices... Do you want a game now, or a genre defining masterpiece that maintains playability for a decade later?
        cwyers 9y ago
        I would be okay with Valve Time. This isn't them being slow, this is them not making games anymore. There hasn't been a Valve-developed game since 2011 (that's when Dota 2 was released as a beta).
        douche 9y ago
        It's becoming a race of the tortoises to see whether Valve or George RR Martin will release a much-rumored, eagerly-awaited new work first...
        CydeWeys 9y ago
        I have an unpopular opinion about Portal 2 that seems relevant here. I just don't think it was that groundbreaking. Sure, it was a fine game, but it felt more like Portal: Episode 1 (in the vein of the HL2 content packs) than it did a proper sequel. I don't recall it adding any truly meaningful/groundbreaking gameplay mechanics. Portal blew my mind the first few times I played it, and I couldn't get enough of it. The only other games within at least the past decade that also did that for me were KSP and Minecraft. Portal 2 just felt like a content pack, with admittedly well fleshed-out characters. Am I missing something? I mean, I guess the coop puzzles were cool. Now an actual Half-Life 3 in VR, on the other hand ... if executed properly that would literally go into the history books as launching the entire next generation of gaming, more different in kind than even the original transition from sprite-based to truly 3D-rendered environments.