ARTIFACT

Imran Khan Mar 4, 2021. 1 minute read

Valve Confirms an End to Artifact

Over two years ago, Valve released Artifact, a Dota 2-based card game that was to be the next big live service game from the massive digital platform holder and somewhat infrequent game developer. Within two months, 95% of its player base abandoned it, and Valve put an “Under Construction” sign on…

John Warren May 21, 2020. Less than a minute

Fanbyte Morning News May 21, 2020

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Jordan Mallory May 20, 2020. 2 minute read

Leaked Artifact 2.0 Beta Trailer Shows off New Hero Draft Mode

Great news for the dozens of people anxiously awaiting the 2.0 rebirth of Valve’s catastrophically failed collectible card game Artifact: a new video has been unearthed from the recesses of Unlisted YouTube™, wherein Artifact Rework Project Team Lead Eric Tams walks the viewer through Artifact 2.0‘s new Hero Draft mode,…

John Warren Mar 31, 2020. Less than a minute

Fanbyte Morning News March 31, 2020

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Jordan Mallory Mar 30, 2020. 3 minute read

One Year Later, Valve Details an Upcoming Artifact 2.0 Beta

Y’all remember Artifact? It was Valve’s foray into the world of computer-based collectible card games, designed by Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield and loosely based on the characters and concepts of DOTA 2. It came out on November 28, 2018 for PC, macOS, and Linux, and unfortunately for Valve…

John Warren Mar 20, 2020. Less than a minute

Fanbyte Evening News March 20, 2020

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Nerium Nov 29, 2018. 3 minute read

The Artifact Tutorial is Kind of Terrible

Dota 2 is an incredibly complicated game among incredibly complicated games. It stands to reason that a trading card game based on the popular MOBA would be just as complex. For my part, though, I wish Valve would have learned from its past mistakes. If you don’t know, Artifact is…

John Warren Nov 29, 2018. Less than a minute

Artifact’s Pack Opening Animation: A Review

John Warren Nov 28, 2018. Less than a minute

Artifact’s Rules: A Review

Luci Kelemen Nov 13, 2018. 3 minute read

What We Learned From the Artifact Preview Tournament

With Artifact’s release almost upon us, and pre-orders going live on Steam, Valve decided to hype up the game by broadcasting a pre-release invitational event on their own streaming platform. Its draft-based nature didn’t help us grasp what the eventual constructed meta may look like, but the Artifact Preview Tournament,…

Nerium Sep 21, 2018. 18 minute read

Every Card in Artifact (So Far)

Artifact, the next game from juggernaut developer Valve Software, is nearly upon us. The collectible card game set in the Dota 2 universe promises more than 280 cards at release. While we haven’t seen quite that many yet, there’s still a lot of information out there for discerning duelers to pore over. So…