[EarlCdwards]

Hybrid 4F posted:

Case closed.

BREAKING NEWS: Valve Writer Marc Laidlaw Begins Sentence Without Capital Letter

[testinglol]

EarlCdwards posted:

BREAKING NEWS: Valve Writer Marc Laidlaw Begins Sentence Without Capital Letter

he should borrow some capital letters from you

[Antimuffin]

Many websites are already talking about this game, although OP didn't provide any source. Because no one of them is checking it.

[Maestro Fenix]

Well, there goes all the hype about a space game.

But this isn´t the end.

[ThePfeiffenator]

I think that Valve should incorporate the Half-life universe in this game and make the combine one of the Alien races. If this game is even real.

[SL128]

Antimuffin posted:

Many websites are already talking about this game, although OP didn't provide any source. Because no one of them is checking it.

I liked this quote from PCGamer.

The Facepunch post picked up by Kotaku references an unspecified inside source claiming that Valve are making an open, privateer-esque space adventure called Stars of Barathrum. There’s no supporting evidence, though, so you could find a salt planet, mine it dry and still lack the salt with which to take that rumour.

[s0m3_guy]

gonna start pulling shit out of my ass, possible relation to this? http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Prospero

[Meatpuppet]

look at the OP

[.EDI]

EliteGuy posted:

[mix999]

s0m3_guy posted:

gonna start pulling shit out of my ass, possible relation to this? http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Prospero

linked article posted:

In June 2006, Gabe Newell stated that he would like to resume work on Prospero after Team Fortress 2 was completed.

The question is... Is TF2 complete?

Edited:

Probably not as long as there are more hats to be made.

[Barbarian887]

hey look, i called it just in time

[Marlamin]

So where exactly was it said this whole game didn't exist? I only saw a mail saying the name is incorrect and that it's "old" concept art.

[Lijitsu]

Marlamin posted:

So where exactly was it said this whole game didn't exist? I only saw a mail saying the name is incorrect and that it's "old" concept art.

There are times when you need to keep up your hopes despite the evidence against it. This is not one of them. There really isn't even much to go on for the game. Concept art is created, evaluated and tossed out all the time.

[zombojoe]

One can only hope.


What else could a studio as large as Valve be doing? They can't be making hats, they already outsourced those to other developers and prominent community figures here on FP.

I have a feeling they've been having an itch to start a large project again, like Half Life 2 where it took 6 years to develop. And before you say Half Life 3, I'm pretty sure its been put in the backburner a long time ago and they will come back to it when they feel like it. There isn't much new creative direction they could use with Half Life 3, where as this mysterious Space game could have countless possibilities.

[hogofwar]

Well, they are currnetly working on/updating CS:GO, TF2, Dota 2, HL3/EP3 (I presume this as gabe says the same people are still working on it), small teams for older games and so on.

[Lijitsu]

zombojoe posted:

One can only hope.


What else could a studio as large as Valve be doing? They can't be making hats, they already outsourced those to other developers and prominent community figures here on FP.

I have a feeling they've been having an itch to start a large project again, like Half Life 2 where it took 6 years to develop. And before you say Half Life 3, I'm pretty sure its been put in the backburner a long time ago and they will come back to it when they feel like it. There isn't much new creative direction they could use with Half Life 3, where as this mysterious Space game could have countless possibilities.

For the last - what, 6-9 months? I don't even know - they've been working heavily on Dota 2, CS:GO and the Pyromania/MvM updates for TF2. Not to mention the updates to the Steam client they've been doing above their normal stuff - porting to Linux, the massive updates that included things like the game hubs and Greenlight, etc..

I mean, I'm not saying there's absolutely 0 chance they could possibly be working on an entirely new game, just saying keep whatever hopes you have at a reasonable level. Trust me, letting your hopes get too high and having them destroyed is one of the worst feelings in the world. I'm still not over the last time it happened to me.

[Barbarian887]

hogofwar posted:

Well, they are currnetly working on/updating CS:GO, TF2, Dota 2, HL3/EP3 (I presume this as gabe says the same people are still working on it), small teams for older games and so on.

ep3? says who?

[hogofwar]

Barbarian887 posted:

ep3? says who?

I'm taking that from the Ricochet 2 interview where Gabe says the same people who were working on it are still working on it.

[Barbarian887]

hogofwar posted:

I'm taking that from the Ricochet 2 interview where Gabe says the same people who were working on it are still working on it.

oh i remember that

[hogofwar]

Also from this: http://www.valvetime.net/threads/new...2-leak.180559/ we can see it wasn't purely concept art.

[testinglol]

sob.fgd was in sfm beta but they removed it later to prevent leaks

[Bleacher]

testinglol posted:

sob.fgd was in sfm beta but they removed it later to prevent leaks

News flash: Companies don't usually start developing games a month before they're announced.

[hogofwar]

Bleacher posted:

News flash: Companies don't usually start developing games a month before they're announced.

What are you talking about?

[Jetamo]

Bleacher posted:

News flash: Companies don't usually start developing games a month before they're announced.

Breaking news: Bleacher is stating the obvious!

Hang on, we've got some more breaking news: Ducks can infact fly.

[smashitup]

DevinWatson posted:

So you still haven't answered, where did you hear the name of the game. The images you posted have been around for months.

He lied or his "source" trolled the shit out of him, so he asked for this thread to be closed. And now there's a ***ing Wiki out there and other misleading information on all the gaming sites.


This is all we know about it so far:

March, 2011: PoliticalGamer posts images of concept art for some unseen space game. - Link

September, 2011: References to a game called "SOB" and space entities are found in Dota 2 code files. - Link

February, 2012: "SOB" is finally linked to the March, 2011 concept art and the September, 2011 Dota 2 code. And a load more art is found on Peter Konig's portfolio. - Link

April, 2012: Short clip of "SOB" found in Gray Horsfield's demo reel. - Link


We don't know what "SOB" means or stands for, we don't know any (and I mean "any") details on the gameplay, and we certainly don't know if this is going to be on the Oculus Rift or if it's even going to be released, ever...

[trotskygrad]

http://www.pcgamer.com/tag/stars-of-barathrum/

wow PCGamer

wow

Several of those wall images match artwork in Peter Konig’s online portfolio, sparking speculation on Facepunch that Valve have worked on, or are working on, something set in space. All hands on deck, man the rumour cannon.

[Marphy Black]

Attention citizens of Facepunch! There's an important official update on the situation straight from Peter (Pete) König himself as posted on his website!

http://www.peterhkonig.com/



I think the important message to take away from all this is that Gabe can and will murder you if you displease him.

[Cows Rule]

Knowing Gabe, he'd probably have a mighty fine proposition for silence.

[Monkeytracks]

You think he has those knives just to look at?
Fat chance.

[Conro101]

he also polishes them thank you very much

[3noneTwo]

Conro101 posted:

he also polishes them thank you very much

Polishes them after ELIMINATING　ＴＨＯＳＥ　ＷＨＯ　ＳＰＥＡＫ.

[Marlamin]

Gabe has recently talked about the "SoB" game during the 4chan /v/ birthday visit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...9T79n0#t=2892s

It was named Stars of Blood (SoB) and was a space pirate game that never saw the light of day.

Oh well. Guess that ends this thread then.

[The Jack]

What is this game even?

[Hybrid 4F]

The Jack posted:

What is this game even?

Something like Wing Commander: Privateer, maybe? There's more information on ValveTime. By the way, there was also "Seas of Blood" trademark, registered (by a Valve developer) back in 2003.

[The Jack]

How is my above post dumb? Do any of you know what the game IS? What roll do ships play? How do you play your character? For all you know.. the game could be like pandemic, but in space. Or it could be a highly linear first person shooter with ships and futuristic cities in the backdrop.

[Meatpuppet]

The Jack posted:

How is my above post dumb? Do any of you know what the game IS? What roll do ships play? How do you play your character? For all you know.. the game could be like pandemic, but in space. Or it could be a highly linear first person shooter with ships and futuristic cities in the backdrop.

it isn't anything there's no point in further discussion because the project was canceled

[En Ex]

I can just imagine a Stars of Blood / Prospero fanfic where they meet in a singles bar after having suffered Gabe's rejection.

   And then in walks The Crossing.   

[p0rtalplayer]

En Ex posted:

I can just imagine a Stars of Blood / Prospero fanfic where they meet in a singles bar after having suffered Gabe's rejection.

   And then in walks The Crossing.   

And Ricochet is passed out drunk in the corner in a pile of it's own vomit

[The Jack]

Day of defeat and l4d stoned in the corner. Wanting weed but never finding it...

[Blooper Reel]

Meanwhile, Postal 3 is completely piss-drunk, furious and attempting to pick fights with everyone, all while swearing in Russian.