Rumor: Leaked Concept Art Hints at New Valve IP

[RA92]

Can't be DOTA2. DOTA2's aesthetics are more in the line of these...

http://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/posters/bloodseeker_poster.jpghttp://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/posters/drowranger_poster.jpghttp://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/posters/morphling_poster.jpghttp://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/posters/lina_poster.jpg

Ooooo! Space ships! Can we get a space combat game? Pweety pwease, Valve?

 

[Swaki]

I don't know, i feel like i have seen something like this before, it may be metropia I'm thinking of, but i would still expect something else from valve.

 

[The Rockerfly]

Feels like a mix between Underworld and Minority Report with a little Combine space element.

Not a single post of episode 3 yet? Escapist community I am disappointed at you

Did YOU see a single head crab in ANY of those pictures?

It just seems valve says anything about anything and episode 3 gets mentioned

still disappointed by the lack of posts complaining about episode 3

 

[Wieke]

While i would be disappointed if they released yet another new IP before releasing EP3, those pieces of concept art do look intriguing.

 

[SniperMacFox]

Does anyone else see "Cyberpunk and Steampunk" in these pictures? As personally that's the first thing that struck me when I looked at them. Though to be honest I'm inclined to agree with Kolosus:

A concept artist had a weird sci-fi dream. Transferred it onto paper to share the mindfuck with his co-workers/journalists/community.

If you're gonna share something, why not make it something that will haunt people for the rest of the day?

 

[Mute52]

Perhaps another part of the ARG going on? Just spitballin' here.

 

[Onoto]

Is that a pregnant character in picture 9? Wow.

 

[Dr_Steve_Brule]

It's from Political Gamer, he went on a trip to Valve HQ and took a picture of some concept art while he was there.

 

[Owlslayer]

Hm... I dunno, it looks way too disturbing and ugly, or am i the only one who thinks so?
Not buying it being a new IP.
Maybe someone just made some random weird pictures and then everyone at Valve agreed that that should be hanged up on the wall?

 

[Fai57]

I love to think that this is concept art for a new IP. Valve always makes good stuff.
But considering the WEIRDNESS of these pieces, and especially the Cracked writer name, I think Valve is just trolling us. Again. -_-

 

[AetherWolf]

They all look like something you'd find in a creepypasta...

A concept artist had a weird sci-fi dream. Transferred it onto paper to share the mindfuck with his co-workers/journalists/community.

I'm not sure you're supposed to put too much analyzation to it. I know for a fact that all concept artist (Be it games or any other media), makes LOADS of stuff and squiggles that has no relevance on anything they're currently working on. They just make it when brainstorming and letting their creative juices flow all over their workstation... (eww)

Yeah, I just assumed the same thing.

 

[Scorched_Cascade]

Feels like a mix between Underworld and Minority Report with a little Combine space element.

Not a single post of episode 3 yet? Escapist community I am disappointed at you

Did YOU see a single head crab in ANY of those pictures?

It just seems valve says anything about anything and episode 3 gets mentioned

still disappointed by the lack of posts complaining about episode 3

You obviously missed conspiracy theory post #8 which pretty much said what I was going to (wordthief!) and conveyed the exact tone of tinfoil hat I was going to go for.

To tide you over until the inevitable flood:
"Where is my Episode 3?"
"Stop making this crap and finish Episode 3"
"Ugh what is that and where is Episode 3?"
"Gabe stop trolling; where is my Episode 3?"
"Lamarr?...Lamarr?.......Laaaaaaammaaaaaaaarr!!"

 

[The Random One]

Sweet mother of fuck on a pogo stick! Is Valve trying to catch in on Amanita Design's fanbase?

 

[Beryl77]

It's kind of sad. I find this concept art really interesting and I'd love a new IP from Valve, unfortunately I don't want to play another Valve game until they finally say something about Half-Life even though I love their games.

 

[The Rockerfly]

Is this good enough?

Spoiler

Hello Valve? Yes, you, Valve!

I didn't complain that much when you announced Left 4 Dead. It angered me a lot, but not so much as to prevent me from getting the second one. And my anger died down.

I did complain a bit when you announced Portal 2. I'll probably get it, but not at launch.

Now, you're planning a new IP? YOU'RE PUTTING MORE MANPOWER INTO DIFFERENT GAMES? I WANT TO SEE THE CONCLUSION TO THE GAMES THAT GOT YOU STARTED! I mean, really, WHAT THE FUCK are you thinking? At least motherfucking finish the game! Gabe's finally made enough money to fill his doughnut quota, so I can understand that there's no financial incentive to finish it, but at least show us a demo or something that proves that you've been doing more than picking your noses since Episode 2? Don't follow Duke Nukem Forever's example! Fucking make the game already!

OK, while I'm not that mad about it, I'm annoyed because it doesn't even seem like they care. I'm actually more annoyed by the fact that my keyboard is only picking up every other stroke so I have to type extra fucking slow!!!!!

You obviously missed conspiracy theory post #8 which pretty much said what I was going to (wordthief!) and conveyed the exact tone of tinfoil hat I was going to go for.

To tide you over until the inevitable tidal wave:
"Where is my Episode 3?"
"Stop making this crap and finish Episode 3"
"Ugh what is that and where is Episode 3?"
"Gabe stop trolling; where is my Episode 3?"
"Lamarr?...Lamarr?.......Laaaaaaammaaaaaaaarr!!"

Excellent guys, surely episode 3 will come out in the next few days

 

[fix-the-spade]

Maybe it is a prank.

But all the same I'm in the mood for some wild guessing.

Those drawings remind me very much of the few little pictures in Raising the bar that explain Prospero and it's eventual death. Anyone creative will know that their pet projects die extremely hard, the gaming world we live in now is pretty much exactly what Prospero would needed to succeed (and what 1996's blistering 56k lines couldn't deliver).
Who knows, maybe another of Valve umpteen years in the making. I would love to see Prospero actually appear, it sounded like a user generated MMO, which sounds brilliant.

 

[Pandurai]

maybe its Prospero...
http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Prospero
hmm.

Edit:
ah, someone had mentioned this already. Well, there's your link anyways.

 

[Kolosus]

Does anyone else see "Cyberpunk and Steampunk" in these pictures? As personally that's the first thing that struck me when I looked at them. Though to be honest I'm inclined to agree with Kolosus:

A concept artist had a weird sci-fi dream. Transferred it onto paper to share the mindfuck with his co-workers/journalists/community.

If you're gonna share something, why not make it something that will haunt people for the rest of the day?

Stuff for dreams!

Ohh well, off to bed and dream of scaringly proportioned women, gene-splicing and spaceships!

 

[Adremmalech]

Alright, theory:
From the art shown, we can assume that it takes place in space, or space ships have a major role some other way. The characters look like humans have been breeding with aliens.

That's all I got.

 

[Sealpower]

Well, the design of the spaceships in the first spaceship picture was sort of Combine-ish...