In a new interview with Valve's Doug Lombardi, IGN asks a number of questions involving TF2 updates, PC gaming, and Left 4 Dead. Check it out below:
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While Team Fortress 2 might seem like old news to some, the game has continued to evolve since release. Just recently released was an update that added a new map and mode called Gold Rush, as well as a slew of new Steam achievements and unlockable weapons for the medic class. Valve plans to continue with the updates later on this year. "We're going to keep moving forward with that and moving on to more classes, giving them a similar update as we gave for the medic," Lombardi said. "We'll be talking about that in the next couple of months and I'd imagine there'd be a release out this summer. There'll probably be a new map that goes with it as well."
But will it just be one class at a time like with the medic or will we see multiple classes updated when the next bit of content is made available? "This was sort of an experiment for us with the medic, so as we get going they may sort of come out in clumps later on," Lombardi said. "But right now we're sort of taking it one class at a time and trying to go pretty deep with them and test those against the existing classes in the public game and make sure we don't throw things out of whack too much."
While Team Fortress 2 remains one of the higher profile titles on Steam, many others are moving into the spotlight. Take Audiosurf, the music/puzzle/action game from Dylan Fitterer that, according to Lombardi, "has been the top-selling game on Steam since it came out in terms of units." It's a game that converts users' audio files into tracks they then race along in futuristic cars, collecting together colored blocks for point bonuses. Lombardi asserts games offering these kinds of alternative gameplay styles are an important part of Steam.
But will it just be one class at a time like with the medic or will we see multiple classes updated when the next bit of content is made available? "This was sort of an experiment for us with the medic, so as we get going they may sort of come out in clumps later on," Lombardi said. "But right now we're sort of taking it one class at a time and trying to go pretty deep with them and test those against the existing classes in the public game and make sure we don't throw things out of whack too much."
While Team Fortress 2 remains one of the higher profile titles on Steam, many others are moving into the spotlight. Take Audiosurf, the music/puzzle/action game from Dylan Fitterer that, according to Lombardi, "has been the top-selling game on Steam since it came out in terms of units." It's a game that converts users' audio files into tracks they then race along in futuristic cars, collecting together colored blocks for point bonuses. Lombardi asserts games offering these kinds of alternative gameplay styles are an important part of Steam.
To read the rest of this new interview be sure to visit here.
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