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Valve contrata desarrolladores de RoR, reavivando las esperanzas de Half-Life 3

Autor: Caleb Oct 09,2023

Miembros clave de Hopoo Games, creadores de la aclamada serie Risk of Rain, incluidos los cofundadores Duncan Drummond y Paul Morse, se han unido al equipo de desarrollo de juegos de Valve. Este importante movimiento ha puesto a los proyectos actuales de Hopoo Games, incluido el no anunciado "Snail", en suspenso indefinido.

Transición de Hopoo Games a Valve

El estudio anunció el cambio de personal a través de Twitter (ahora X), expresando gratitud por su asociación de una década con Valve y entusiasmo por futuras colaboraciones. Si bien la naturaleza de esta transición (temporal o permanente) aún no está clara, los perfiles de LinkedIn de Drummond y Morse todavía los enumeran como cofundadores de Hopoo Games. El comunicado indica claramente un cese del trabajo en "Snail", dejando a los fans especulando sobre el futuro del estudio.

Riesgo de Rain Legacy y el desarrollo continuo de Gearbox

Fundada en 2012, Hopoo Games logró un éxito notable con la serie Risk of Rain. Tras la venta de la propiedad intelectual a Gearbox en 2022, el desarrollo continúa con el reciente lanzamiento del DLC Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm. A pesar de la recepción mixta del DLC, Drummond expresó su confianza en la dirección de Gearbox para la franquicia.

Aumenta la especulación sobre los proyectos de Valve y Half-Life 3

Los detalles de la participación de Hopoo Games en Valve siguen sin revelarse. Sin embargo, la noticia ha alimentado renovadas especulaciones sobre el desarrollo potencial de Half-Life 3, particularmente dado el enfoque actual de Valve en el título de acceso anticipado Deadlock. Esta especulación se intensificó luego de una entrada ahora eliminada en la cartera de un actor de doblaje que mencionaba un "Proyecto White Sands" vinculado a Valve. Discusiones en línea han conectado este proyecto críptico con Half-Life 3, citando vínculos potenciales entre "White Sands" y Black Mesa, el escenario del juego Half-Life original. La conexión sigue siendo puramente especulativa, pero el momento de estos eventos sin lugar a dudas ha reavivado las esperanzas de los fanáticos.

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