Rumors Suggest Valve is Working on a New Game - Appuals

This week, Valve filed a trademark for a merchandise oregon work dubbed “Neon Prime,” according to a trademark application. The exertion was submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The trademark for “computer crippled software, physics crippled software, video crippled software, machine crippled programs disposable downloadable via the internet” was filed by Neon Prime. That rules retired virtual world cogwheel and Steam Machine accessories, right? Well, benignant of. However, it could beryllium a VR-centric platform. Nonetheless, we can’t accidental for definite astatine this moment.

On the different hand, Valve has besides been moving connected its ain VR hardware, codenamed Deckard. 

Blueprint of Project Deckard | Valve

It should beryllium noted that the trademark exertion for Neon Prime is presently being reviewed and has not been approved astatine this time. The rumor began erstwhile a Twitter user, going by the grip “Gabe Follower,” saw the trademark report. 

Valve conscionable registered caller trademark called NEON PRIME, based connected description, this mightiness beryllium a caller crippled franchise 😳https://t.co/ocOwEZLohX pic.twitter.com/VYV2DbSkpd

— ‎Gabe Follower (@gabefollower) October 14, 2022

Due to a important simplification successful staff, Valve has lone released a tiny fig of games each twelvemonth since 2013. Half-Life Alyx is the astir caller instalment successful the long-running series, which is playable solely successful virtual reality. Despite the game’s exclusive beingness connected Steam astatine the moment, determination are reports that it volition beryllium released connected PSVR 2 successful the adjacent future.

If the trademark is not a whole other game, then there are still other options to consider. Players of CS: GO will be familiar with the term “prime” since it refers to Prime matchmaking, which is a paid upgrade to the game that grants players access to additional features such as higher skill levels and in-game rewards.

Others person hypothesized that it whitethorn beryllium bundle associated with the game, specified arsenic an anti-cheat system. The lone happening we cognize for definite astir this trademark is that it is connected to immoderate benignant of gaming program, but different than that, we truly person nary hint what it whitethorn beryllium for close now.

Even portion it’s entertaining to guess, it’s astir apt champion not to get your expectations up excessively precocious for a caller fully-fledged merchandise from Valve. Numerous trademarks are besides registered and granted, and past they are ne'er adjacent utilized.