Valve wouldn’t exist without id Software
Valve boss Gabe newell heaps praise on id Software for giving them their start in the gaming business.
Gabe Newell, The Billionaire
Valve is responsible for $2 Billion a year from digital sales and only has 250 employee’s, making it a more profitable company per employee than either Google or Apple.
Valve Taking Stabs at Microsoft’s DLC Policies?
The latest bit of DLC for Left 4 Dead 2 – The Sacrifice – has gone live for both Xbox 360 and PC. It’s pretty cool in that you get to play as the crew from the first in Valve’s series of zombie-killing games On the PC, it’s free. One the Xbox 360, however, it costs 560 MSP – the …
Community News: Valve has something up their sleeves…in fact, 3 somethings
Yep you read right. Valve’s Gabe Newell has promised 3 new big surprises in the next 12 months. Here’s what he had to say to PC Gamer: “I can guarantee you people are going to be surprised at stuff we do. That isn’t going to stop any time soon,” the Valve boss told PC Gamer. “I’m just laughing because… people will …
Valve : PS3 is Better for Customers
Once one of the most vociferous developer detractors of Sony’s PS3, Valve have done a complete 180 degrees. Ever since Gabe Newell nervously joined Sony on stage at E3 to announce Portal 2 and a “lite†version of Steam for the console, they’ve been extolling its virtues. Their latest gushing praise even takes a very subtle stab at the competition, …
Valve Planning PS3/PC Portal 2 Cross-Platform Compatibility
One of the bigger shocks from Sony’s keynote was the appearance of a rather nervous, and still rotund Gabe Newell. Surprising not only because he famously rubbished the PS3, but because he proclaimed that Portal 2 on PS3 would be the best console version available. Why? Steamworks. Steamworks will allow for Portal 2 auto-updates, downloadable content, and community support directly …
Gordon Freeman Not Getting a Voice in Half Life 3
Ever mute protagonist of the Half-Life series, Gordon Freeman, will probably not gain a voice for Half Life 3. With Half life episode 3, or Half Life 3 proper on the way, fans are wondering how the series will evolve, and if the crowbar-wielding hero will be brought in line with other modern FPS avatars. Apparently not, as Gabe Newell …
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