How a summer intern saved Valve from bankruptcy and shaped the future of gaming
The trouble began after multinational conglomerate Vivendi acquired Sierra Entertainment. Sierra had a long-time relationship with Valve, producing and distributing Half-Life and all of its spinoff ...
US senator in open letter to the world’s largest gaming platform: Your platform is full of hate and dangerous content
US Senator Mark Warner has urged Valve CEO Gabe Newell to address extremist content on the Steam gaming platform. Citing an ...
Every game, franchise, and company Sony could snap up with Kadokawa takeover
The biggest losers from this potential takeover include Bandai Namco, which publishes many of Kadokawa’s games and works with ...
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Valve And Steam Founder Gabe Newell Still Thinks Physical Retailers Are An “Impediment” To Selling Games
As it turns out, Valve CEO Gabe Newell was already conceiving Steam at the same time that the studio was making Half-Life 2.
A summer intern once saved Valve from a near-fatal lawsuit after a publisher 'decided to go World War 3' on it, and it all hinged on one email
"The company was pretty close to going bankrupt, I was pretty close to going personally bankrupt⁠—we went all in, there was ...
Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against ...
US Senator Mark Warner comes less than a week after an ADL report accusing Steam of "normalizing hate and extremism in the gaming community." ...