9 posts and columns on Valve

Videogames Using the Power of Fans to Get a Kick Start

in Commerce on May 21 at 7:00 am PT

Videogames are fast becoming one of the most popular categories that are able to attract start-up capital from everyday people.
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Maybe You Should Start Paying Attention to Indie Games Developers

in Commerce on May 17 at 2:47 pm PT

Combine small teams, personal passion and a large accessible market and you have the makings of a creative explosion.
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How Does Valve Decide What to Work On?

The same way we make other decisions: by waiting for someone to decide that it’s the right thing to do, and then letting them recruit other people to work on it with them. We believe in each other to make these decisions, and this faith has proven to be well-founded over and over again.

– From page 13 of the Valve Handbook for New Employees

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The Real Reason Tim Cook Was at Valve Headquarters (Comic)

in Voices on April 16 at 4:47 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
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Service Is Our Motto

One thing that we have learned is that piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue. The easiest way to stop piracy is not by putting antipiracy technology to work. It’s by giving those people a service that’s better than what they’re receiving from the pirates.

– Gabe Newell, co-founder of videogame company Valve, which publishes Portal and Half-Life

The “Portal” Movie Is Great, and You Can See It for Free

in News on August 24, 2011 at 10:42 am PT

The best video game-based movie you’ll see this summer is (barely) seven minutes long and on YouTube now.
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Steam Punk'd: Google to (Not) Buy Valve

in News on September 17, 2008 at 9:33 am PT

“Well-placed sources” tell The Inquirer that Google is in talks to acquire video game developer Valve Software. Which seems a bit unorthodox, even for a company as capricious as Google. What would Google want with a game company? Surely it doesn’t plan to plaster the Half-Life universe with mesothelioma AdWords.

Steam Punk’d: Google to (Not) Buy Valve

in News on September 17, 2008 at 9:33 am PT

“Well-placed sources” tell The Inquirer that Google is in talks to acquire video game developer Valve Software. Which seems a bit unorthodox, even for a company as capricious as Google. What would Google want with a game company? Surely it doesn’t plan to plaster the Half-Life universe with mesothelioma AdWords.