Valve
Valve Corporation, founded by Gabe Logan Newell and Mike Harrington, is an American video game software company renowned for creating the Steam distribution software. Valve is not only a pioneer in game distribution with Steam but is also celebrated for popular FPS games.
CS2 is the spiritual successor to the Counter-Strike series, while Valve has created critically acclaimed franchises like Left 4 Dead, DOTA, Portal, and the iconic Half-Life. eXputer provides finely curated news stories, guides, PC settings, and more about Valve Corporation.
- Year Founded: August 24, 1996
- Founders: Gabe Newell, Mike Harrington
- Owned By: Gabe Newell
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Games
Team Fortress 2 Gets An Unexpected Next-Gen Update After 17 Years
Valve has finally introduced the much-needed 64-bit support in an unexpected Team Fortress 2 update after 17 years since its release.
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eXputer Originals
It’s About Time Steam Deck Gets Native Game Pass Support
With Steam Deck's popularity and affordability second to none, it's about time it receives a native Game Pass to expand its arsenal.
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Games
The New Steam Spring Sale Brings Some Genuinely Awesome Discounts
The Steam Spring Sale has brought a wealth of new discounted deals to the platform; best not let those go by.
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Games
Steam Finally Lets You Add Games To Cart Without Going To A Separate Page
Steam's latest update overhauls certain aspects of the UX such as the process of adding products into the cart as well as the cart itself.
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Games
New Counter-Strike 2 Update Adds Arms Race, Maps, Weapon Case, Kukri Knife, And More
The new Counter-Strike 2 update brings a slew of awaited features to the game, including Arms Race, a new weapon case, Kukri Knife, and more.
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eXputer Originals
Handheld PCs Seriously Need To Consider Affordability, As Steam Deck Has
Over time, Handheld PCs have become a lot more beefy, but at the moment, anything that's not Steam Deck costs an arm and a leg.
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Games
Valve Updates Guidelines To Allow AI-Generated Content On Steam
Valve has now updated their content survey to include games that use AI-generated content in their development.
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Industry
Steam Reaches 33.6 Million Concurrent Users, Shattering Previous Milestones
Steam has arrived at yet another huge milestone, breaking its own record by surpassing 33.6 million concurrent users on the store.
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Games
Huge Portal 2 Fan-Made Prequel Mod Adds Over 40 Puzzles And Voiced Characters
Portal 2 is getting a huge fan-made game-sized mod that adds over 40 puzzles, fully voiced characters, and over 8 hours of gameplay to enjoy.
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Industry
Steam Awards: Recent Nominations Show That Valve Needs To Fix The System
The Steam Awards 2023's list of nominees proves that Valve should fix the system of its user-voted annual award event.
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Games
Counter-Strike 2 Players Can Now No Longer Refund A Grenade After Throwing It
The Counter-Strike 2 devs have published quite a small patch that fixes a relatively major problem that was disturbing many players.
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Games
Valve Trolls Dota 2 Cheaters By Literally Gifting Them Bans
Valve has taken yet another unorthodox approach with Dota 2, getting rid of cheaters by handing them gift-wrapped bans.
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Industry
Valve Tells Players To Stop Inhaling Steam Deck Vent Fumes
Valve has officially warned against inhaling the Steam Deck vent fumes in an official response due to potential health hazards.
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Games
Counter-Strike 2 Latest Patch Addresses Overpass Exploit & More
Valve has rolled out a new update for Counter-Strike 2 that addresses the Overpass map exploits and fixes various issues.
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eXputer Originals
Farewell, CSGO: The CS2 Mess That Changed Everything
CS2 is the brand-new overhaul for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive but the update has severely impacted the game's experience.
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Games
Valve Made Left 4 Dead 2 Because The First Game Was A Broken Mess
Left 4 Dead lead Chet Faliszek describes the original Left 4 Dead game as "such a broken thing that nobody wanted to touch it."
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Games
Valve Just Patched A Two-Decade Old Bug In Half Life
One of the oldest bugs in the original Half-Life has just been patched in a new update for the game, 25 years after its release.
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Games
Valve Developed Half-Life Without A Cohesive Plan, Devs Confirm
Almost all the textures in Half-Life were only produced by a single person, as confirmed in a new in-depth documentary about the game.
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Games
The First Half-Life’s Concurrent Player Count Has Skyrocketed
One of Valve's most classic first-person shooters, Half-Life, has just seen a growth spurt in concurrent player count on Steam.
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Industry
Valve Praises Switch: “It’s Just A Great Product From Nintendo”
Valve clarified in an interview that the Switch is just a great product by Nintendo. Valve offices are filled with the Switch consoles.
