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
Fan Creates Half-Life Unreleased Build Following Recent Valve Leak
The Passionate Gamer on YouTube has created a Half-Life Abridged version following 2023's biggest leak concerning Valve's repository.
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News
Huge Valve Leak Reveals Cut Content From Popular Valve Titles
A Discord user has recently leaked a large sum of assets from the Valve repository. The files contain assets from major Valve games.
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Games
Team Fortress 2 61GB Leak Features Unreleased Maps, Models, And More
Team Fortress 2's entire 61GB-sized asset repo has reportedly leaked online. The massive leak features unreleased models, maps, and more.
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Games
Prototype-Level Map Of Left 4 Dead Leaks Online In Playable State
One of the "starting points" for Left 4 Dead -- a map called Zombie_City -- has just surfaced online and is even playable.
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Industry
Meta Quest 2 Is The Most Used Headset On SteamVR
Meta Quest 2 is the most used headset on SteamVR, while also having the highest Marketshare of any company on Valve's Virtual Reality tool.
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Industry
Valve Will Give Away A Steam Deck Every Minute At The Game Awards
Valve is beating everyone this year in the spectacle as it is giving away a Steam Deck every minute of The Game Awards.
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Games
Valve’s Neon Prime Is Allegedly A Sci-Fi Competitive FPS Shooter
A prominent Valve insider, Tyler McVicker, has unveiled that NEON PRIME will be a DOTA-styled sci-fi competitive fps shooter game.
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Games
NEON PRIME Is Rumored To Be A Dota-Styled Sci-Fi Title
A well-known Valve insider, Tyler McVicker, has revealed in a tweet that NEON PRIME will be a DOTA-styled sci-fi game.
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Industry
Steam Breaks An All-Time Record, Garners 30 Million Concurrent Users
The hub of PC gaming, Steam, has blasted its way through the 30 million mark of active users to hit a new all-time high peak.
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Industry
Valve Registers For A New Neon Prime Trademark
On October 10 Valve registered for the NEON PRIME™ trademark. Fans are curious to find out what games the company has in store for them.
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Industry
“Japan Has The Biggest Growth Rate For PC Gaming,” Says Valve
While no official sales numbers were given, it seems Valve is overall very pleased with the sales of the Steam Deck.
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Industry
Steam Deck Continues To Top Steam’s Weekly Top Sellers Chart
According to the SteamDB charts the Steam Deck has remained the number one most sold product on Steam for 2 weeks in a row.
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Games
Left 4 Dead II Mobile Classification Rating Spotted In Australia
The classification rating for Left 4 Dead II Mobile was recently spotted in Australia, hinting at possible future release on mobile devices.
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PC
Player Creates Playable CS:GO Dust II Map In Unreal Engine 5
Dust II, one of the most acclaimed maps from CS:GO, has now been recreated by a player in Unreal Engine 5 and it can be tried out by anyone.
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PC
Valve Finally Approves Fan-Made Half-Life 2 VR Mod
Valve has officially approved the long-awaited fan-made VR mod for Half-Life 2 and it will be coming to the game in 2022 as a free download.
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PC
Team Fortress 2 Players Plan Peaceful Protest To Save The Game
Team Fortress 2 is seemingly plagued by many issues, causing creators to rise for a peaceful online protest in unison to save the game.
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Games
Steam Deck Adds Feedback Feature To Resolve Verified Games Issue
Valve’s new handheld console, the Steam Deck, has been one of the biggest launches of this year, achieving the #2 spot on the Steam Weekly Global Top Sellers list. Valve…
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Industry
Wolfire Games’ Lawsuit Against Valve Dismissed
In April, Wolfire Games, the developer of the 2017 action video game, Overgrowth, filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Valve Corporation, the proprietors of the renowned digital distribution service, Steam. According…
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PC
Half-Life 2 Gets Its Biggest Update In Over 10 Years For Steam Deck
Half-Life 2 was released in 2004 and hasn’t had many updates for it in a long while. However, 17 years after, Valve Corporation has released its largest update for the…
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Industry
UI Design Of Steam Deck Developer Kit Has Been Leaked
Steam Deck was announced back in July and it has since been the talk of the town. Valve Corporation’s upcoming hand-held console is a portable PC that’s more powerful and…
