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==About Valve==
[[File:Logo-Valve_WhiteText.png|right|300px|Company logo for Valve Corporation.]]
[[Image:Valve head home.gif|left]] '''Valve''' is an entertainment software and technology company founded in {{wiki|1996}} and based in {{wiki|Bellevue, Washington}}. The companys debut title, [[Half-Life]], has won over 50 {{wiki|Game of the Year}} Awards and was named "Best PC Game Ever" in the November {{wiki|1999}}, {{wiki|October 2001}}, and {{wiki|April 2005}} issues of {{wiki|PC Gamer}}, the world's best-selling PC games magazine.
[[File:Open your mind.png|right|thumb|Open your mind.]]
{{Valve|3.1}} (sometimes stylized {{valve|bold|nt=2}}; officially {{valve|bold|nt=0}} and previously {{valve|bold|nt=1}}) is an entertainment software and technology company founded in 1996 and headquartered in {{wiki|Bellevue, Washington}}. The company's debut title, {{hl|1}}, won more than 50 {{Wikipedia|List of Game of the Year|Game of the Year}} awards and was named “Best PC Game of All Time” in the November 1999, October 2001 and April 2005 issues of {{wiki|PC Gamer}}, the world's best-selling PC gaming magazine.


The company's portfolio of entertainment properties includes [[Half-Life]]®, [[Counter-Strike]]™, [[Day of Defeat]]®, and [[Team Fortress Classic|Team Fortress]]®. Valve's catalog of products accounts for over 20 million retail units sold worldwide, and over 80% of the PC online action market.
The company's portfolio of entertainment properties includes {{hl|1}}, {{cs|1}}, {{portal|1}}, {{l4d|1}}, {{dod|1}} and [[Team Fortress Classic|Team Fortress]]. Valve's product catalog is responsible for more than 20 million retail units sold worldwide and more than 80% of the PC online action market.


In addition to producing best selling entertainment titles, Valve is a developer of leading-edge technologies, such as the [[Source]]™ game engine and [[Steam]], a broadband platform for the delivery and management of digital content.
As well as producing best-selling entertainment titles, Valve is a developer of cutting-edge technologies such as the {{src|4}} game engine and {{steamicon|4}}, a broadband platform for the delivery and management of digital content.


Today, Valve is composed of over 70 of the industry's leading artists, programmers, and writers. In the company's twenty-year history, it has risen from "unlikely new entry" to industry leader, producing a string of best selling and critically acclaimed PC entertainment products and technologies.{{clr}}
Today, Valve is made up of more than 70 of the industry's leading artists, programmers and writers. In its 25-year history, the company has gone from “unlikely new entrant” to industry leader, producing a range of best-selling and critically acclaimed PC entertainment products and technologies.
'''You can see what's happening to you'''.


==Products==
== Products ==
{| style="width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"
<!-- note: sorted alphabetically by series, and mostly chronologically by game within each series -->
| valign="top" |
{| width="100%" style="background:transparent; vertical-align:top;"
===[[Goldsource]] games===
|-
* {{Game name|hl1|name=Half-Life}}
| <h3>{{gldsrc|4.1}} games</h3>
* {{Game name|hl1:op4|name=Opposing Force}}
{| style="background:transparent;"
* {{Game name|hl1:bs|name=Blue Shift}}
| {{cs|4.1}}
* {{Game name|cs|name=Counter-Strike}}
|-
* {{Game name|cscz|name=Counter-Strike: Condition Zero}}
| {{cscz|4.1}}
* {{Game name|czds|name=Condition Zero Deleted Scenes}}
|-
* {{Game name|dod|name=Day of Defeat}}
| {{czds|4.1}}
* {{Game name|tfc|name=Team Fortress Classic}}
|-
* {{Game name|DMC|name=Deathmatch Classic}}
| {{dmc|4.1}}
* {{Game name|ricochet|name=Ricochet}}
|-
| {{dod|4.1}}
|-
| {{hl|4.1}}
|-
| {{hlop4|4.1}}
|-
| {{hlbs|4.1}}
|-
| {{ricochet|4.1}}
|-
| {{tfc|4.1}}
|-
|}


| valign="top" |
| <h3>{{src|4.1}} games</h3>
{| style="background:transparent;"
| {{as|4.1}}
|-
| {{css|4.1}}
|-
| {{csgo|4.1}}
|-
| {{dods|4.1}}
|-
| {{hls|4.1}}
|-
| {{hldms|4.1}}
|-
| {{hl2|4.1}}
|-
| {{hl2dm|4.1}}
|-
| {{hl2ep1|4.1}}
|-
| {{hl2ep2|4.1}}
|-
| {{hl2lc|4.1}}
|-
| {{l4d|4.1}}
|-
| {{l4d2|4.1}}
|-
| {{portal|4.1}}
|-
| {{portal2|4.1}}
|-
| {{tf2|4.1}}
|}


===[[Source]] games===
| <h3>{{source2|4.1}} games</h3>
* {{Game name|hl2|name=Half-Life 2}}
{| style="background:transparent;"
* {{Game name|ep1|name=Half-Life 2: Episode One}}
| {{artifact|4.1}}
* {{Game name|ep2|name=Half-Life 2: Episode Two}}
|-
* {{Game name|hl2|name=Half-Life 2: Episode Three}}
| {{cs2|4.1}}
* {{Game name|lostcoast|name=Half-Life 2: Lost Coast}}
|-
* {{Game name|hl2dm|name=Half-Life 2: Deathmatch}}
| {{deadlock|4.1}}
* {{Game name|css|name=Counter-Strike: Source}}
|-
* {{Game name|csgo|name=Counter-Strike: Global Offensive}}
| {{dul|4.1}}
* {{Game name|dods|name=Day of Defeat: Source}}
|-
* {{Game name|hls|name=Half-Life: Source}}
| {{dota2|4.1}} - ''Previously, it ran on {{src|1}}''
* {{Game name|hldms|name=Half-Life Deathmatch: Source}}
|-
* {{Game name|tf2|name=Team Fortress 2}}
| {{hla|4.1}}
* {{Game name|portal|name=Portal}}
|-
* {{Game name|l4d|name=Left 4 Dead}}
| {{thelab|4.1|nt=2|linkto=rr}} - ''Included in {{thelab|3.1}}''
* {{Game name|portal2|name=Portal 2}}
|-
* {{Game name|l4d2|name=Left 4 Dead 2}}
| {{svrh|4.1}}
|}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| <h3>Console Ports</h3>
{| style="background:transparent;"
| {{hlps2|4.1}}
|-
| {{decay|4.1|nt=1}}
|-
| {{csxbox|4.1}}
|-
| {{hl2xbox|4.1}}
|-
| {{TOBconsole|4.1}}<br>- ''A package containing {{hl2|1}}, {{hl2ep1|1|nt=1}}, <br>{{hl2ep2|1|nt=1}}, {{portal|1}} and {{tf2|1}}. Also available for PC.''
|-
| {{L4d|4.1}} ({{360}})
|-
| {{L4d2|4.1}} ({{360}})
|-
| {{portal2console|4.1}} ({{360}}, {{ps3}})
|-
| {{csgoconsole|4.1}} ({{360}}, {{ps3}})
|-
| {{pcc|4.1}} ({{nx}})
|}


| valign="top" |
| <h3>Media</h3>
===[[Source 2]] games===
{| style="background:transparent;"
* {{Game name|HL:A|name=Half-Life: Alyx}}
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n13LqEIYXT8 Zombie Movie] <br>- (created by 2Chums Moving Pictures - basically two Valve employees at the time)
* Robot Repair - included in [[The Lab]]
|-
* {{Game name|VRHome|name=SteamVR Home}}
| {{dods}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8jQJ5SFqBU Day of Defeat: Prelude to Victory]
* {{Game name|dota2|name=Dota 2}}
|-
* {{Game name|artifact|name=Artifact}}
| {{hl2}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKA7JkV51Jw Half-Life 2 trailer]
* {{Game name|underlords|name=Dota Underlords}}
|-
| valign="top" rowspan="2" |
| {{ep1}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL_mPw7KEU8 Half-Life 2: Episode One trailer]
[[Image:Valve head2.gif|right]]
|-
| {{ep1}} HL2: Episode One Launch Trailer ([https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/912/movie_max.webm 1] [https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/913/movie_max.webm 2] [https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/914/movie_max.webm 3] [https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/915/movie_max.webm 4])
|-
| {{ep2}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIsbi4hLDuU Half-Life 2: Episode Two Trailer]
|-
| {{dods}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACckk4o8Z-U DoD Jagd Trailer]
|-
| {{dods}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2nuF_taJGo DoD Colmar Trailer]
|-
| {{portal}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5paXrfkYmI Portal Trailer]
|-
| {{tf2}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7ZafWA2jd8 Team Fortress 2 Trailer]
|-
| {{artifact}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnVuzZYdwIQ Introducing Artifact]
|-
| {{hla}} Half-Life: Alyx ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2W0N3uKXmo Announcement Trailer], Gameplay Video - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTLotwKpLgk 1] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFjtVmka54E 2] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qspam8ftpIc 3])
|-
| {{cs2}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSE38xjMLqE Counter-Strike 2 - Launch Trailer]
|-
| {{sfm}} [[Source_Filmmaker#Official_Valve_Shorts|View all official Source Filmmaker videos from Valve]]
|}


| <h3>Hardware</h3>
{| style="background:transparent;"
| [[steampowered:app/353370|Steam Controller]]
|-
| {{steamos|4.1|nt=1}}
|-
| [[steampowered:app/353380|Steam Link]]
|-
| {{vi|4.1}}
|-
| {{steamdeck|4.1}}
|-
{|
| <h3>Software</h3>
|-
| {{steamicon|4.1}}
|-
| {{sfm|4.1}}
|-
|-
| valign="top" |
| {{s2fm|4.1}}
===Console games===
|-
* {{Game name|hl1|name=Half-Life (PS2)}}
| {{SteamOS|4.1}}
* {{Game name|cs|name=Counter-Strike (Xbox)}}
|-
* {{Game name|hl2xbox|name=Half-Life 2 (Xbox)}}
| {{proton|4.1}}
* {{Game name|hl2|name=Half-Life 2: Survivor (Arcade)}}
|-
* {{Game name|hl2|name=Half-Life 2 (Xbox 360)}}
|}
* {{Game name|hl2|name=Half-Life 2 (PS3)}}
|}
* {{Game name|ep1|name=Half-Life 2: Episode One (Xbox 360)}}
* {{Game name|ep1|name=Half-Life 2: Episode One (PS3)}}
* {{Game name|ep2|name=Half-Life 2: Episode Two (Xbox 360)}}
* {{Game name|ep2|name=Half-Life 2: Episode Two (PS3)}}
* {{Game name|portal|name=Portal (Xbox 360)}}
* {{Game name|portal|name=Portal (PS3)}}
* {{Game name|tf2|name=Team Fortress 2 (Xbox 360)}}
* {{Game name|tf2|name=Team Fortress 2 (PS3)}}
 
| valign="top" |
===Media===
* [[Zombie movie]]
* {{dod}} [[Day of Defeat: Prelude to Victory]]
* {{hl2}} [[Half-Life 2 Trailer]]
* {{ep1}} [[Half-Life 2: Episode One Trailer]]
* {{ep1}} [[HL2:EP1 - Launch Teaser 1]]
* {{ep1}} [[HL2:EP1 - Launch Teaser 2]]
* {{ep1}} [[HL2:EP1 - Launch Teaser 3]]
* {{ep1}} [[HL2:EP1 - Launch Teaser 4]]
* {{ep2}} [[Half-Life 2: Episode Two Trailer]]
* {{dod}} [[DoD Jagd Trailer]]
* {{dod}} [[DoD Colmar Trailer]]
* {{portal}} [[Portal Trailer]]
* {{tf2}} [[Team Fortress 2 trailer]]
* {{artifact}} [[Introducing Artifact]]


| valign="top" |
== Business ==
=== Hardware ===
[[File:Open your eyes.png|right|thumb|Open Your Eyes.]]
* Steam Controller
* {{gldsrc|1}}
* Steam LINK ? (What is the name of this?)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090203194033/https://source.valvesoftware.com/ Source Engine] (See [[Source#Features|Features]])
* Valve Index
* {{Src2|1}}
* Steam Deck
* [[Source_Engine_Features#Licensing_&_Distributing_Source_Engine_games_/_mods|Source and Source 2 engine licensing]]
|}
* [mailto:jasonh@valvesoftware.com Steam publication]
* [https://partner.steamgames.com/ Steamworks]
* [https://partner.steamgames.com/pccafe/ Cyber Cafe Program]


==Business==
== External Links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090203194033/https://source.valvesoftware.com/ Source Engine]
* {{valve|ico.nolink}} [https://www.valvesoftware.com Official website]
*[mailto:jasonh@valvesoftware.com Steam Publishing]
* {{Wiki|Valve Corporation|Valve Corporation's Wikipedia entry}}
*[https://partner.steamgames.com/ Steamworks]
* {{youtube|@Valve|Official YouTube channel}} - @Valve
*[https://partner.steamgames.com/pccafe/ Cyber Cafe Program]
* {{x|valvesoftware|Official X (Twitter) account}} - @valvesoftware
* {{github|ValveSoftware|Valve's GitHub page}}


==See also==
== See also ==
* [[Campo Santo]] - Valve subsidiary
* [[Valve in the press]]
* [[Valve in the press]]
* [[:Category:Valve]]
* [[:Category:Valve|Organization category]]
 
==External links==
* [https://www.valvesoftware.com Valve] - the official website.
* [[Wikipedia:Valve Corporation|Valve Corporation]] - a Wikipedia entry on the company.
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/Valve Official YouTube Channel]


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Valve - Hero 01 fullsize.jpg
Company logo for Valve Corporation.
Open your mind.

Valve (sometimes stylized VALVE; officially Valve Corporation and previously Valve Software) is an entertainment software and technology company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Wikipedia icon Bellevue, Washington. The company's debut title, Half-Life, won more than 50 Wikipedia icon Game of the Year awards and was named “Best PC Game of All Time” in the November 1999, October 2001 and April 2005 issues of Wikipedia icon PC Gamer, the world's best-selling PC gaming magazine.

The company's portfolio of entertainment properties includes Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Portal, Left 4 Dead, Day of Defeat and Team Fortress. Valve's product catalog is responsible for more than 20 million retail units sold worldwide and more than 80% of the PC online action market.

As well as producing best-selling entertainment titles, Valve is a developer of cutting-edge technologies such as the Source Source game engine and Steam Steam, a broadband platform for the delivery and management of digital content.

Today, Valve is made up of more than 70 of the industry's leading artists, programmers and writers. In its 25-year history, the company has gone from “unlikely new entrant” to industry leader, producing a range of best-selling and critically acclaimed PC entertainment products and technologies. You can see what's happening to you.

Products

GoldSrc GoldSrc games

Counter-Strike Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Condition Zero Deleted Scenes Condition Zero Deleted Scenes
Deathmatch Classic Deathmatch Classic
Day of Defeat Day of Defeat
Half-Life Half-Life
Half-Life: Opposing Force Half-Life: Opposing Force
Half-Life: Blue Shift Half-Life: Blue Shift
Ricochet Ricochet
Team Fortress Classic Team Fortress Classic

Source Source games

Alien Swarm Alien Swarm
Counter-Strike: Source Counter-Strike: Source
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Day of Defeat: Source Day of Defeat: Source
Half-Life: Source Half-Life: Source
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
Half-Life 2 Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Half-Life 2: Episode One Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2: Episode Two Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
Left 4 Dead Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2 Left 4 Dead 2
Portal Portal
Portal 2 Portal 2
Team Fortress 2 Team Fortress 2

Source 2 Source 2 games

Artifact Artifact
Counter-Strike 2 Counter-Strike 2
Deadlock Deadlock
Dota Underlords Dota Underlords
Dota 2 Dota 2 - Previously, it ran on Source
Half-Life: Alyx Half-Life: Alyx
The Lab Robot Repair - Included in The Lab
SteamVR Home SteamVR Home

Console Ports

Half-Life (PS2) Half-Life (PS2)
Half-Life: Decay Half-Life: Decay (PS2)
Counter-Strike (Xbox) Counter-Strike (Xbox)
Half-Life 2 (Xbox) Half-Life 2 (Xbox)
The Orange Box (Console) The Orange Box (Console)
- A package containing Half-Life 2, Episode One,
Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2. Also available for PC.
Left 4 Dead Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)
Left 4 Dead 2 Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)
Portal 2 (Console) Portal 2 (Console) (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Console) Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Console) (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Portal Companion Collection Portal Companion Collection (Nintendo Switch)

Media

Zombie Movie
- (created by 2Chums Moving Pictures - basically two Valve employees at the time)
Day of Defeat: Source Day of Defeat: Prelude to Victory
Half-Life 2 Half-Life 2 trailer
Half-Life 2: Episode One Half-Life 2: Episode One trailer
Half-Life 2: Episode One HL2: Episode One Launch Trailer (1 2 3 4)
Half-Life 2: Episode Two Half-Life 2: Episode Two Trailer
Day of Defeat: Source DoD Jagd Trailer
Day of Defeat: Source DoD Colmar Trailer
Portal Portal Trailer
Team Fortress 2 Team Fortress 2 Trailer
Artifact Introducing Artifact
Half-Life: Alyx Half-Life: Alyx (Announcement Trailer, Gameplay Video - 1 2 3)
Counter-Strike 2 Counter-Strike 2 - Launch Trailer
Source Filmmaker View all official Source Filmmaker videos from Valve

Hardware

Steam Controller
SteamOS Steam Machines
Steam Link
Valve Index Valve Index
Steam Deck Steam Deck

Software

Steam Steam
Source Filmmaker Source Filmmaker
Source 2 Filmmaker Source 2 Filmmaker
SteamOS SteamOS
Wikipedia icon Proton

Business

Open Your Eyes.

External Links

See also

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