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== About Valve == | == About Valve == | ||
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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 [[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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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 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}} | ||
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=== [[Goldsource]] games=== | === [[Goldsource]] games=== | ||
* | * {{Game name|hl1|name=Half-Life}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|hl1:op4|name=Opposing Force}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|hl1:bs|name=Blue Shift}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|css|name=Counter-Strike}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|cscz|name=Counter-Strike: Condition Zero}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|cscz|name=Condition Zero Deleted Scenes}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|dod|name=Day of Defeat}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|tfc|name=Team Fortress Classic}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|hl1|name=Deathmatch Classic}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|hl1|name=Ricochet}} | ||
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=== [[Source]] games === | === [[Source]] games === | ||
* | * {{Game name|hl2|name=Half-Life 2}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|ep1|name=Half-Life 2: Episode One}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|ep2|name=Half-Life 2: Episode Two}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|hl2|name=Half-Life 2: Episode Three}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|hl2|name=Half-Life 2: Lost Coast}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|hl2|name=Half-Life 2: Deathmatch}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|css|name=Counter-Strike: Source}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|csgo|name=Counter-Strike: Global Offensive}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|dods|name=Day of Defeat: Source}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|hls|name=Half-Life: Source}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|hldms|name=Half-Life Deathmatch: Source}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|tf2|name=Team Fortress 2}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|portal|name=Portal}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|l4d|name=Left 4 Dead}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|portal2|name=Portal 2}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|l4d2|name=Left 4 Dead 2}} | ||
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=== [[Source 2]] games === | === [[Source 2]] games === | ||
* | * {{Game name|HL:A|name=Half-Life: Alyx}} | ||
* Robot Repair - included in [[The Lab]] | * Robot Repair - included in [[The Lab]] | ||
* | * {{Game name|VRHome|name=SteamVR Home}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|dota2|name=Dota 2}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|artifact|name=Artifact}} | ||
* [[Dota Underlords]] | * [[Dota Underlords]] | ||
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=== Console games === | === Console games === | ||
* | * {{Game name|hl1|name=Half-Life (PS2)}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|cs|name=Counter-Strike (Xbox)}} | ||
* | * {{Game name|hl2|name=Half-Life 2 (Xbox)}} | ||
* | * {{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)}} | ||
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== Business == | == Business == | ||
*[ | *[https://source.valvesoftware.com/ Source Engine] | ||
*[mailto:jasonh@valvesoftware.com Steam Publishing] | *[mailto:jasonh@valvesoftware.com Steam Publishing] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.steampowered.com/steamworks/ Steamworks] | ||
*[https://cafe.steampowered.com/ Cyber Cafe Program] (website doesn't seem to load) | *[https://cafe.steampowered.com/ Cyber Cafe Program] (website doesn't seem to load) | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [ | * [https://www.valvesoftware.com Valve] - the official website. | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Valve Corporation|Valve Corporation]] - a Wikipedia entry on the company. | * [[Wikipedia:Valve Corporation|Valve Corporation]] - a Wikipedia entry on the company. | ||
* [ | * [https://www.youtube.com/user/Valve Official YouTube Channel] | ||
[[Category:Developer Corporations]] | [[Category:Developer Corporations]] | ||
[[Category:Valve]] | [[Category:Valve]] | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 11 September 2021
About Valve
Valve is an entertainment software and technology company founded in 
1996 and based in Bellevue, Washington. The companys debut title, Half-Life, has won over 50 Game of the Year Awards and was named "Best PC Game Ever" in the November 1999, October 2001, and April 2005 issues of PC Gamer, the world's best-selling PC games magazine.
The company's portfolio of entertainment properties includes Half-Life®, Counter-Strike™, Day of Defeat®, and 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.
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.
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.
Products
Business
- Source Engine
- Steam Publishing
- Steamworks
- Cyber Cafe Program (website doesn't seem to load)
See also
External links
- Valve - the official website.
- Valve Corporation - a Wikipedia entry on the company.
- Official YouTube Channel