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When famed PC game studio Valve set out to work on the first Half-Life in 1996, the team that would change the first-person shooter genre forever was mostly made up of amateur modders who’d cut their teeth on the Quake engine. The studio itself was self-funded by former Microsoft Windows designers Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington, a gamble that as you know paid off tremendously.
Many stories have already been written about Valve’s ascension from indie PC developer to the Aaa juggernaut that created Steam. Noclip’s documentary about how the Half-Life games influenced so many other developers, early esports pros, modders, and fans is a particularly thrilling chronicle of Valve’s story.
But one part of Half-Life‘s history that is sometimes overlooked is the role played by the performers who...
When famed PC game studio Valve set out to work on the first Half-Life in 1996, the team that would change the first-person shooter genre forever was mostly made up of amateur modders who’d cut their teeth on the Quake engine. The studio itself was self-funded by former Microsoft Windows designers Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington, a gamble that as you know paid off tremendously.
Many stories have already been written about Valve’s ascension from indie PC developer to the Aaa juggernaut that created Steam. Noclip’s documentary about how the Half-Life games influenced so many other developers, early esports pros, modders, and fans is a particularly thrilling chronicle of Valve’s story.
But one part of Half-Life‘s history that is sometimes overlooked is the role played by the performers who...
- 3/27/2020
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Apple could be about to agree a partnership with publisher Valve that would involve video games integration with the firm's rumoured connected TV device, various reports have said. On Friday, Apple Insider reported that Apple chief executive Tim Cook visited the Bellevue, Washington, headquarters of Valve, creator of the Half-Life and Left 4 Dead game series, along with the Steam online gaming platform. Valve, founded by former Microsoft employees Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington in the mid-1990s, is widely rumoured to be working on a console version of Steam, the PC games distribution platform that offers more than 1,500 titles and has over 30m active users. The nature of Cook's visit remains a mystery, but it has raised questions over whether Apple may be preparing to tap into Valve's expertise in providing PC and console-quality (more)...
- 4/16/2012
- by By Andrew Laughlin
- Digital Spy
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