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Steam officially launches on Linux, putting us one step closer to the Steam Box

By Adi Robertson on February 14, 2013 03:00 pm + 100 comments

After some time in open beta, Steam for Linux is getting an official launch. Valve announced today Continue reading…
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Valve's Gabe Newell addresses layoffs: 'We aren't canceling any projects'

By Sean Hollister on February 13, 2013 07:42 pm + 57 comments

It's an unusual day at Valve Software, with reports of layoffs at the game company, and Valve Continue reading…
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Valve reportedly fires more employees as part of 'great cleansing'

By T.C. Sottek on February 13, 2013 03:43 pm + 120 comments

Following news last night that Valve fired engineer Jeri Ellsworth, it appears that Valve may be Continue reading…
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Games vs. film: watch Gabe Newell and JJ Abrams discuss storytelling at DICE 2013

By Chris Welch on February 13, 2013 12:26 pm + 4 comments

A week after JJ Abrams and Valve's Gabe Newell took to the stage at DICE 2013, you can finally Continue reading…
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Valve fires Jeri Ellsworth, who was developing Steam Box game controllers

By Sean Hollister on February 13, 2013 12:45 am + 160 comments

When Valve first started publicly hiring hardware engineers for secret R&D projects, Jeri Ellsworth Continue reading…
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We'll be live from J.J. Abrams and Gabe Newell's DICE keynote today at 9:25AM PT / 12:25PM ET!

By Sean Hollister on February 6, 2013 08:08 am + 18 comments

The man who will direct Star Wars. The man behind Half-Life and Steam. You might think ne'er the Continue reading…
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Why Amazon wants its own currency

By Adrianne Jeffries on February 5, 2013 02:08 pm + 69 comments

Despite the failures of Facebook Credits, Microsoft Points, and the dot-com virtual currency Flooz, Continue reading…
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Gabe Newell discusses Valve's history, gaming economics, and hats

By Kimber Streams on February 1, 2013 05:10 pm + 38 comments

In a talk earlier this week at the University of Texas, Valve founder Gabe Newell explained that Continue reading…
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EA CEO says Wii U isn't next-gen, but pledges support for future consoles

By Sam Byford on January 31, 2013 09:18 pm + 77 comments

We might not have long to wait to find out the details of new consoles from Sony and Microsoft, but Continue reading…
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Gabe Newell says Apple is the Steam Box's biggest threat

By T.C. Sottek on January 30, 2013 06:40 pm + 247 comments

Valve's Steam Box may be a challenger to consoles as we know them, but Gabe Newell said today that Continue reading…