Valve CMO threatened the company would walk away from games if it didn't own the rights to Half-Life—'It wasn't an idle threat—we weren't going to take on all of the r…
Game Developer's Conference, and one of this year's most interesting talks was delivered by Monica Harrington, a founding ...
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Valve invented the 'Game of the Year Edition' marketing strategy, former exec reveals
At GDC 2025, former Valve chief Monica Harrington explored the challenges of marketing a game, and how the Game of the Year ...
Former Valve exec says the company struggled to sell Half-Life until coming up with the ultimate 'one simple trick' of marketing manoeuvres: slapping a 'Game of the Ye…
One of this year's GDC highlights was a talk by Monica Harrington, a founding member of Valve and the company's first chief ...
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Valve's DRM Origins Include An Exec's 19-Year-Old Pirate Nephew
A fun myth to hear about relates to a friend's uncle working at Nintendo to get the scoop on secrets. But what if your ...
Valve removes Steam game that contained malware
Valve removed a game from its Steam video game platform and store because it contained malware, according to media reports. In its notice to users who downloaded the game, Valve said affected users ...
Why gaming company Valve would rather face a consumer class action than arbitration
Arbitration, the conventional wisdom goes, is supposed to be quicker and more cost-effective than court proceedings.
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The Dramatic Half-Life Deal That Altered The Fate Of Valve Forever
The terms of the deal, Harrington said, was that Valve would fund all but $1 million of the development costs of Half-Life's sequels, with Sierra retaining IP rights and giving Valve back 15% of ...
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Steam became a better place for gamers and devs. Valve recaps recent changes and prepares more improvements
Valve has made several improvements to Steam for players as well as developers and publishers. The scale of the changes is ...
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‘Half-Life: Alyx’ is Now Five Years Old. What’s Next for Valve in VR?
Alyx reshaped expectations for VR gaming, Valve remains a quiet yet critical force in the industry. Despite little fanfare, ...
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Counter-Strike modders are remaking the classic shooter, and they're using Valve's official Source Engine SDK to do it
The original Counter-Strike is getting a remake from a group of modders, and they're even using some official Valve software ...
How a nephew’s CD burner inspired early Valve to embrace DRM
PC Gamer pulled that interesting tidbit from a talk Harrington gave at last week's Game Developers Conference. In her ...
Valve's upcoming Deckard VR headset rumored for release in 2025 - but the price will no doubt upset some gamers
The upcoming Valve VR headset, codenamed 'Deckard', is rumored to launch towards the the end of 2025 and is alleged to cost $1,200, according to fresh claims from a well-known content creator.