Valve considered making a 'B title' before Half-Life, until an exec told Gabe Newell 'that's just not gonna work… the company will fail'
Harrington says Valve was headhunting developers in the late 90s, and one of the ideas linked to this was to work on another ...
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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 ...
Valve leads considered making a "mediocre" game before Half-Life to build the team up, but original marketing exec said "if you do that, the company will fail"
"I told Gabe that I thought the only way that Half-Life was really going to work was if it was named Game of the Year" ...
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Valve Used ‘Game of the Year’ Sticker to Turn Half-Life into a Success
Monica Harrington from Valve shared some interesting facts about the company during her talk at the GDC 2025. One of the most surprising stories was about how Valve struggled to sell Half-Life due ...
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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 ...
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 Confirms: Chinese-Speaking Steam Users Surpass English-Speaking Users in 2024
Valve confirmed an important piece of information about Steam: as of 2024, Chinese has overtaken English as the most used ...
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HP doesn’t want Windows on its Steam Deck competitor, but Valve’s “simple” SteamOS
HP has claimed its take on a PC gaming handheld would use the same steamOS as Valve’s beloved Steam Deck system.
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Monster Hunter: Wilds is the fastest-selling game in Capcom's history
All speculations were cut off by the official statement of the publisher. Capcom announced that MH: Wilds is the ...
Nintendo’s ‘Virtual Game Cards’ Show How You Might Port Your Switch Library to Switch 2
Nintendo can’t get enough of cartridges. Even its digital downloads are turning into “Virtual Game Cards” on the Nintendo ...
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Asus Teaser Video Hints at Xbox Gaming Handheld
Rumors suggest Microsoft has been working with Asus on a PC gaming handheld that’ll feature the Xbox brand. The device is ...
HP “interested” in using Steam Deck OS on a handheld gaming PC, skipping Windows
A HP executive confirms that the company would be interested in making a third-party SteamOS handheld gaming PC, skipping ...