“And it’s on.” Those were the words of Xbox front man Major Nelson, when he kicked off the hype train for Microsoft’s next Xbox two days ago. But what the Major failed to realize was that 2013 isn’t only “on” for Microsoft. No, it’ll be a big year for the games industry on a whole, as veteran console makers and ... Read More »
Valve boss Gabe Newell has confirmed that his company is working on a brand new Source engine, and since it’s not just a remodeling of the old, some are calling it ‘Source 2′. More next generation evidence, folks. Read More »
Not too long ago, Valve owner Gabe Newell caused a stir when he said Windows 8 is a “catastrophe”. That’s because Newell Believes with Windows 8 Microsoft is employing a new Apple-like strategy that would see all its devices communicating seamlessly, but in the process closing the Windows platform and forcing developers to pay tens of thousands of dollars in ... Read More »
Such a move would “disintegrate” the company, Valve owner Gabe Newell told the New York Times in a rather lengthy and telling interview. Read More »
Last night, at a gaming event in Seattle, Valve CEO Gabe Newell went to tongue on Microsoft’s latest operation system Windows 8, calling it a “catastrophe” that will lead product manufacturers to abandon the platform in droves. Read More »
Valve boss Gabe Newell has said although EA’s new online service Origin can be something good in the future, it still has a long way to go as it’s not doing anything “super-well yet”. Read More »
Valve’s Gabe Newell has stoned to death the latest rumor concerning his company teaming up with Apple CEO Tim Cook to “cook” up a new console. He said none of it happened, but he wish it did. Read More »
Some strange things have been taking place recently at both Apple and Valve, with the CEO of the former, Tim Cook, giving the founder and CEO of the latter, Gabe Newell, a private visit to talk about things yet unknown to the public. But that’s until now, because according to Cult Of Mac, citing anonymous sources, the visit Mr. Cook ... Read More »
Valve has confirmed to Kotaku that it’s not planning to unveil a console like the rumors claimed, at least not anytime soon. Read More »
You all know his name: Gabe Newell. He owns more than half of Valve, the company behind PC service Steam, and creator of great IPs such as Half Life, Counter-Strike and Portal. Let’s not forget Left 4 Dead. Well, according to Forbes, Mr. Newell is the 854th richest billionaire in the world, as he’s worth an estimated $1.5 billion. Read More »
According to a source close to The Verge, Valve is not only thinking about delving into the hardware market with a console of its own, the firm’s already hard at work on its very own “Steam-Box” as it’s called, and an announcement could come as soon as next week. Read More »
The fans of Half-Life are arguably the most passionate. They’ve created petitions, held picket signs outside Valve’s UK studios, and raged the firm’s forums all to get the developer to talk about Half-Life: Episode 3. Valve hasn’t budged, however, and the firm has good reasons for not doing so. Read More »
If push comes to shove, Valve boss Gabe Newell says his company wouldn’t mind going into the hardware business if that’s what it’d take to continue innovating. Read More »
Valve has built its company, Steam, on offering second-to-none online PC service that’s well respected in the games industry and amongst the PC crowd. But why is piracy a problem for companies like Ubisoft and EA, but the same issue is almost none-existent for Valve? Simple: Quality of service. Read More »
According to the boss of Valve, Gabe Newell, his company would love to bring Steamworks to Xbox Live, but has said Microsoft is too tight with the service, and that the firm needs to relax the rules on what publishers can and can’t do. Read More »
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