When you think of Valve, one the few developers working today with a reputation almost as sterling as Blizzard, chances are the real-time strategy or fantasy settings don't usually come to mind. Cutting their teeth (and really knocking one out of the park) with Half-Life in 1998, Valve has become synonymous with quality first-person shooters from Counter-Strike to Left 4 Dead. Valve isn't just known for spraying viscera on the wall, however. Portal introduced a new, puzzle-based approach to the first-person genre, and the company's proprietary engine, Source, has become an industry standard. And then there's the community building aspect of the company: much like the the advent of Steam, the company's hugely successful digital distribution service for PC games, Valve's quality control approach to keeping their games' communities satisfied has made their most heavily-played titles—namely Counter-Strike and Team Fortress 2—more consistently frequented than a lot of their other competitors. In fact, the sheer number of patches, extras and gameplay additions in just the PC Team Fortress community alone, it seems pretty clear that Valve is reaching (if they haven't already) Blizzard levels of dedication to their games.
A total of 21 categories have been named, with the ceremony set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 19th, 2025.
Boris Bulj writes: At Hamburg’s Barclays Arena, eight of the top teams went head-to-head for the coveted trophy and a slice of the $2.6 million prize pool. The Grand Final at The International 2025, the crowd went wild as Team Falcons took the Aegis after a nail-biting showdown with Xtreme Gaming. Every fight had us on the edge of our seats—it’s a finale Dota 2 fans won’t forget anytime soon.
Even Gabe Newell isn't immune to being flamed in MOBAs
Sorry, couldn't hear you while you're bowing your head on your knees and delisting non-adult games that your master deemed they didn't like.
Pretty much zero choice for them here. Do you want them to not be able to sell to a huge portion of the market because multiple sources of online payment deny them use?
I understand what you're saying. There are alternatives to Mastercard.
But none of that negates what he did. Sure there's pressure, but he bent the knee.
if someone isn't terminally online on a gaming forum talking out of his ass like you are, you might actually get shit done in real life.
I'm good here boss. I can post a comment and do other things. I' m surprised you haven't figured that out yet.
casually making fun of someone's appearance while you're doing other things. What a class act.
Yes, I'm sure the billionaire white male owner of the company who can close anyone's account really feels threatened.
Next tell me how brave Elon Musk is because he had to deal with someone telling him the Nazi's were actually the bad guys.
Most people in power are narcissists who actually can't deal with this sort of thing like a normal person, let alone many gamers can't deal with it either. Either way, this is just a slice of life look at how even Gabe sucks at games and puts up with people who don't know how to be respectful to others.
That is sad to think you believe most people in power are significantly flawed in some way. In theory, the strongest and most successful of us are to be admired as inspirations rather than perceived as majorly flawed i.e. "narcissistic."
***That is sad to think you believe most people in power are significantly flawed in some way.***
Common psychological tendencies. It's not sad, just science. And note that 'in power' means CEOs and the like, not just politicians.
Sounds like they are just implementing aspects that HoN already has. The only point of interest in this preview was the use of the Source engine, but no further details are mentioned :(
I am not to sure if this game was a smart choice for Valve to pick up, but only time will tell.