Atomic PC: We were lucky enough to have a studio tour of Valve Corporation and wrote about our experience.
"Doug Lombardi, vice-president of marketing at Valve, appeared shortly after our arrival to start the tour. As we walked through the hallways of Valve Corporation, it was clear that they had a strong sense of pride about their work. Between the waiting area and the business side of things was a room filled with various global box copies of their retail games on one side, and a wallpapering of magazine covers for their titles on the other (mostly Half-Life 2). Another section of the tour had four shelves filled with various industry excellence awards, all standing in the open air as a testament to Valve’s achievements."
Half-Life and Portal writer Erik Wolpaw has detailed how his team has been using Generative AI for research and development at Valve.
Valve has responded to New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against the firm, stating it does not believe that lootboxes in its Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 games unlawfully encourage minors to gamble, adding it was "disappointed" to see the action go ahead despite efforts to "educate" the NYAG about virtual items since "early 2023."
