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Developer shrugs off speculation that it is about to be bought by web giant
Read More »Google refuses to rule out Valve takeover
Google has refused to rule out the possibility that it is to acquire Half Life developer Valve. When questioned by MCV by the roaring rumour that it is to announce the buyout of the Steam parent company this week at Austin GDC, A Google spokesperson told us: We do not …
Read More »Google: ‘No comment’ on Valve acquisition rumours
Lack of firm denial from search engine firm adds fuel to rumourâ??s fire
Read More »Google to buy Valve, says report
Search engine behemoth Google is set to buy Half-Life developer Valve, according to The Inquirer . The news would be the latest in Google’s ascent into the interactive entertainment space, following the announcement of virtual worlds platform Lively. Valve owns content distribution system Steam – the de facto PC games …
Read More »Google to buy Valve?
Web giant wants Half-Life creator's digital distribution platform Steam says report
Read More »Crytek signs for Steam
German studio's Crysis titles on Valve's download service
Read More »Valve willing to talk acquisition, but is also ‘happy’ with independence
Although VP Lombardi says 'anything is possible' for envied US studio
Read More »Newell: “Go ask Blizzard if PC gaming is dead”
Valve founder on how the PC isn't dying, it's just moving to a service model
Read More »Valve unveils Steam Cloud
New service adds persistent data storage to Steamworks SDK
Read More »Valve releases Steamworks SDK
Set of publishing tools using Steam service available free of charge
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