Valve in the industry leader in software and hardware for gaming, releasing critaically aclaimed game serires such as team fortress, counter-strike, half-life, portal, etc.
in recent years they have turned towards mantanance of steam an online game selling platform and releasing hardware such as the steamdeck and valve index.
the company was founded in 1996 by Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington to create games,
debuting with the hit Half-life which made there popularity sore and it only kept growing with the releases of counter-strike, portal and eventually half-life 2.
currently the company is working on hardware and mantanance of steam with rumours of a new halflife game in the works.
PORTAL
a first-person puzzle game series following the charecter of chell on her escape of apature science, the main villian GLaDOS the omni-present AI that has taken over the apature science facilities to continue testing.
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HALF-LIFE
a first-person shooter that brought valve software onto the scene beinging enviromental storytelling to the focus of the series it took a path many games at the time didnt have the guts to take and it paid off beinging mass praise from critic and fans alike.
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COUNTER-STRIKE
a 5 vs 5 multiplayer fps, this series has exploded in popularity in the competitive e-sports scene with tornements hosted with prize pools going into the millions. the game has a focus on stratigic gun-play, money managment and team co-operation.
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TEAM FORTRESS 2
a hero shooter where 2 opising teams fight it out to complete an objective, thatbieng to capture a breifcase or push a bomb to the enemy base. the gameplay chages based on the charecter choses letting the player play is many different ways depending on there choice.