Chase Burnham and Amethyst Evans
Valve Founded: 1996 Founders: Gabe Newell Mike Harrington HQ: Bellevue, Washington Worth: ~$1.5 billion Employees: ~300 Private
Steam Gaming platform September 12, 2003 ~$350 million per year Major Steam Sales 30% of Game Purchase
Games Dota 2 (2013) Counter Strike Series (2012) Portal Series (2011) Left 4 Dead Series (2009) Team Fortress Series (2007) Half-Life Series (2007) Day of Defeat Series (2005)
Source Engine 3d Video Game Engine June 2004 License for 3 rd Party Counter Strike: Source
What is Next for Valve? Steam Machines Aimed at Existing Steam Users SteamOS = Free Steam in the Living Room 14 Manufacturers
Biggest Competitors "The only company we've ever met that kicks our ass is our customers. We'll go up against Bungie or Blizzard, or anybody, but we won't try and compete with our own userbase, because we already know that we're going to lose – Gabe Newell Up to $500,000 Make More Money as User than Employee
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