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Valve Corporation

Valve Corporation, also known as Valve Software, is an American video game developer, publisher, hardware, and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. It is the developer of game franchises including Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Portal, Team Fortress, Left 4 Dead and Dota, the software service Steam, and hardware including the…

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Founded
August 24, 1996; 30 years ago (1996-08-24)
Founders
Gabe Newell · Mike Harrington
Industry
Video games
Owner
Gabe Newell (>50%)
Headquarters
Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Formerly
Valve, L.L.C. (1996–2003)

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Valve Corporation

Nodes211
Edges210
Triples90
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009479
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Valve Corporation

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related to Dota intellectual property ownership · 36
Valve Corporation → Ancients, As, August, Blizzard, Blizzard All-Stars, Blizzard Entertainment, Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft III, By, Chaos, Defense, DotA, DotA-Allstars, Eul, Feak, Guinsoo, Heroes, IceFrog, It, Kyle Sommer, League
Products · 24
Valve Corporation → Counter-Strike, Day of Defeat, Dota, GoldSrc, Half-Life, HTC Vive, Left 4 Dead, Portal, Proton, Source, Source 2, Source Filmmaker, Steam, Steam Controller (1st gen), Steam Controller (2nd gen), Steam Deck, Steam Frame, Steam Link, Steam Machine, SteamOS
related to Source, Steam, and Half-Life 2 (2003–2010) · 9
Valve Corporation → Bellevue, By, Half-Life, In, Lincoln Square, Source, Valve, Washington, With
Subsidiaries · 3
Valve Corporation → Campo Santo, Valve GmbH, Valve S.a.r.l.
Founders · 2
Valve Corporation → Gabe Newell, Mike Harrington
Key people · 2
Valve Corporation → Gabe Newell (president), Scott Lynch (COO)
ASN · 1
Valve Corporation → .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…
Formerly · 1
Valve Corporation → Valve, L.L.C. (1996–2003)
Founded · 1
Valve Corporation → August 24, 1996; 30 years ago (1996-08-24)
Headquarters · 1
Valve Corporation → Bellevue, Washington, U.S.

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Valve CorporationASN.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
Valve CorporationFormerlyValve, L.L.C. (1996–2003)1.00infobox
Valve CorporationFoundedAugust 24, 1996; 30 years ago (1996-08-24)1.00infobox
Valve CorporationFoundersGabe Newell1.00infobox
Valve CorporationFoundersMike Harrington1.00infobox
Valve CorporationHeadquartersBellevue, Washington, U.S.1.00infobox
Valve CorporationIndustryVideo games1.00infobox
Valve CorporationKey peopleGabe Newell (president)1.00infobox
Valve CorporationKey peopleScott Lynch (COO)1.00infobox
Valve CorporationNumber of employees336 (2021)1.00infobox
Valve CorporationOwnerGabe Newell (>50%)1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsCounter-Strike1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsDay of Defeat1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsDota1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsHalf-Life1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsLeft 4 Dead1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsPortal1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsTeam Fortress1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsHTC Vive1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsSteam Controller (1st gen)1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsSteam Controller (2nd gen)1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsSteam Deck1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsSteam Frame1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsSteam Link1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsSteam Machine1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsValve Index1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsGoldSrc1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsProton1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsSource1.00infobox
Valve CorporationProductsSource 21.00infobox

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