The Rise & Fall of Valve

Valve used to be the 'Good Guy' of game developers. From their outstanding hits in Half-Life, Team Fortress 2, Portal, Left 4 Dead and so on, they have dominated the PC market and revolutionized gaming. But somewhere along the way they had a fall from grace. They stopped selling games and started selling hats. Gambling, lawsuits, illegal activities, after 2011 Valve was getting involved in all kinds of shady stuff.

And it's time I filled you in on the Rise and Fall of Valve.

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____TIME STAMPS____ Introduction – 0:00 Rise of Valve – 2:06 Workplace Environment – 7:30 Game Releases, Delays, Failed Projects – 14:58 Steam Controversies, Anti-Consumer – 21:42 Exploiting Your Audience – 26:43 Gambling, Loot Boxes and Skin-Betting – 29:48 Selling Mods & Quality Control – 32:33 Artifact Failure – 34:31 Conclusion – 37:21

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