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Gabe Newell on why Valve doesn’t churn out Half-Life sequels

By: Eddie Makuch Valve cofounder Gabe Newell has explained why the popular Seattle studio does not churn out Half-Life sequel after Half-Life sequel, even though it could have been successful doing so. “When we started out, we were a single-player video game company that could have been really successful just doing Half-Life sequel after Half-Life sequel,” Newell told The Washington Post in a new interview. … Continue reading Gabe Newell on why Valve doesn’t churn out Half-Life sequels

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Valve says no Dota 2 Diretide this year was “clearly a mistake”

By: Martin Gaston Valve has announced that Halloween-themed Dota 2 event Diretide will be returning to the game in its next update. The company first unveiled Diretide in 2012, and the candy-collecting seasonal event was well-received by players. Many Dota 2 players expected Valve to feature another Diretide event this year, but the event did not happen and Valve did not comment. Now, writing on … Continue reading Valve says no Dota 2 Diretide this year was “clearly a mistake”

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Dota 2’s The International 2013 returns to Seattle

By: Martin Gaston Valve has announced the third annual The International championship for Dota 2. 2013’s event returns to Seattle’s Benaroya Hall, with 15 teams of five from across the world competing for the title. The five-day tournament begins on August 7. The first team to be invited by Valve is last year’s champions Invictus Gaming, with 12 more teams to be announced over the coming … Continue reading Dota 2’s The International 2013 returns to Seattle

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Second annual Dota 2 tournament headed to PAX

The place has been announced.  Valve’s second annual Dota 2 tournament, The International 2012, will be help this comic September at PAX Prime in Seattle, Washington. The grand prize of the tournament is $1 million and the championships will take place between August 31 and September 2, 2012.  The International was launched last year during Camescom in Cologne, Germany.  It was there that Ukrainian Na’Vi … Continue reading Second annual Dota 2 tournament headed to PAX

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