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| Valve Software, also known as Valve Corporation, was founded in 1996 by Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington. It is owner of the popular digital software distribution service [[Steam]]. Valve additionally develops tools frequently used by various professional and amateur creators, such as Source Filmmaker and the Source Engines. | | Valve Software, also known as Valve Corporation, was founded in 1996 by Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington. It is owner of the popular digital software distribution service [[Steam]]. Valve additionally develops tools frequently used by various professional and amateur creators, such as Source Filmmaker and the Source Engines. |
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| |Steam Machine<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Machine_(hardware_platform)</ref>
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| |A series of Linux machines developed by Valve and various other hardware companies. Considered a commercial failure and had all hardware discontinued by 2019.
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| |Valve Index<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_Index</ref>
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| |A VR headset line developed directly by Valve after several years of experience while collaborating with HTC for their headsets.
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| |A portable handheld console. Uses a custom Linux distribution known as SteamOS.
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| == Software ==<!-- Software listed here should NOT include any games Valve has distributed here, unless it is negatively controversial. All major content-creation software they published should be here in case of potential controversy. -->
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| == Legal Disputes == | | == Legal Disputes == |
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