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April Fools: Facebook to Acquire a "Large Portion" of Valve Staff

According to anonymous source inside Valve, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been seen meeting with Gabe Newell and other members of Valve’s management staff about a possible “temporary buyout” of Valve’s staff directly following the recent Oculus Rift acquisition.

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ATi_Elite3702d ago

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn.

oh look a rusty Penny!

ShadowKingx3702d ago (Edited 3702d ago )

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OpieWinston3702d ago

Being realistic...Valve has already lost a lot of their big creative heads. Which is one of the main reasons L4D 3/Portal 3/Half Life 3 have all been stuck in an infinite loop of development.

I love Steam but I'm done waiting for Half Life 3 and Valve to get their shit together.

Thank god Evolve is being made.

MrSwankSinatra3702d ago (Edited 3702d ago )

Honestly I don't think valve really has much interest in masking games like they used to. They slowly shifted from being a game developer, to being more of a platform provider.

Flavor3702d ago

Then they could farm out the work to third parties or allow the valve staff that wants to still create things develop them under license. Valve would a cut of the profits and not have to divert attention from their glorious, wonderful, much needed steam box.

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Team Fortress: Source 2 and Portal 64 Fan Projects Shut Down by Valve Takedowns

Fan projects Team Fortress: Source 2 and Portal 64 have shut down after Valve intervened in their development.

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-Foxtrot131d ago

First they open Steam up to more AI, now they are shutting down fan projects when at one time they used to support or even give the fans jobs.

Wonder what's going on with Valve at the minute.

rlow1131d ago

@Foxtrot
It’s called money plain and simple.

JEECE130d ago

I mean, that might explain the Team Fortress 2 thing, because Valve might bring that to Source 2 (though I'm not sure I'd bet on that), but I can't see how Portal 64 hurts them. If anything, it's more attention to the Portal and therefore Valve/Steam.

Giblet_Head130d ago (Edited 130d ago )

There's potential that Valve had already planned to bring Source 2 to TF2 officially after Counter Strike 2. It's been getting some renewed attention lately.

Inverno130d ago

You got Nintendo to thank for Portal64 being taken down. As for TF2, most likely it's due to the probability of Valve working on a source 2 port themselves. It's sucks but Nintendo are the biggest pricks in the business and not letting this drag out into a huge court drama is the best decision.

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Valve Opens the Floodgates to Allow More AI Based Games on Steam

Valve has updated its stance on AI games on the Steam storefront, allowing creators to publish AI-created games.

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Droppedez131d ago

AI is just another form of slavery for our computer brethren.

Barlos131d ago (Edited 131d ago )

Hell no. I want games that have been made by creative minds who have a passion for their craft, not a bot with a penchant for plagiarism.

BrainSyphoned130d ago (Edited 130d ago )

So instead of paying for an engine and assets to create a game they are paying for an engine and assets to create a game.

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Valve Tells Players To Stop Inhaling Steam Deck Vent Fumes

Valve has officially warned against inhaling the Steam Deck vent fumes in an official response due to potential health hazards.

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gold_drake157d ago

my god, people are so dumb these days.

shinoff2183157d ago

I read the headline to my girl and she even reacted wtf is wrong with people. People wild

Notellin154d ago

I feel bad for her that she can't read and needs you to do it for her. Keep your head up!

shinoff2183154d ago

Notellin, I've been teaching her 😘

Jin_Sakai155d ago (Edited 155d ago )

This generation is about dumb as it gets.

frostypants155d ago

Huffing things isn't new to be fair.

SavageFlamingo155d ago

This has nothing to do with generations. It’s not a stupid challenge or anything. People just happened to smell it while they were playing. The steam deck exhaust is easy to smell without even trying. Just playing it you’ll smell it in the air around you.

Felix_Argyle_Catbro155d ago

"tHiS gEErAtIoN"
It's every generation, today you just see it more clearly thanks to internet.

k2d155d ago

To be fair, I loved the smell of glue, gas and certain plastics as a kid (new disc cartridges/new hardware, anyone?)

Si-Fly154d ago

Instruction manuals for me, best smell ever 😂

crazyCoconuts155d ago

I actually take a whiff of it once in a while, it's funny that it smells so good lol

DarXyde155d ago

Tide pod fiasco all over again

Felix_Argyle_Catbro155d ago

"tHeSe DaYs"
People have been just as dumb in the past, you just see it clearly now thanks to the internet.

gold_drake155d ago

thanks for that .. insight. ha.

rlow1154d ago

Well good thing about dumb people, they play an important part in human history. How else do we know which plants, animals and foods ar dangerous? Dumb people! They pay the price so the rest of us don’t have to. Lol

FinalFantasyFanatic154d ago

Honestly, I'm not even surprised considering some of the people I come across these days, inhaling fumes would explain a lot of things.

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Knightofelemia156d ago (Edited 156d ago )

Wow people will huff anything nowadays some people just have way too much time on their hands.

Abnor_Mal155d ago (Edited 155d ago )

Another reason to love the PlayStation Portal, no chance of breathing in noxious vapors.

Get a Steam Deck they said, to which I reply, what are you high?

KwietStorm_BLM155d ago

Were you high when you typed this?

Abnor_Mal155d ago

Sorry bud no Steam Deck here.

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FinalFantasyFanatic154d ago (Edited 154d ago )

Even the Steam Deck does streaming better than the Portal (they portal is capped for streaming for some reason, whereas the Steam Deck isn't).

Neonridr154d ago

imagine pretending a glorified streaming device is better than a stand alone unit that can also, stream.

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Eonjay155d ago

Stand by for the 'gaming kills' articles.
Que Halloween movie theme.

Nucleux155d ago

What does it smell/taste like?

Barlos155d ago

Better than the Switch cartridges is my guess.

Just to be clear, I've never licked a Switch cartridge, nor have I inhaled my deck's fumes.

Profchaos155d ago

Same never licked a switch cart I've always been worried more about where it's been than the taste but

Fluke_Skywalker155d ago

It smells good, that's the problem lol. When I first turned mine on I noticed it 😅
Better stop sniffing it then.

Barlos155d ago

I've had my deck for over a year, I've never been compelled to put my nose near the vent for a good lungful 😂

crazyCoconuts155d ago

I can't explain it... It smells...new

SavageFlamingo155d ago (Edited 155d ago )

Kind of like cheap bacon cooking. Even cheap bacon smells good.

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