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"We tried something different": Looking back on SiN Episodes: Emergence, the Valve-backed shooter that tried and failed to kick off an age of episodic gaming

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SiN Episodes: Emergence was meant to change the industry - the first episodic game on Steam. Here’s the story of why it never got its second.

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"There was an arrogant assumption that players of shooters didn't want and wouldn't care about a story; we just didn't believe this": Go behind the scenes of Half-Life with legendary Valve designer Marc Laidlaw

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Retro | We return to the abandoned halls of Black Mesa to uncover how a truly revolutionary video game was created

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New York sues Valve for 'letting children and adults illegally gamble' with loot boxes

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The lawsuit aims to “stop Valve from promoting gambling features in its games, disgorge all ill-gotten gains, and pay fines for violating New York\u2019s laws.”

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Reporter suggests Half-Life 3 will be a Steam Machine launch title

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'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogames

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After Randy Pitchford had a game cancelled by EA, he was called by Gabe Newell out of nowhere to ask if he wanted to work on Half-Life: "I don't believe in manifestation - I believe in coincidence"

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