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Rumor: Google to Buy Game-Maker Valve

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September 17th 2008
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gamedev1.jpgADOTAS – Google is set to announce its acquisition of PC videogame specialist Valve, according to widespread reports. Valve is the developer behind the games Half-Life, Counter-Strike and Portal — and Steam, a distribution platform for games.

Google has been rumored to be eyeing the game space lately and extremely profitable Valve would be a perfect target: it has a strong presence in online games themselves, its platform is going gangbusters (most likely the real impetus behind the potential buy).



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