Difference between revisions of "Timeline of Valve Corporation"

The following is a '''timeline of [[Valve Corporation]]'''

| 1996-2003 || Valve is founded, and starts out by making games like [[Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]] and [[Counter-Strike]] to great acclaim.

|1998 ||November 19 || Product || [[Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]], a science fiction first-person shooter video game, is released.<ref name="MyUser_Giantbomb.com_August_5_2016c"/>

| 2000 || November 8 || Product || [[Counter-Strike]], a multiplayer first-person shooter video game, is released.<ref name="MyUser_Giantbomb.com_August_5_2016c"/>

|2003 || September 12 || Product || Valve releases the [[Steam]] client, which was created out of Valve's need to address issues with updating their online games.<ref name="MyUser_Giantbomb.com_August_5_2016c"/> Steam offers game producers gross margins of 70% of purchase price, compared with 30% at retail.

| 2004 || June || Product || [[Source (game engine)]], a 3D video game engine developed by Valve Corporation as the successor of GoldSrc, debuts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/johnc/recent%20updates/archive?news_id=290|date=December 31, 2004|work=John Carmack's Blog|title=Welcome, Q3 source, Graphics}}</ref>

|2004 || November 16 || Product || [[Half-Life 2]] is released, receiving some of the best video game reviews of all time.<ref name="MyUser_Giantbomb.com_August_5_2016c"/>

| 2005 || October || Product || Beginning with [[Rag Doll Kung Fu]], third-party games became available for purchase and download on Steam.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-21-full-steam-ahead|title=Full Steam Ahead: How Valve's Platform Just [Becomes] Hotter|author=Rich Stanton|publisher=[[Eurogamer]]|date=August 21, 2012|accessdate=May 4, 2015}}</ref>

| 2007 || March 16 || Partnerships || [[Eidos Interactive]] becomes the first major publisher to release its games through Steam.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/eidos-embraces-steam-power|title=Eidos Embrace Steam Power|author=Robert Purchese|publisher=[[Eurogamer]]|date=March 16, 2007|accessdate=May 23, 2015}}</ref>

|2007 || October 9 || Product || [[Portal (video game)]] is released.<ref name="pcrelease">{{cite web |url = http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/halflife2theorangebox?q=The%20Orange%20Box |title = The Orange Box (PC)|publisher = Metacritic | accessdate = February 25, 2008}}</ref>

|2007 ||October 10 || Product || [[Team Fortress 2]], a team-based FPS, is released.<ref name="IGN-review">{{cite web|url=http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/826/826080p1.html|title=''Team Fortress 2'' Review|publisher=IGN|first=Charles|last=Onyett|date=October 9, 2007|accessdate=May 2, 2008}}</ref>

| 2008 || January 10 || Acquisitions || Valve announces the acquisition of [[Turtle Rock Studios]], its first-ever acquisition.<ref name='Valve 2008-01-10'>{{cite press release |title=Valve Acquires Turtle Rock Studios |url=http://store.steampowered.com/news/1401/ |publisher=Valve Corporation |date=January 10, 2008 |accessdate=January 10, 2008}}</ref>

| 2008 || July 10 || Competition || [[GOG.com]], a competing digital distribution client to Steam (focused on old games), is released.<ref name="date">{{cite web | url = https://www.destructoid.com/good-old-games-bringing-classic-pc-games-to-an-internet-near-you-94590.phtml | title = Good Old Games: Bringing classic PC games to an Internet near you | last = Villasenor | first = Justin | date = July 10, 2008 | website = [[Destructoid]] | publisher = [[ModernMethod]] | accessdate = May 26, 2016}}</ref>

| 2010 || April || Product || Valve releases all of their major Source games on [[OS X]], coinciding with the release of the Steam client on the same platform.

| 2011 || June 3 || Competition || [[Origin (digital distribution software)]], a competitor client to Steam from [[Electronic Arts]], is released.<ref name="MyUser_Wired.com_August_7_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.wired.com/2011/06/ea-origin/ |title=EA Launches ‘Origin,' Downloadable Games Service |newspaper=Wired.com |date=  |author= |accessdate= August 7, 2016}}</ref>

| 2011 || August 1 || Product || Valve announces the first round of [[The International (Dota 2)|The International]], a [[Dota 2]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/08/01/valve-to-hold-1000000-dota-2-tournament-at-gamescom/ |title= Valve to hold $1,000,000 Dota 2 tournament at Gamescom |date= 1 August 2011 |accessdate= 22 February 2014 |first= Lucas |last= Sullivan |work= [[PC Gamer]]}}</ref>

|2012 || March || Team || Valve hires Greek economics theory professor [[Yanis Varoufakis]] to study its in-game economies.<ref name="MyUser_Gamespot.com_August_8_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-hires-economist-to-study-virtual-currency/1100-6382690/ |title=Valve hires economist to study virtual currency - GameSpot |newspaper=Gamespot.com |date=  |author= |accessdate= August 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name="MyUser_The_New_York_Times_August_8_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/technology/valve-a-video-game-maker-with-few-rules.html?_r=0 |title=Valve, a Video Game Maker With Few Rules |newspaper=The New York Times |date= |author= |accessdate= August 8, 2016}}</ref>

|2012 || July || Product || Official Linux client for Steam is released.<ref name="linux announcement">{{cite web | url = http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/steamd-penguins/ | title = Steam'd Penguins | publisher = [[Valve Corporation]] | date = July 16, 2012 | accessdate = July 24, 2013 }}</ref>  

|2013 ||July 9 || Product || Valve releases [[Dota 2]], a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game.<ref name="MyUser_Giantbomb.com_August_5_2016c"/>

|2015 || February 23 || Product || Valve announces that it will demonstrate a "SteamVR hardware system" (based on the [[HTC Vive]]) at the 2015 [[Game Developers Conference]].<ref name=engadget-steamvr>{{cite web|title=Valve is making a VR headset and its own Steam Machine|url=http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/23/steamvr-valve-virtual-reality-gdc/|website=Engadget|accessdate=1 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=verge-gdcsteamvr>{{cite web|title=Valve showing off new virtual reality hardware and updated Steam controller next week|url=http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/23/8094817/valve-virtual-reality-hardware-gdc-2015|website=The Verge|accessdate=1 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=verge-valvevr>{{cite web|title=Valve's VR headset revealed with Oculus-like features|url=http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/3/5775220/valve-vr-headset-pictures-concept-features|website=The Verge|accessdate=1 March 2015}}</ref>  

|2015 ||November 10|| Product || [[Steam Machine (hardware platform)|Steam Machine]]s (along with the [[Steam Controller]]) released for customers.<ref>{{cite web |  url = http://www.gamespot.com/articles/first-three-steam-machines-released-prices-and-spe/1100-6432187/ | title = First Three Steam Machines Released, Prices and Specs Detailed | work = [[GameSpot]] | date = November 11, 2015 | accessdate = November 11, 2015 | first = Rob | last = Crossley }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/2015/6/4/8727269/steam-machine-launch-date | title = The first official Steam Machines hit Oct. 16, on store shelves Nov. 10 | first = Brian | last =Crecente | date = June 4, 2015 | accessdate = June 4, 2015 | publisher = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] }}</ref> <ref name="MyUser_The_Wall_Street_Journal_August_9_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304908304579561850987206612 |title=Steam Power: Valve Corp. Partners Line Up |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=  |author= |accessdate= August 9, 2016}}</ref>