| − | The '''Valve Corporation''' is an [[United States of America|American]] video game developer which is based in Bellevue, [[Washington]]. They were founded in 1996, and were made famous in 1998, by their first product [[Half-Life]]. They primarily produce [[violence|violent]] first-person shooter games, such as [[Half-Life 2]], and the extremely popular [[Counter-Strike]]. | + | The '''Valve Corporation''' is an [[United States of America|American]] video game developer which is based in Bellevue, [[Washington]]. They were founded in 1996 by [[Gabe Newell]], and were made famous in 1998, by their first game [[Half-Life]]. They produce adventure games, such as the [[Half-Life]] series, tactical shooters, such as the popular [[Counter-Strike]], and puzzle games, such as [[Portal (game)]] |