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SALT LAKE CITY, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Xi3( )Corporation today released the following statement about its Xi3® PISTON(TM) Console and its relationship with Valve Corporation: "We reaffirm the fact that we received an investment from Valve Corporation (as we previously disclosed during the 2013 International CES trade show), and we did so with Valve's written permission," said Jason A. Sullivan, founder, president and CEO of Xi3 Corporation. "Second, we were asked to build a...
DENVER, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- OrbitAlerts.com is a web app that provides gamers with a way to track their friends and receive text message alerts. The site takes advantage of Valve's popular Steam gaming platform. Whenever one of your friends logs into a game you instantly receive a text message encouraging you to join them. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130220/CG62910) A tool built for gamers by gamers; the team behind OrbitAlerts.com came from a gaming...
HILLSIDE, N.J., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- From game world to real world, game creator and leading entertainment conglomerate, NECA/WizKids, under a merchandise licensee agreement with game developer and publisher Valve, today unveiled plans to launch an upcoming Dota 2 HeroClix collection and new game platform entitled 'NextChess', featuring Team Fortress 2 (TF2), both based on the best-selling game franchises. Both titles are set to launch this summer. The announcement follows...
SALT LAKE CITY and LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Xi3()Corporation today announced a development stage system optimized for computer gameplay on large high-definition television monitors. Housed in the uniquely shaped, grapefruit-size Xi3(®) Modular(TM) Computer chassis, this new development stage product is being showcased this week at the 2013 International CES trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada in booth #20425 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Xi3's new...
Valve President Headlines Thursday D.I.C.E. Summit Conference CALABASAS, Calif., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences is pleased to announce that Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve Corporation, will be the 17(th) inductee into the AIAS Hall of Fame, and will be taking the 2013 D.I.C.E. Summit stage as its Thursday conference keynote. Gabe's leadership in founding and managing Valve, creator of Source(TM) game engine,...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Late last month, video game creator Valve announced they’d be releasing a version of their social gaming platform in beta for a select few Linux users “sometime in October.” With only 2 days to spare, Valve has finally opened the doors on this beta testing, but not without a few stipulations. First, Valve will only allow 1,000 Linux users to beta test Steam. In order to make the selection process easier for the team, Valve...
BEIJING, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) ("Perfect World"), a leading online game developer and operator based in China, and Valve, a leading entertainment software and technology company based in the United States, today announced an agreement granting Perfect World exclusive rights to operate Dota 2 in mainland China. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/CNTH023LOGO ) In development at Valve, with design lead "IceFrog," Dota 2...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A beta version of Valve's Steam for Linux will be ready for internal testing next week, which will be followed by a small private beta test among a group of 1,000 invited participants sometime in October, the company said on Wednesday. “Things have been going well. We will be having an internal beta starting next week, and a private external beta for 1,000 users sometime in October,” Valve wrote in a blog posting. The new...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Hot on the heels of recent rumors of a standalone hardware device, online video game giant Valve is set to launch a public test of “Big Picture Mode,” a way to bring online video games from the den to the living room. The New York Times announced this news over the weekend, (Valve has since confirmed) as well as discussing a few hare-brained ideas the gaming company has up their sleeves. As it stands, the UI of Big Picture...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Claiming to be disappointed with the current state of hardware, a traditionally software-only company could be looking to enter a new market. Based on an interesting job posting on Valve’s website, rumors have begun to heat up about Valve soon producing their own, presumably game-focused hardware. Anyone with a BS/BA/BFA degree in Industrial Design can throw their hat in the ring to become Valve’s new Industrial Designer....
