Valve Corporation
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Basic Information
- Category: Media & Entertainment
- Founded: 1996
- Headquarters: Bellevue, WA
- Website: https://www.valvesoftware.com
Documented Facts
- Founded: 1996 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Headquarters: Bellevue, WA (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Category: Media & Entertainment (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Products and Services
- Valve Corporation Products: Gaming company behind Half-Life, Portal, and Steam.
Evidence and Sources
- Official Website (Primary Source)
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- Data status: Enriched
- Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (75/100)
- Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
- Recorded profile date: 2025-10-01
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AI summary
We created Steam in 2003 to serve as a digital content distribution channel, before app stores existed. It's since grown and evolved into a platform for thousands of creators and publishers to deliver content and establish direct relationships with their customers. The Steam Community enables millions of players to do likewise, sharing entertainment and ideas, and making friends.
Available profile information
- Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
- 1 supporting source linked.
- 3 structured facts available for extraction.
- 1 product or service signal captured.
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