Valve Corporation was founded in August of 1996 by two former Microsoft employees, Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington. The company was launched in Kirkland, Washington and later moved to Bellevue, Washington. Valve released its first game titled Half Life which gained the company immediate fame by winning multiple awards including "Game of the Year." The company stayed on the down low for a couple of years until 2004, when they released Half Life 2 and Counter-Strike: Source which were the first games to use their new technology: Source Engine. From then on, Valve has continued to gain popularity with their one of a kind games.
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