Report: Google to buy Valve, most likely for Steam UPDATED
- September 17, 2008 12:10 PM PST
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In an effort to get in the game, a new report citing "well placed sources" says Google will buy Valve Software "any second now."
Team Fortress 3 powered by Google?
UPDATE: A Valve representative told GamePro today that the story "is false."
ORIGINAL STORY: The takeover makes sense, reads The Inquirer scoop, because of Valve's attractive iTunes for PC game download service, Steam. Valve was not immediately available for comment when contacted by GamePro this morning.
Speaking of Google, the Financial Times yesterday estimated that Nintendo makes more profit per employee than the world's largest search and online advertising company. The Redmond-based game-maker made $1.6 million per head, says the Times, due to ludicrous profits and outsourcing, which effectively reduces the total number of employees.
Maybe Nintendo should buy Valve.
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- Sep 17 2008 at 08:47:44:AM PST
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Well, Google is a better company than EA, so this isn't as bad, lol. Now if EA bought them....
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Let's just face it, in the future we won't be control be the government anymore, but by big name companies such as Google, Wal-Mart, Apple (which is already happening with them secretly checking our Ipods at night!!) just to name a few...
...OH! and Chucky Cheese
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Voice_Of_Reason wrote:
Let's just face it, in the future we won't be control be the government anymore, but by big name companies such as Google, Wal-Mart, Apple (which is already happening with them secretly checking our Ipods at night!!) just to name a few...
...OH! and Chucky Cheese
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McDonald's as well, lol. And yes, I can see that Pizza Rat controlling the world.
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Zexion_VI_OrgXIII wrote:
Voice_Of_Reason wrote:
Let's just face it, in the future we won't be control be the government anymore, but by big name companies such as Google, Wal-Mart, Apple (which is already happening with them secretly checking our Ipods at night!!) just to name a few...
...OH! and Chucky Cheese
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McDonald's as well, lol. And yes, I can see that Pizza Rat controlling the world.
...damn rat
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(lol)
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Voice_Of_Reason wrote:...damn rat
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(lol)
Along with that damn Clown and that damn Rollback prices Happy Face.!
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google bought a game studio? interesting I thought EA likes to gobble up every competitor
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