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Back when CES was in full tilt, journalists just couldn’t stop confusing Xi3’s Piston with Valve’s Steam Box. Like these guys still are. In fact, a lot of people kept using a photo shopped picture of Steam’s logo on a Piston. Like we shamelessly just did. Here’s the straight dope: … Read More
It’s safe to say that Valve punches way above it’s weight. They run one of the most unique businesses in the industry, and they’ve got their own console, the Steam Box, coming out soon.
At some companies, you get to allocate 10% of your time to self-directed projects. At Valve, that time is 100%. Perhaps you’re familiar with this new employee handbook (pdf alert) that’s been making the rounds on the web. Needless to say, Valve has a pretty interesting organization chart: Well, in … Read More
One of the main problems in modern computing is built-in obsolescence. Xi3, a company currently in the news for teaming up with Valve for the “Steam Box”, is looking to change that with small computers that are modular and easily upgradable. The Ikea shelves of computers, if you will, except … Read More
Let’s see if we’ve got this straight: Valve is moving into the hardware market and the company’s upcoming offering, the so-called “Steam Box”, will bridge the gap between the your PC and the living room by being usable on multiple screens, thus blurring the distinctions between PC and console gaming and drastically changing the … Read More
