valvesoftware.comConsumer & LifestyleFounded: 1996
Valve is an entertainment software and technology company. The company’s debut title, Half-Life, has won over 50 Game of the Year Awards and was named "Best PC Game Ever" in the November 1999, October 2001, and April 2005 issues of PC Gamer, the world's best-selling PC games magazine. This company was founded by Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington in 1996 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.