Valve are by far one of the best companies out there for PC gaming right now and have been for a long time, yes they're a business, they need to make money, but so do all the other companies but it just so happens Valve aren't JUST here to make money. They have given a lot to the gaming community with their own games ( and the modability of their games giving us awesome mods through the years, which without a doubt carried a large part of the FPS MP scene for years upon years ) and also with STEAM, which I've used for 10 years and has only gotten better and better.
I see people slating Steam and saying it's buggy, it's this and that, it's restrictive because I've gotta have internet to download games blah blah ( I might sound like an arsehole, but tough fucking shit if your 3rd world home has shitty internet, that doesn't mean Steam sucks ), maybe years ago it was buggy, but I don't have any problems with it whatsoever nowadays and it's never been so buggy that I couldn't use it. Also Steam sales, no explanation needed, thanks Valve.
Right now Valve is one of the very few companies that give life to the PC gaming industry, maybe I sound a bit fanboyish, but that's a fact and hey, fuck it, I am a fan of Valve. Personally I think Valve also breaking into the console market will be awesome for console gaming, the market needs more competition rather than just Microsoft vs Sony ( IMO Nintendo aren't in the same console market anymore, their consoles have gone down another route, more designed for kids, families and cock suckers ).
