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Gearbox's Pitchford Says Valve is 'Exploiting' Smaller Devs with Steam, Advocates Split
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  • Durajim legacy 10 years
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    October 7, 2009 4:18 PM

    How can he say that, I mean, Valve has helped companies like PopCap get huge, look at what they just nailed down, $22 million in investment!

    • Schnapple legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 7, 2009 4:20 PM

      PopCap was no slouch prior to Steam - they've had Bejeweled on MSN Games since 2001 at least

      http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2001/1/8/

      • Durajim legacy 10 years
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        October 7, 2009 4:50 PM

        I realise this, but they've really exploded since putting their games on Steam, I consider Valve and Steam as the injection they needed to get to where they are today, they have a brand now, they didn't before.

        • deKaf legacy 10 years
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          October 7, 2009 4:57 PM

          No, actually they did. PopCap was huge before Steam came along.

          • JuffoWup legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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            October 7, 2009 5:23 PM

            Didn't they do the original tropico 1 and 2 along with railroad tycoon 3 and 4? Or am I going insane.

    • Mad Brahmin Disease legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 7, 2009 4:20 PM

      But didn't they start out as browser based games anyway? Weren't they already pretty successful before they joined Steam?

    • aeg1x legacy 10 years
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      October 7, 2009 4:22 PM

      I think better examples are Audiosurf and Garry's Mod... they're both 1 man dev teams who seem to have got pretty rich out of selling their game over Steam.

    • GeorgeB3DR legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 7, 2009 4:53 PM

      PopCap was a mega zillionaire company before any game hit Steam. Just to keep the facts straight. I mean more successful that a ton of console developers. Huge.

      • Durajim legacy 10 years
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        October 7, 2009 6:14 PM

        Point taken - What are your views on Valve/Steam's position?

    • timaste legacy 10 years
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      October 7, 2009 5:04 PM

      Popcap was already rolling in the dough before Steam.

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