Valve

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digital distribution platform operator software company video game company

Valve is a prominent video game developer and digital distribution company best known for creating the Half-Life series and operating the Steam platform.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Valve Corporation	10
Valve canonical	6
United States (Valve)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5613369 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Valve
Context triple: [DigiPen Institute of Technology, collaboratesWith, Valve]

A. Raven Software
Raven Software is an American video game developer best known for its work on first-person shooters and contributions to the Call of Duty franchise.
B. Starbreeze Studios
Starbreeze Studios is a Swedish video game developer and publisher known for titles such as the Payday series and for previously publishing the multiplayer horror game Dead by Daylight.
C. ZeniMax Online Studios
ZeniMax Online Studios is a video game development studio best known for creating the massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Elder Scrolls Online.
D. Sledgehammer Games
Sledgehammer Games is an American video game development studio best known for co-developing several titles in the Call of Duty franchise.
E. Take-Two Interactive
Take-Two Interactive is a major American video game publisher known for franchises like Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and NBA 2K.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Valve
Target entity description: Valve is a prominent video game developer and digital distribution company best known for creating the Half-Life series and operating the Steam platform.

A. Raven Software
Raven Software is an American video game developer best known for its work on first-person shooters and contributions to the Call of Duty franchise.
B. Starbreeze Studios
Starbreeze Studios is a Swedish video game developer and publisher known for titles such as the Payday series and for previously publishing the multiplayer horror game Dead by Daylight.
C. ZeniMax Online Studios
ZeniMax Online Studios is a video game development studio best known for creating the massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Elder Scrolls Online.
D. Sledgehammer Games
Sledgehammer Games is an American video game development studio best known for co-developing several titles in the Call of Duty franchise.
E. Take-Two Interactive
Take-Two Interactive is a major American video game publisher known for franchises like Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and NBA 2K.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	digital distribution platform operator ⓘ software company ⓘ video game company ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developedHardware	Steam Controller NERFINISHED ⓘ Steam Deck NERFINISHED ⓘ Steam Link NERFINISHED ⓘ Steam Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ Valve Index NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedSoftware	Source 2 game engine NERFINISHED ⓘ Source game engine NERFINISHED ⓘ SteamOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerName	Valve, L.L.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	Gabe Newell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Harrington NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedInCity	Kirkland, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName	Valve Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
headquartersLocation	Bellevue, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1996 ⓘ
industry	digital distribution ⓘ video games ⓘ virtual reality ⓘ
keyPerson	Gabe Newell NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	Counter-Strike series NERFINISHED ⓘ Dota 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Half-Life series NERFINISHED ⓘ Left 4 Dead series NERFINISHED ⓘ Portal series NERFINISHED ⓘ Steam digital distribution platform ⓘ Team Fortress series NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	Artifact NERFINISHED ⓘ Counter-Strike NERFINISHED ⓘ Counter-Strike 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Counter-Strike: Source NERFINISHED ⓘ Day of Defeat NERFINISHED ⓘ Day of Defeat: Source NERFINISHED ⓘ Dota 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Half-Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Half-Life 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Half-Life: Alyx NERFINISHED ⓘ Left 4 Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Left 4 Dead 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Portal NERFINISHED ⓘ Portal 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ricochet NERFINISHED ⓘ Team Fortress 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Team Fortress Classic NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatorOf	Steam NERFINISHED ⓘ Steam Deck Verified program NERFINISHED ⓘ Steam Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ SteamVR NERFINISHED ⓘ
publisherOf	Dota Underlords NERFINISHED ⓘ

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