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Re:Writing for Half-Life by m_mueller on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @02:33AM (#12633685)
I don't think it's quite true that Valve has completely given up on developing. Their last release is Dota 2 from three years ago. If you follow the rumor mill, there's often asset leaks going out from various source updates to TF and Dota2 - development certainly hasn't stopped, it just seams that they only announce something when they know they have something that sets new standards.
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Re:Writing for Half-Life by aethr on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @03:49AM (#12633941)
Valve released a complete engine rewrite for Dota 2 only about 12 months ago, Dota 2 Reborn. They also release major game updates regularly.

Aside from Steam, Valve (the developer) seems to be putting a lot of focus on esports right now. Many of the recent updates to Dota 2 seem to be new features and quality of life improvements for casters and spectators.

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Re:Writing for Half-Life by M_Grey on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @12:03PM (#12636508)
You're right, and I phrased that badly. I should have said that they're continuing development for their existing properties, but not developing new games.
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