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Valve's reported profit-per-head from Steam commissions is out there, and at $3.5 million per employee it makes Apple and Facebook look like a lemonade stand (www.pcgamer.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Other thing that is questionable is gambling, apparently lot of people get into online casino through CS.

I think the culture surrounding DoTa to a lesser extend is not good too

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

genre defining design, literal decades ahead of the rest of the industry

Half-Life? What's that? I'm talking about Team Fortress 2 hats