Google to break into game biz with Valve purchase?
The internet was completely ablaze this morning with the rumors of Valve being purchased by Google. The news was broke by The Inquirer tech news site (not to be mistaken with the Enquirer, mind you) so I was initially skeptical, though I would not be surprised if it were true given Google’s projected path to world domination. And because STEAM is the model for digital distribution. Thankfully, Stephen Totilo of MTV Multiplayer Blog posted later in the morning about his conversation that morning with Doug Lombardi, Valve Software’s VP of marketing who indicated that the Inquirer story was two words “complete fabrication.”
One word. Phew!
Don’t get me wrong, I think Google will get into the gaming industry as a publisher. But Google and their philosophy of “Do no Evil” seems a bit too evil in this scenario; Valve is a beloved developer.
How beloved?
Thanks to Grady who presciently linked the video to me.
