Lost Between Levels Special Edition: Valve

Shaun,

Did they discuss how they pay their employees? With no corporate structure, no job titles, etc... - how do they decide who gets paid what? Are the employees paid hourly, if so, then how are rates established with no job titles? Do they just get bonuses based on their successful projects? and get nothing if their ideas flop? Their company structure and culture is interesting, I am just curious how payroll is made? Maybe everyone makes the same salary regardless of what they do, and the rest goes to Gabe?

Yay DRM

To the person at Gamespot who commissioned this video to be made, I have just this to say

....... you magnificent bastard!.....

Absolutely loved it! Please give us more high quality content like this!

I LOVE VALVE!!!

Long live Valve!!

''inside the house that half-life built''

no better way of respect than neglect...

As usual - great job with the show Shaun. Content like this keeps me coming back.

Great vid Gamespot. Keep up the good work!

All I care about is the release date of Half Life 3. I could care less about who does or does not have a manager

Seriously great video, as someone who has been on Gamespot for over a decade, this is one of the best I've seen on this site.

I love these long-form features, keep 'em coming.

Dayumm, Shaun. This is some quality shit.

Great video Gamespot.

Enjoyed watching this :P

Great Video! I love Valve.

2:15

''online: alleged rapist''
you have interesting friends

'' the house that half-life built''

no better way of respect than neglect...

This makes so much sense. This is why their products are so great, but they take FOREVER to finish anything.

What an awesome interview.. I want to work for Valve!

More HALF LIFE!

$99.99 for an in game ring...or $5 for hair...

Why I don't buy in game garbage.

I like their strategy, smart...

great interview!

I've loved Valve as a company all the way back to the original Half-Life. I'm constantly buying things on Steam, most especially during their sales, and haven't found a product by them I didn't love.

With that said, though, I really wish they could tell us something - anything - about the development of the next chapter of Half-Life, whether it's Episode 3 or a full sequel like Half-Life 3. They know full well the fan base that the series has. Yet, they've had time to put out a full sequel to Portal, which released with HL2: Episode 2, and still have given us little word on EP3 or HL3.

This isn't just a "just released HL3, already!" message because they get enough of those. This is more of an, "Are you guys even working on it?" message, along with a, "Could you tell us a little bit about what you're working on regarding the series?" It doesn't even need to be a trailer or anything, just a confirmation that yes, there is something that they're working on. The only thing we've heard from them in recent years regarding it has been (I'm paraphrasing here), "We love the HL series and respect the fans who love it equally," and that's it. An acknowledgement of the game's popularity and nothing else.

Give us SOMETHING, Valve. That's all we, the fans, are asking for (or at least, I'm asking for).

Thanks Shaun . Always been fan of your shows .

For the love of gamers and the people that put you where you are standing Valve, please, focus on making videogames instead of making too much effort on Steam.

great article, awesome really!!

0:54, employee playing League.

Where are the women? Doesn't bode well if an industry-leading company like Valve can't support diversity in the workplace.

The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world......

<3 Valve.