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Counter-Strike co-creator says he's happy they sold the game to Valve—'They have done a great job of maintaining the legacy' (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 71 points 4 months ago

Valve hired Le and Cliffe when the mod's popularity was becoming clear, as well as buying the rights to Counter-Strike. Le calls the transition to working at Valve "very humbling" and says "I got to work with some of the best game developers in the industry, and they taught me some skills I would never have learned outside of Valve."

Let's not forget they also gave him a job