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Half-Life owes its existence to one of the game industry's most formative figures—no, not Gabe Newell, the other guy

Before there was Gabe, there was Ken Williams, and he played a significant role in bringing Half-Life into the world.

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These Car Brands Have The Cheapest And Priciest Destination Fees

You’re not imagining it: destination fees have skyrocketed in recent years. What used to be a few hundred dollars added to the price of a new car has turned into a $1,000, $2,000, or even $3,000 mandatory charge, depending on the automaker.

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Sip, slam or stir: the best tequila and mezcal from our taste test of 40

Unleash your inner mixologist this Christmas with these awesome agave spirits, from sustainable to smoky to margarita-ready

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Exclusive: Sierra co-founder sees an AI bubble — but there will be winners

Despite that, "it would be a mistake to dismiss it as snake oil."

Axios

Exclusive: Sierra secures Softbank investment and Japan expansion

AI agents are a hot topic in 2025.

Axios

Former Salesforce Co-CEO Bret Taylor's Startup Sierra Hits $100M ARR, Powers 95% Of Black Friday Shoppers

Former Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) co-CEO Bret Taylor’s artificial intelligence startup Sierra announced on Nov. 21 that it crossed $100 million in annual recurring revenue within seven quarters of its early 2024 launch.

Benzinga

Coinbase's Base Blockchain Now 'Exploring' Token As US Crypto Regulatory Environment Turns Friendly

Society has repeatedly underestimated artificial intelligence capabilities to such an extreme degree that traditional benchmarks have become meaningless, OpenAI Chair and AI startup Sierra CEO Bret Taylor warned.

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OpenAI Chairman Compares AI To Dot-Com Bubble: 'Some Companies Will Fail And Some Will Succeed'

OpenAI Chairman Bret Taylor believes the AI sector may be in a bubble similar to the dot-com era, but that's not deterring him from OpenAI or his other AI startup.

Benzinga

OpenAI board chair doubles down on CEO Sam Altman's belief we’re in an AI bubble: 'A lot of people will lose a lot of money'

Sierra CEO Bret Taylor also said like the dotcom bubble, AI will “transform the economy” and create massive economic value.

Fortune

TJX Is Winning - But Your Retail ETF Might Be Missing The Move

Off-price shopping is trending, and ETFs may be the greatest beneficiaries. The TJX Companies Inc. (NYSE:TJX), which owns T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Homesense, and Sierra, experienced a solid second quarter as consumers hunted for deals in a challenging spending environment.

Benzinga

How the Nintendo Switch 2 could take the point-and-click adventure revival to new heights: "The Switch 2 is a better platform than its predecessors for these games"

Shaun Aitcheson (The Excavation of Hob's Barrow) and Francisco Gonzalez (Rosewater) weigh in on whether adventure gaming could click on Nintendo's latest handheld

GamesRadar

Xbox packs Game Pass with 50 retro classics—these are the ones you should try first

Xbox brings the dawn of gaming into its service, letting you enjoy these fantastic classics.

Destructoid

What Are AI Agents and What Can They Do for You?

AI agents promise to be the next big thing in artificial intelligence, but what exactly do they do?

Kiplinger

Former Valve exec says the company struggled to sell Half-Life until coming up with the ultimate 'one simple trick' of marketing manoeuvres: slapping a 'Game of the Year' sticker on the box

"Okay, so you've done the game. Now what happens?"

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Eagle-eyed streamer spots that Roberta Williams' portrait in King's Quest 4 is based on her author photo on the back of the game box: 'I never noticed it before.'

"P.S. We really gotta bring back game devs telling you to get better at the game when you die".

PC Gamer

Valve CMO threatened the company would walk away from games if it didn't own the rights to Half-Life—'It wasn't an idle threat—we weren't going to take on all of the risk to make other people rich'

"Gabe had interesting ideas that had nothing to do with games."

GamesRadar

"Valve would never ship another game": Former exec forced Half-Life publisher's hand by saying Gabe Newell and the team would pivot away from game dev

"I knew Gabe had interesting ideas that had nothing to do with games"

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How NASA and Sierra Space are preparing for Dream Chaser space plane's 1st flight to ISS

Sierra Space and NASA's Johnson Space Center are conducting simulations to prepare for the Dream Chaser space plane's first flight to the International Space Station.

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Stores Open on Christmas Eve and Day: Walmart, Publix, CVS and More

Which major stores, including Walmart, Publix, Target and more, are open or closed on Christmas Day.

PC Gamer

A summer intern once saved Valve from a near-fatal lawsuit after a publisher 'decided to go World War 3' on it, and it all hinged on one email

"The company was pretty close to going bankrupt, I was pretty close to going personally bankrupt⁠—we went all in, there was no money left"

PC Gamer

'There's an alternate universe where Half-Life disappeared after release': Valve's first marketing strategist Monica Harrington says she helped navigate its way out of early disaster

Publisher woes almost doomed Valve from the start.

Kiplinger

TJ Maxx Parent TJX Stock Surges After Earnings: What To Know

TJX stock is higher Wednesday after the off-price retailer's beat-and-raise quarter. Here's what you need to know.

RideApart

Watch These Wild Electric Crosskarts Go Flat Out

Watch the Sierra Echo electric crosskart in action in this video from the fun-loving folks over at CboysTV.

Fortune

Klarna’s CEO embraced AI by telling OpenAI’s Sam Altman, “I want Klarna to be your favorite guinea pig”

As his fintech preps for an eventual IPO, Sebastian Siemiatkowski believes experimenting with AI is crucial.

PC Gamer

A willfully old school point-and-click reminded me why we put up with moon-logic puzzles in classic adventure games for so long

Twilight Oracle's vintage design illuminates exactly why the genre has endured for so many years.

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