There’s nothing in the way of official confirmation at the moment, but tech website the Inquirer reports that “well-placed sources” are telling them that Google will be purchasing Valve “any second now.” As the site points out, Google is likely less motivated by Valve’s game development than their nigh-ubiquitous content distribution platform, Steam

Can this be true? Watch this space…

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(Via Joystiq.)