You can 3D-print Valve characters on Shapeways.
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Shapeways lets fans make 3D-printed custom toys based on Valve games

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Shapeways and Valve have teamed up to allow fans to make and sell 3D-printed toys and other objects based on Valve’s game franchises and hardware.

The program grants content creators a license to create 3D-printed objects based on Valve’s games, including Dota 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Team Fortress 2, and Portal, as well as its entertainment hardware including the Steam Controller and Steam Link. The deal is similar to Shapeways’ partnership last year with Activision’s Toys For Bob, which enabled players to print out their own 3D Skylanders toys. But in this case, fans can sell their toys and make money.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.