And as one who doesn't do valve design, drilling bits, precision flow monitoring or pigging equipment, lots of the kit on display at the Offshore Europe exhibition in Aberdeen this week leaves me a bit cold.

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This new drug, the company argues, shouldn't cause heart valve problems.

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Previous tests hadn't hinted the valve was substandard.

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"We don't have any hardware, " Ludwig says when asked about working with Oculus and why Valve didn't create its own VR headset.

ENGADGET: Valve's Joe Ludwig on the uncertain future of virtual reality and partnering with Oculus

But he also said that this six-month analysis simply doesn't assuage his fears of heart valve problems.

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When pushed, company reps wouldn't confirm or deny layoffs at Valve, nor would they comment on the confirmed exit of Ellsworth.

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It is entirely possible for there to be some numeric trend toward an increase in heart valve problems that the safety panel didn't think was worth stopping the trial.

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Valve head Gabe Newell says the company isn't stopping any planned hardware initiatives, despite reports of layoffs at the company and the news that hardware lead Jeri Ellsworth was fired.

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While the goal of the initiative is to move PC gaming from the desk to the living room, that doesn't necessarily involve a single hardware standard or minimum spec, Valve hardware engineer Jeff Keyzer told Engadget in an interview this morning at CES 2013.

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Though Valve's hired a team just for hardware purposes (20 to 30 people, including new hires and Valve vets, comprise said team), the company doesn't have anything to show for its efforts just yet (at least on the VR front).

ENGADGET: Valve's Joe Ludwig on the uncertain future of virtual reality and partnering with Oculus