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Gabe Newell had his eyes on a social network in the '90s that 'was not in a games context at all'—meaning Valve-owned social media could've been a very real thing
During the Game Developer's Conference 2025, Monica Harrington—one of Valve's founders and its first chief marketing officer, who once outright threatened Sierra over the rights to Half-Life ...
Valve considered making a 'B title' before Half-Life, until an exec told Gabe Newell 'that's just not gonna work… the company will fail'
Life, one of the most important games in PC history and a spectacular debut for Valve. But in another timeline, it could've been the studio's second game. Valve co-founder and former chief marketing ...
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Valve co-founder Gabe Newell is a former Microsoftie: Which game did he port to Windows 95 during his tenure?
After dropping out of Harvard in 1983, Gabe Newell joined Microsoft and spent 13 years at the software company. During his tenure, he contributed to the development of Windows 1.01, 1.02 ...