Gabe Newell
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| Gabe Newell | |
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| Born | November 3, 1962 |
| Occupation | Managing director, Co-founder of Valve Corporation |
Gabe Newell (born November 3, 1962) is the co-founder and managing director of the computer game development company, Valve Corporation. Newell is considered to be the public face of the company and a main reason for the success of Half-Life, although during production on Half-Life 2, he spent several months focusing on the Steam project.
Newell, a "Microsoft millionaire" after working 13 years for the company, founded Valve in 1996 with Mike Harrington, another former Microsoft employee. He and Harrington used their money to fund Valve through the development of Half-Life.
As part of his role in public relations, Gabe Newell has become well known for being responsive and helpful when emailed about Valve's projects. Gabe Newell can be emailed at gaben@valvesoftware.com
He is married to Lisa Newell and has two sons. They are living in a beach house located on the Long Beach Peninsula. [1]
[edit] Trivia
- Gabe collects knives as a hobby [2]
- Gabe has been at the receiving end of many jokes, and was even made into the logo for the website hl2world.com.
- Gabe's nickname in college was Feet/Birds; an obscure reference to his random nature.
- Currently, Gabe Newell is also a member of the EUW.
[edit] External links
- The story of the development of Half-Life 2
- An interview with Gabe Newell on Half-Life 2
- Gabe Newell at the Valve Developer Community wiki
- Gabe's User Profile at the Steam Forums
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