Dec 12, 2023 · "Now part of Gabe Newell's marine research organization, Inkfish, the vessel is set to explore the most remote regions of the ocean and contribute new scientific insights. 'What Mr. Vescovo and his team accomplished with the Hadal Exploration System is extraordinary,' remarked Gabe Newell, co-founder of Inkfish.

Nov 21, 2023 · Even Gabe's sarcastic example of writing up grocery lists, I can't think of something that's exactly quite that, but it's not that dissimilar to the how many rpg's operate where you get a list of grindy collectathon sidequests you need to do to wrap up the game, and they're not strictly speaking *fun* but I still do them because I sometimes ...

Nov 17, 2023 · Gabe Newell on why game delays are OK: 'Late is just for a little while. Suck is forever.' Half-Life was delayed a full year past its original release date, and Valve has no regrets.

Nov 24, 2023 · https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gabe-newell-ordered-to-make-in-person-deposition-for-valve-v-wolfire-games-lawsuit

Jan 20, 2021 · For context: Gabe Newell and his family and friends went to New Zealand for holiday early last year, but has been staying there since due to COVID-19. Seems he has fallen in love with the country In the article, he said that he is looking to …

Mar 14, 2024 · Sweeney is emailing Gabe Newell and Scott Lynch, and begins by outlining his problems with Apple, before telling them about the imminent launch of the Epic Games Store. This is a direct competitor to Steam and, credit where it's due, Epic put its money where Sweeney's mouth was by launching with a flat 12% platform fee.

Nov 21, 2023 · I watched the doc and Gabe discusses how realism or lack thereof was a metric the team was using to critique game design choices early in Half Life 1's development. He reorientated the team to focus on making stuff that was fun and reactive to the player's actions as the criteria they were striving for, rather than pure realism.

Dec 12, 2023 · Steam moderation is hands off not because they lack resources from one of the most profitable platforms for games. It's because of Gabe Newell's libertarian ideals filtering down the company. Their only policy is if its illegal or "trolling", then only will they remove things.

Nov 18, 2023 · Suck for a little while. Fans of the games along with the gaming press, influencers, et al. always have to couch any discussion of the game with "it's good now" because most people didn't keep up to date with the game after the initial launch window, and outside a couple of "Most Improved" or "Still Playing" awards haven't heard much about it since.

Dec 12, 2023 · This thread made me wonder: is Gabe Newell the richest person in the video game industry? Go ahead and include the CEO of Microsoft, but exclude any Saudi Princes that own 5% of Nintendo. Valve has to have annual revenue that rivals the total sales on PlayStation or Xbox, Newell almost certainly pays himself via a percetange of Steam profit.