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'''Mike Harrington''' is the co-founder of the [[computer game]] [[game development|development]] company, [[Valve Corporation]].<ref name="finalHours">{{cite web | url=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20121018042134/http://uk.gamespot.com/features/6112889/p-4.html | title=The Final Hours of Half-Life 2 | author=Geoff Keighley | work=Gamespot UK | accessdate=2008-01-05 }}</ref> |
'''Mike Harrington''' is the co-founder of the [[computer game]] [[game development|development]] company, [[Valve Corporation]].<ref name="finalHours">{{cite web | url=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20121018042134/http://uk.gamespot.com/features/6112889/p-4.html | title=The Final Hours of Half-Life 2 | author=Geoff Keighley | work=Gamespot UK | accessdate=2008-01-05 }}</ref> |
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Previously a games developer at [[Dynamix]] and a developer on the [[Windows NT]] [[operating system]] at [[Microsoft]],<ref>{{cite web |
Previously a games developer at [[Dynamix]] and a developer on the [[Windows NT]] [[operating system]] at [[Microsoft]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contaminated.net/features/interviews/mikeint.shtm |title=Mike Harrington Interview |date=November 20, 1999 |work=PlanetHalfLife.com |accessdate=2008-01-06 |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19991103181109/http://www.contaminated.net/features/interviews/mikeint.shtm |archivedate=November 3, 1999 }}</ref> Harrington founded Valve in 1996 with [[Gabe Newell]], another former Microsoft employee. He and Newell privately funded Valve during the development of ''[[Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]''.<ref name="finalHours" /><ref name="cvg">{{cite web | url=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20110106020727/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=172835 | title=Creative Minds: Gabe Newell | author=CVG Staff | date=28 September 2007 | work=computerandvideogames.com | accessdate=2008-01-05 }}</ref> ''Half-Life'' became a game industry phenomenon, winning more than 50 Game of the Year Awards; it was also named the "Best PC Game of All Time" by [[PC Gamer]] Magazine. |
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On January 15, 2000, after the success of ''Half-Life'', Harrington dissolved his partnership with Newell and left Valve to take an extended vacation with his wife, Monica.<ref name="finalHours" /> |
On January 15, 2000, after the success of ''Half-Life'', Harrington dissolved his partnership with Newell and left Valve to take an extended vacation with his wife, Monica.<ref name="finalHours" /> |
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Mike Harrington is the co-founder of the computer game development company, Valve Corporation.[1]
Previously a games developer at Dynamix and a developer on the Windows NT operating system at Microsoft,[2] Harrington founded Valve in 1996 with Gabe Newell, another former Microsoft employee. He and Newell privately funded Valve during the development of Half-Life.[1][3] Half-Life became a game industry phenomenon, winning more than 50 Game of the Year Awards; it was also named the "Best PC Game of All Time" by PC Gamer Magazine.
On January 15, 2000, after the success of Half-Life, Harrington dissolved his partnership with Newell and left Valve to take an extended vacation with his wife, Monica.[1]
Harrington returned to the software industry in 2006, when he co-founded Picnik with long-time friend and former colleague Darrin Massena. Picnik was acquired by Google in March 2010. Harrington left Google in March 2011 and has co-founded a new software company with Massena, called Catnip Labs.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Geoff Keighley. "The Final Hours of Half-Life 2". Gamespot UK. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ "Mike Harrington Interview". PlanetHalfLife.com. November 20, 1999. Archived from the original on November 3, 1999. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ CVG Staff (28 September 2007). "Creative Minds: Gabe Newell". computerandvideogames.com. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ "Mike Harrington's LinkedIn profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
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