Gabe Newell
Gabe Newell | |
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| Born | November 3, 1962 |
| Occupation | Managing director of Valve Corporation |
Gabe Newell (born November 3, 1962) is the co-founder and managing director of game development company Valve Corporation.
Work
After dropping out of Harvard University[1] Newell spent thirteen years working for Microsoft Corporation, ultimately becoming a "Microsoft Millionaire." Newell has described himself as "producer on the first three releases of Windows".[2] Inspired by Michael Abrash, who left Microsoft to work on the computer game Quake at id Software, Newell and another Microsoft employee Mike Harrington left Microsoft to found Valve in 1996.[2] He and Harrington used their money to fund Valve through the development of Half-Life.
During production on Half-Life 2, he spent several months focusing on the Steam project.[3]
Gabe has openly expressed his displeasure over developing his software for gaming consoles, including the Xbox 360[4] and (more commonly) the PlayStation 3. In regards to the PS3, Newell was once quoted as claiming that developing processes for the console in general is "a waste of everybody's time"[5] and "a disaster on many levels ... I'd say, even at this late date, they should just cancel it and do a do over. Just say, 'This was a horrible disaster and we're sorry and we're going to stop selling this and stop trying to convince people to develop for it"[6].
Personal life
Gabe is married to Lisa Newell and has two sons. The Newell family lives on the Long Beach Peninsula.[7]
One of Gabe's sons reportedly[according to whom?] enjoys Counter-Strike.
Team Fortress 2's commentary reveals that Gabe's favorite class is the Spy.
References
- ^ Victoria Murphy Barret, It's A Mod, Mod Underworld, Forbes.com, December 12, 2005
- ^ a b CVG Staff (2007-09-28). "Creative Minds: Gabe Newell". computerandvideogames.com. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ Geoff Keighley. "The Final Hours of Half-Life 2". GameSpot UK. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR8CVLVmKQs
- ^ Mark Androvich. "PS3 a "waste of time" says Valve's Newell". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
- ^ Stuart Bishop. "Valve: PS3 a "total disaster on so many levels"". computerandvideogames.com. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- ^ Sally Macdonald. "TUNED TO THE DUNES". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
External links
- Gabe Newell at the Valve Developer Community wiki
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