Mike Harrington
Mike Harrington | |
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 Harrington at the Seattle 2.0 Awards on May 7, 2009 | |
| Employer(s) | Dynamix (1985–1987) Microsoft (1987–1996) Valve LLC (1996–2000) Picnik (2005–2010) Google (2010–2011) Catnip Labs (2012–present) Committee for Children (2015–present) |
| Known for | Co-founder of Valve |
| Spouse | Monica Harrington |
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 the magazine PC Gamer.
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.