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Gabe Newell's daily routine is 'get up, work, go scuba diving,' says he's been 'retired for a long time' but works 7 days a week: 'The things I get to do every day are super-awesome'
By Rich Stanton Published
News "I'm working from my bedroom as you can tell."

Valve's reported profit-per-head from Steam commissions is out there, and at $3.5 million per employee it makes Apple and Facebook look like a lemonade stand
By Joshua Wolens Published
News No wonder Gabe Newell can afford all those boats.

Gabe Newell co-founded a neuroscience company in 2019 and its first brain chip is expected to ship later this year
By Andy Chalk Published
news It's very preliminary at this stage, but things are happening.

Valve only wants to make new Half-Life games if they push the medium forward, but what could it push forward next?
By Justin Wagner Published
What's next? If Half-Life 3 ever happens, what big innovation would justify it in Gabe Newell's eyes?

Valve considered making a 'B title' before Half-Life, until an exec told Gabe Newell 'that's just not gonna work… the company will fail'
By Rich Stanton Published
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Gabe Newell's cult of personality is intense, but a Valve exec who worked with him says his superpower is how he 'delighted in people on the team just being really good at what they did'
By Joshua Wolens Published
News It's kind of a team fortress, too.

Gabe Newell had his eyes on a social network in the '90s that 'was not in a games context at all'—meaning Valve-owned social media could've been a very real thing
By Harvey Randall Published
News "It probably wouldn't have looked anything like Facebook."

Gabe Newell is hooked on Stalker 2 and once he's got the fourth ending (!) will 'figure out what I'm going to play next'
By Rich Stanton Published
News Taking a break from buying megayachts.
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