Gabe Newell

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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 [Victoria Murphy Barret, [http://www.forbes.com/business/forbes/2005/1212/064.html?_requestid=2351 It's A Mod, Mod Underworld] , Forbes.com, December 12, 2005 ] 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".cite web | url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=172835 | title=Creative Minds: Gabe Newell | author=CVG Staff | date=2007-09-28 | work=computerandvideogames.com | accessdate=2008-01-05 ] 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. 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. [cite web | url=http://uk.gamespot.com/features/6112889/p-8.html | title=The Final Hours of Half-Life 2 | author=Geoff Keighley | work=GameSpot UK | accessdate=2008-01-05]

Gabe has openly expressed his displeasure over developing his software for gaming consoles, including the Xbox 360 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR8CVLVmKQs] 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" [cite web | url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=29513 | title=PS3 a "waste of time" says Valve's Newell | author=Mark Androvich | work=GamesIndustry.biz | accessdate=2008-02-22] 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" [cite web | url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=155309 | title=Valve: PS3 a "total disaster on so many levels" | author=Stuart Bishop | work=computerandvideogames.com| accessdate=2007-01-15] .

Personal life

Gabe is married to Lisa Newell and has two sons. [cite web | url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2003/0518/cover02.html | title=TUNED TO THE DUNES | author=Sally Macdonald | work=Seattle Times | accessdate=2008-01-05 ]

One of Gabe's sons reportedlysays who enjoys Counter-Strike.

Team Fortress 2's developer commentary reveals that Gabe's favorite class is the Spy. However in a pre-Orange Box interview in Leipzig, Germany, Gabe mentions that his new favorite class is the Medic.

References

External links

* [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Gabe_Newell Gabe Newell] at the [http://developer.valvesoftware.com Valve Developer Community] wikiInterviews:
* [http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=617 Discussing Valve] at [http://www.rockpapershotgun.com Rock, Paper, Shotgun]
* [http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=82257 Interview from August 2007] at Eurogamer
* [http://www.gamespot.com/features/6112889/index.html The story of the development of Half-Life 2] at Gamespot
* [http://www.hl2central.net/?id=1480&An+interview+with+Gabe+Newell Gabe Newell on Half-Life 2] at [http://www.hl2central.net HL2 Central]