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Gabe Logan Newell
Gabe Logan Newell, nicknamed “Gaben”. Co-founder and director of Valve Corporation. Born in November 3, 1962. He is married to Lisa Mennet and has two sons -
Life at Microsoft
In 1983, at the age of 21 he dropped out of Harvard University to work for Microsoft for 13 years. Gaben played a very important part on the development of the first 3 releases of Windows. -
DOOM
In 1993, he played the famous PC videogame “DOOM” which convinced him that video games were the future of entertainment, and marked his love for PC gaming. -
Super Mario 64
In 1996, he played another very famous game, Super Mario 64, which convinced him that videogames can be art. -
Valve Corporation
Newell and Mike Harrington left Microsoft to found Valve Corporation in 1996. The two of them used their money to fund Valve through the development of the video game known as “Half-Life.” -
Steam
During production on “Half-Life 2”, he spent several months focusing on the Steam project, which was released in September 12, 2003. -
Software and Gaming Consoles
In 2007, Newell openly expressed his displeasure of developing software for gaming consoles, particularly the PlayStation 3. Newell said that consoles were "a waste of everybody's time" and "a disaster on many levels” -
E3 2010 and Portal 2
At E3 2010, Newell appeared on Sony’s stage; apologizing for his past attitude towards consoles, and announced “Portal 2” for the PlayStation 3 console, along with steam, saying it would be the best version for any console. -
Windows 8
In 2012, Newell expressed his displeasure with Windows 8, saying that it was “catastrophe” and that it damaged PC gaming. -
BAFTA Fellowship Award
In March 2013 Newell received the BAFTA Fellowship Award for his creative contribution to the video games industry
