Gabe Newell

After a lucky 13 years at Microsoft where he handled everything from Windows (as a program manager on the initial and subsequent releases of the OS) to headed up the Redmond software giant's multimedia offshoot, Gabe Newell took the seven figures he'd earned and along with fellow Microsoft employee Mike Harrington formed Valve Corporation in 1996. They entirely self-funded their first project, Half-Life, which wound up turning PC first-person shooters on their head when it was released two years later.

Gabe Newell: 'We're way closer to The Matrix than people realize

Gabe Newell on why game delays are okay: 'Late is just for a little while. Suck is forever.

Gabe Newell (Person) - Giant Bomb

Gabe Newell on Half-Life 3 for a decade

Valve's Gabe Newell hints at vague console plans coming “this year”

Gabe Newell ordered to make in-person deposition for Valve v. Wolfire Games lawsuit

Gabe Newell Talks Steam Deck's Origin, Goals, and Future

Gabe Newell shrugs off Microsoft's legal commitment to keep Call Of Duty on Steam

Gabe Newell To Be Inducted In The AIAS Hall Of Fame - Game Informer

Gabe Newell has his Oprah moment and gives EVERYONE at Vision Summit a free HTC Vive

PS5 or Series X? Gabe Newell picks next-gen Xbox over PlayStation - CNET