Tag Archives: gabe newell
Fri, Sep 30, 2011 | 09:49 BST
Newell: Origin “does some things well”
Gabe Newell, taking a potshot at a rival? Never. No, really, never.
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 20:23 BST
Valve and Blizzard would like to see online unification between consoles
Gabe Newell and Frank Pearce, co-founders of Valve and Blizzard, respectively, are of the opinion that a “unified online community” would be ideal.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, PC, PS3, Steam, Valve, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: frank pearce, gabe newell
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 02:42 BST
Newell: Steam will “seem very primitive” in a few years
Valve co-founder Gabe Newell says other companies should look to the future rather than try to copy what Steam does – before the digital distribution platform is outdated.
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Posted in: Steam, Valve
Tags: gabe newell
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 | 20:40 BST
Valve concerned with getting DotA 2 right, will worry about monetization later
Valve’s Gabe Newell And Erik Johnson have said the studio is more concerned with getting DotA 2 working right and making it fun than how it will be monetized.
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Posted in: Action, Mac, PC, Strategy, Valve
Tags: DotA, DOTA 2, erik johnson, gabe newell
Sat, Aug 27, 2011 | 15:44 BST
Newell discusses whether Steam will ever allow used game trade-ins
Valve’s Gabe Newell has discussed with Eurogamer whether or not digital trade-ins will eventually be possible with Steam – something which has been a topic of discussion on the internet since the beta for Steam Trading launched.
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Posted in: Development, Steam, Valve
Tags: gabe newell, Steam Trading
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 09:29 BST
Valve: MS needs to be “comfortable” in opening up Xbox Live
Valve had Gabe Newell has said that the company still wants to bring Steamworks to Xbox Live, but admitted that Microsoft needs to relax the rules on what publishers can and can’t do with the service.
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Posted in: Gamescom 2011, Shooter, Steam, Valve, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Counter-strike: Global Offensive, gabe newell, steamworks
Sat, Aug 20, 2011 | 20:25 BST
Cross-platform play with CS: Global Offensive is “certainly our goal”, says Newell
Gabe Newell has said one of the goals Valve has set with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is the inclusion of cross-platform play.
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Posted in: Gamescom 2011, Mac, PC, PS3, Shooter, Steam, Valve, Xbox 360
Tags: Counter-Strike, Counter-strike: Global Offensive, CSGO, gabe newell, Global Offensive
Fri, Aug 19, 2011 | 16:31 BST
Newell: Sony should be rewarded for allowing third-party PSN integration
Valve’s Gabe Newell has said Sony should be commended for allowing third-parties to integrate services through its PlayStation Network.
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Posted in: Gamescom 2011, PS3, PSN, Sony, Steam, Valve
Tags: gabe newell
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 18:08 BST
Newell: “We really want to show [EA] there’s a lot of value titles on Steam”
Valve’s Gabe Newell has EA pulled its larger-named games from Steam due to “a whole complicated set of issues,” and regardless of the reason, it is not beyond reconcilable.
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 21:10 BST
Valve says it is interested in Wii U
Gabe Newell has said Valve is interested in Wii U as it “fits better” into the firm’s “scalability model,” than the original Wii.
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Posted in: Development, Valve, Wii U, hardware
Tags: gabe newell, Games for Change Festival
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 19:09 BST
Valve: Portal 2 has sold 3 million copies since launch
During the Games For Change event going on New York City today, Valve’s Gabe Newell mentioned that Portal 2 has sold 3 million copies since April 18.
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 15:17 BST
Newell: Valve “late” looking at social games
Valve boss Gabe Newell has said that the company could be late in possibly looking at the social games market.
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Posted in: PC, Valve
Tags: gabe newell, steam
Mon, May 16, 2011 | 01:29 BST
Valve headhunting pays off with three top hires
Gabe Newell has finally secured the services of his musch wooed ex-id Software buddy, Michael Abrash, along with two more high-profile hires.
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Posted in: Jobs, Trade, Valve
Tags: gabe newell, Michael Abrash, Mike Sartain, Scott Ludwig
Sat, May 14, 2011 | 18:56 BST
Valve doesn’t have any current plans for Source Engine 2
Valve head Gabe Newell has said that instead of creating Source Engine 2, the firm believes it prudent to continually update the tech instead of starting on a new design.
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Posted in: Development, Valve, hardware
Tags: gabe newell, Source Engine
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 09:20 BST
Gabe Newell: Portal 2 delay sounded really good
Quote of the day is from Josh Weier, Project Lead on Portal 2, discussing the delay which pushed the game back a couple of weeks.
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Posted in: Valve
Tags: gabe newell, josh weier, portal 2, quote, valve time
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 08:41 BST
The “Valve Manifesto” explored in new Develop Magazine
Gabe Newell would like you to know that he is not a man who has gone back on his word, even despite his apparent backflip on the topic of PlayStation 3 development. Instead, he’s just another vote in a democracy, and the tribe has spoken.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Valve
Tags: gabe newell, Half-Life 2: Episode Three, half-life: episode 2, half-life: episode one, portal, portal 2, Team Fortress 2, the orange box
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 15:32 BST
Valve’s not “giving up on single-player at all,” plans to add more social features to titles
Valve has clarified a comment made a couple of weeks ago regarding whether or not Portal 2 was “probably” the firm’s “last game with an isolated single-player experience.”
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Posted in: Development, Valve
Tags: gabe newell
Fri, Apr 08, 2011 | 03:22 BST
Quick Quotes – Gabe Newell on the future of games development
“Anytime you project five years down the road, you almost always realize you need to rethink what you’re doing. For example network costs are going down, but they are not going down as fast as computing or rendering costs, which paradoxically makes you want to push work out to the edges of the network (although there’s something weird about humans’ current ability to absorb data through audio and video that may create a floor).” – Valve co-founder Gabe Newell, talking to Industry Gamers about the future direction of games development.
Thanks, Blue.
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Posted in: Development, Trade, Valve
Tags: gabe newell
Tue, Mar 15, 2011 | 20:20 GMT
Newell: If not for id’s support, “Valve wouldn’t have gotten its start”
Gabe Newell has said id Software’s John Carmack and Michael Abrash among others can be thanked for Valve getting started in the game space.
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Posted in: Development, Valve
Tags: gabe newell, id software, Jay Wilbur, john carmack, Michael Abrash, steam, steamcast
Sat, Mar 05, 2011 | 19:31 GMT
Gabe Newell reveals Steam ID and password to show how Steam Guard works
In an effort to prove just how secure Steam Guard is, Valve head Gabe Newell revealed his Steam ID and password to the crowd during the firm’s presentation at GDC.
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Posted in: Valve, Videos
Tags: gabe newell, steam, steam guard
Square – Activison’s “gotta be crazy,” for giving up True Crime: Hong Kong