Gabe Newell

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AI-created image of Gabe Newell
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:advocatesFor open platforms
virtual reality
gptkbp:almaMater Harvard University (dropped out)
gptkbp:awards gptkb:AIAS_Hall_of_Fame_(2013)
gptkbp:birthDate 1962-11-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Seattle,_Washington,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Windows_8
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Valve_Corporation
gptkbp:featuredIn numerous internet memes
gptkbp:formerPosition gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Valve_Corporation
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Mike_Harrington
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Gabe_Logan_Newell
gptkbp:hasFanBase gptkb:Apple_computers
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith gptkb:Windows_operating_system
gptkbp:hobby knife collecting
sailing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gabe Newell
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:video_game
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Michael_Abrash
gptkbp:knownFor co-founder of Valve Corporation
gptkbp:leftHarvard to join Microsoft
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:netWorth over $3 billion (as of 2023)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Gaben
gptkbp:notableEvent Half-Life: Alyx release
Steam Deck announcement
Valve Index launch
gptkbp:notableQuote "We think that customers are smart."
"The easiest way to stop piracy is not by putting antipiracy technology to work, it's by giving those people a service that's better than what they're receiving from the pirates."
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Dota_2
gptkb:Half-Life
gptkb:Left_4_Dead
gptkb:Portal
gptkb:Steam
gptkb:Team_Fortress
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:video_game_developer
businessman
gptkbp:philanthropy donated to New Zealand charities
donated to Seattle Children's Hospital
gptkbp:position President of Valve Corporation
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Seattle,_Washington,_USA
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:New_Zealand_(2020–2021)
gptkbp:signature Gabe Newell signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lisa_Newell
gptkbp:subjectOf documentaries about Valve and gaming
gptkbp:website https://www.valvesoftware.com/
gptkbp:yearsActive 1983–present
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3