Gabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%'
Steam launched in 2003, initially as a way for Valve to automatically ship updates to players of its existing games. "Gabe ...
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Valve And Steam Founder Gabe Newell Still Thinks Physical Retailers Are An “Impediment” To Selling Games
As it turns out, Valve CEO Gabe Newell was already conceiving Steam at the same time that the studio was making Half-Life 2.
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Valve must address swastikas and other hate on Steam, writes US senator in a letter to Gabe Newell
A senator for the US government has called on Valve to address complaints about the amount of racist, sexist and hateful ...
U.S. Senator Writes to Valve Boss Gabe Newell Demanding Crackdown on 'Hateful Accounts and Rhetoric' on Steam
A U.S. senator has written an open letter to Valve boss Gabe Newell asking for more stringent moderation of Steam.
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US Senator urges Valve to moderate hateful content on Steam
Virginia Senator Mark R. Warner penned an open letter to Valve CEO Gabe Newell on Friday, urging him and other leadership to ...
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ADL’s report on racist Steam Community posts prompts a letter from Virginia senator
In a letter spotted by The Verge, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) asked Valve CEO Gabe Newell how he and his company are ...
Virginia senator calls out Valve Corp. for role in spreading hate
The letter, shared exclusively with Bloomberg News and addressed to Valve co-founder and head Gabe Newell, threatened “more ...
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U.S. Senator Warns and Questions Valve CEO on Efforts Against Extremist Content. He Sent Letter to Gabe Newell
U.S. Senator Mark Warner has written a letter to Valve demanding a more intensive fight against extremist content on Steam.
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Half-Life 2 has broken its concurrent Steam players record 20 years after release
The number of people playing Half-Life 2 at the same time reached potentially its highest point ever on Sunday. SteamDB ...
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The story of a single intern saving Steam, Valve, and PC gaming
Newell recalls that the company did nearly go under, but thanks to one summer intern identified as Andrew, things took a ...
US senator in open letter to the world’s largest gaming platform: Your platform is full of hate and dangerous content
US Senator Mark Warner has urged Valve CEO Gabe Newell to address extremist content on the Steam gaming platform. Citing an ...
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Gabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%'
Steam launched in 2003, initially as a way for Valve to automatically ship updates to players of its existing games. "Gabe [Newell] in particular, he had a pencil sketch of an idea in his head of ...