The Latest Breaking News from Gabe Newell

Valve just scored a historic win against a prolific patent troll — and even got $152K out of it

Serial patent litigator Leigh Rothschild tried to sue Valve in 2022 despite an existing agreement, so Valve went on the offensive and just won its case. Setting a precedent for the patent troll industry.

Windows Central · Feb 18

Steam reportedly raked in a record-breaking $1.6 billion in December with Arc Raiders alone moving over a million copies

PC gaming remains a big deal.

PC Gamer · Jan 18

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman raises $252 million for brain computer interface venture — but Merge Labs is still in an early research phase

OpenAI has signaled its intentions to become a major player in brain computer interfaces (BCIs) with a $252 million investment in Merge Labs.

Tom’s Hardware · Jan 16

Joining Valve's Gabe Newell at the altar of AI, Ubisoft CEO says the controversial tech will be "as big a revolution for our industry as the shift to 3D"

Ubisoft is using generative AI "in all our studios and offices"

GamesRadar · Nov 21, 2025

Windows 1.0 released 40 years ago today - and started Microsoft's road to success

Windows 1.0 didn't exactly blow the industry away, but it laid the groundwork for Microsoft's future success.

TechRadar · Nov 20, 2025

Inside billionaire Gabe Newell's new $500 million superyacht, which has a submarine garage and its own hospital

Newell, 62, has a lot to celebrate this month, including his gaming company Valve announcing three new pieces of hardware.

Fortune · Nov 17, 2025

Gabe Newell caps off Steam Machine week by taking delivery of a new $500 million superyacht with a submarine garage, on-board hospital and 15 gaming PCs

"We knew we were asking for unusual things," says Newell, "and Oceanco embraced it with open arms."

PC Gamer · Nov 14, 2025

I reported on the failure of Valve's first Steam Machines 8 years ago—this time I think they have it right

The original Steam Machines didn't kick off a new era of PC gaming, but Valve's second attempt just might.

PC Gamer · Nov 13, 2025

Valve on viral marketing and leaks: 'Everybody assumes we have some sort of like grand plan... and it's literally just somebody fat fingering something'

You're probably thinking about this sort of stuff a lot more than Valve is.

PC Gamer · Nov 12, 2025

Valve just quietly redefined what PC gaming can be all while an increasingly delusional Microsoft desperately tries to tell everyone their PC is an Xbox now

Valve has been loosening a desperate Microsoft's grip on PC gaming one gnarled finger at a time.

PC Gamer · Nov 12, 2025