The Latest Breaking News from Gabe Newell

Steam founder Gabe Newell is investing his $9.5 billion fortune in his new passion, big ass boats, because he's "a hands-on visionary who respects the sea"

"Welcome to Oceanco's next journey"

GamesRadar · Aug 1, 2025

Gabe Newell says young people need to use AI tools to get 'off to the races' rather than 'reading articles on Variety to try to understand what its impact is going to be'

"I think [AI is] going to be 10 times as significant as the impact of CGI was on filmmaking."

PC Gamer · Jul 31, 2025

Valve boss Gabe Newell says passion wasn't enough to create Steam, Half-Life, and Portal: "Have people around you that you can trust"

"Engage with them to sort of think about how you can get better"

GamesRadar · Jul 30, 2025

The first 'real videogame' Gabe Newell played was Star Trek, where you made your choices via punch cards before running over to the printer: 'It usually takes about 15 minutes to do a move'

"This was just a complete distraction or a waste of time versus what I was supposed to be doing."

PC Gamer · Jul 25, 2025

Gabe Newell says he founded Valve after Doom showed him Microsoft 'was missing the opportunity' offered by the internet: 'I was willing to sort of put my money where my mouth was'

"And if I was wrong, I'd have to go back to Microsoft."

PC Gamer · Jul 25, 2025

The young Gabe Newell thought he'd be a doctor until he ended up visiting his brother at Microsoft, where 'Steve Ballmer got mad and said 'If you're going to be hanging out here, why don't you do something useful?''

We might not have Steam if Ballmer hadn't blown his top.

PC Gamer · Jul 25, 2025

Gabe Newell says AI is a 'significant technology transition' on a par with the emergence of computers or the internet, and will be 'a cheat code for people who want to take advantage of it'

"If I had to point to a technology transition to get in front of, it's to figure out how to use AI to do anything better."

PC Gamer · Jul 21, 2025

Valve billionaire Gabe Newell says businesses should "listen to your customers and focus on them," putting employees, partners, and customers before capital

The lead behind Steam gives potential entrepreneurs advice

GamesRadar · Jul 21, 2025

Valve icon Gabe Newell says "AI is going to be a cheat code" and doubles down on new tech: "Figure out how to use AI to do anything better" across "pretty much every single business"

"That all seems super obvious," says the Steam billionaire

GamesRadar · Jul 21, 2025

Valve boss and superyacht enthusiast Gabe Newell says pitching VCs is a "deeply distracted" way to make money: "If you're creating value for people, the capital will come your way"

"The focus should always be on your customers, and on your partners, and on your employees"

GamesRadar · Jul 19, 2025