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Half-Life owes its existence to one of the game industry's most formative figures—no, not Gabe Newell, the other guy

Before there was Gabe, there was Ken Williams, and he played a significant role in bringing Half-Life into the world.

PC Gamer

Team physicians in college sports wary of greater liability risk with athletes now making big money

The professionalization of college sports has prompted concern among team physicians that they will be exposed to a greater risk of medical liability lawsuits by injured athletes who claim a poor outcome caused them to lose future earnings

The Independent UK

No bail for accused getaway driver in bikie 'execution'

A man accused of driving two gunmen to the fatal shooting of a former bikie has tattoos dedicating his life to an outlaw motorcycle gang, a judge heard.

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Woman avoids deportation over laundering scammer money

A woman used identification with real people's names but her photos to set up bank accounts and receive money stolen by invoice scammers, a judge has heard.

AAP

Gang shooting victim 'tracked with iPhone', judge hears

A man used an iPhone app and GPS tracker to locate a murder victim ahead of a fatal shooting linked to organised crime, a prosecutor has alleged.

AAP

Valve was "pretty close to going bankrupt" until it was saved from a pre-Half-Life 2 lawsuit by a summer intern who happened to major in Korean language studies

Gabe Newell's personal finances were on the line too

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Gabe Newell was diving when a shark tried to bite him 'a couple of times' but 'it didn't really bother me... I just think that's how I'm wired'

"I just seem to not get particularly agitated around risk."

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Valve signed a deal for Counter-Strike 2 in 2003 because they were 'running on fumes', and Gabe Newell was so happy he made a celebratory knife with his own hands

Of course, "it took us a long time to ship Counter-Strike 2."

PC Gamer

A summer intern once saved Valve from a near-fatal lawsuit after a publisher 'decided to go World War 3' on it, and it all hinged on one email

"The company was pretty close to going bankrupt, I was pretty close to going personally bankrupt⁠—we went all in, there was no money left"

PC Gamer

Murder accused deny park attack roles at trial restart

Some of the men accused of a teenager's murder have admitted being at a park where he was stabbed but denied attacking anybody with knives and baseball bats.

AAP

Police 'mistaken' over alleged rape victim's interview

A police officer who investigated a couple accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl has been questioned over the alleged victim's potential contradictions.

AAP

"You mad bro?": Lawsuit emails reveal Valve's internal response to Epic CEO's "you assholes" rant about Steam revenue cuts

The newly uncovered interactions date back to 2018

GamesRadar

Tim Sweeney emailed Gabe Newell calling Valve 'you assholes' over Steam policies, to which Valve's COO replied internally 'you mad bro?'

Newell remained magisterially above the fray.

PC Gamer

Concrete worker found guilty of murdering his boss

A man has been jailed for life after fatally stabbing and beating his boss who had visited his home to drop off a pay cheque.

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Accused boss killer's life 'out of control', court told

A concreter has claimed he acted in self-defence when he stabbed his boss who had dropped around to his house to deliver a pay cheque.

AAP

Lawyer jailed for fraudulently taking clients' money

Veteran Brisbane lawyer Lance Geoffrey Rigley has been jailed after fraudulently taking almost $81,000 from clients over three-and-a-half years.

The Guardian - US

Salt Bae Burger, once dubbed New York’s worst restaurant, closes

Burger outlet was owned by Turkish butcher sensation Nusret Gökçe, famous for bouncing flakes of salt off his forearm on to food

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Braddon Butler sentenced for manslaughter of Whitsunday man Jay Brogden 16 years ago

A mother addresses the second man convicted over the death her 21-year-old son, saying she looks forward to the day she can remember Jay Brogden without being "haunted by the faces of those who took his life".

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Queensland farmer accused of rape, ordered to stand trial over further sexual assault charges

Wayne Robert Green is accused of grooming young women with alcohol and bullying, and will also face trial charged with deprivation of liberty and observing another person in breach of privacy.

AAP

Qld man to face trial over murder of boss

Queensland man Jordan Theodore Van Doorn has been committed for stand trial accused of murdering his boss Khalil Ibrahim in October 2021.

ABC News

Braddon Charles Peter Butler pleads not guilty to murdering Jay Brogden in Airlie Beach

The Supreme Court hears that a man being tried for the 2007 murder of Jay Brogden was both a friend and drug dealer to the deceased, but later bragged about feeding the 21-year-old "to the sharks".

Newcastle Herald

Hunter Business Awards celebrate resilience in a time of adversity: Complete winners list

The Hunter's outstanding businesses and sole traders were recognised on Friday night as hundreds of owners, operators and community leaders gathered at NEX for the 2022 Hunter Business Awards.

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