The next person to make fun of Gabe gets punched in the face.

Beznet · 11 months

True or not, if you ever watch interviews with Gabe you know hes a down to earth guy.

Tuc3 · 11 months

for some reason I love when people call him Gaben.

laughingGirls · 11 months

Maybe Gabe just misread and thought he was buying wenches.

Eleglac · 11 months

Back in October 2004, I was eagerly awaiting HL2's release. I was so excited about it that I carved my halloween pumpkin with the HL2 lamdba sigil, then figured "Hey, the Valve dudes might want to see this" so I sent Gabe a picture. He in turn sent it to the entire Valve office (and cc'd me so I could know he'd sent it around) and a few weeks later I got some kickass Valve posters in the mail. Not quite a $5000 investment, but by god, I don't think any other company would care even THAT much about a customer.

EDIT: GUYS WHY IS THIS THE TOP POST IT'S JUST A LAME ANECDOTE

SexualHarasmentPanda · 11 months

Gabe is a really great person. I met him at E3 2004 when they were demoing Half-Life 2, and he answered every question I asked after the demo. I've never been so honored to meet someone, even though I ended up talking with abunch of other industry people and celebs that year.

chimpychimp · 11 months

I once read an anecdote about one of the developers for HL:Ep2 being diagnosed with cancer, or generally coming down with a fairly serious malady. The guy was really worried about losing his job at Valve since he basically could no longer work, and went to see Gabe to bargain for less working hours at reduced pay or something like that.

Instead Gabe told him he already had a job, and that job was to get better. He was sent home with full pay for the entire duration of his illness, and eventually regained his health and returned to work.

Another time during a particularly hard crunch period where devs work extra hours in order to meet an upcoming game launch deadline, all of the staff were totally burnt out. Gabe sent everyone and their families on a company paid vacation to Hawaii.

Not sure if any of that is true, or Gabe came to me in a dream or what. Its probably true.

Magnon · 11 months

Gaben is the fucking man. I mean, if there ever was a developer/ceo to trust in the gaming industry, it's Gaben. He's like the Jesus Christ to Bobby Kotick's Satan/Hitler.

Warzonekilla · 11 months

I was on a reality TV show, The Real World: Cancun. I'm a massive Valve fan, and I wrote them an email explaining that I had been on the show and if I could somehow help them out in anyway.

About a week later I got not one, but TWO "boxes o' swag" full of L4D and TF2 shirts. I was so pumped. I wore the spy shirt on the reunion episode!

Here it is: http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-real-world-cancun-reunion/1621148/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=27379&channelId=1

Chafez · 11 months

I'm sure Gabe has a thick skin; he has an integrity that won't be damaged by random ramblings of internet trolls.

Overclock · 11 months

Employee: Gabe it was really great that you bought 10,000 wrenches so that artist that made them would get $5,000.

Gabe (sitting on a giant pile of wrenches): I did what now?

nick_giudici · 11 months

We make fun of Gabe out of love, not hate.

Edit: I should not have gotten nearly this much karma over something like this. So I'm going to downvote myself to balance things out a bit.

TRogow · 11 months

I'm shocked that he didn't pay in hats.

NickG158 · 11 months

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Southern_Hospitality#Trivia

milikania · 11 months

I honestly have no idea who this man is but he is a Good Guy Gabe in my book.

jaketessem · 11 months

This is an amazing story! Gabe is a great guy and he doesn't deserve any of the hate that is directed at him. So what if he is overweight, his company makes amazing games and they are always generous.

crunchieman · 11 months

valve is also fabricating every pc gamer's greatest request: the ability to rape every console gamer in counter strike.

Soulhunter4444 · 11 months

How could you hate on Valve or Newell?

Seriously, the only people I see with any disrespect for these guys are either trolls or idiots.

A guy once tried to convince me that Valve's business plans and idea were stupid. I didn't even argue with him, he was beyond help.

benihana · 11 months

A guy on 4chan told a story, it's gotta be true.

Tumbler · 11 months

Who are the polycount guys? Why did they get so much money from store sales?

glen_s · 11 months

Gabe is a bro and his intentions are good.

Oh lord, please don't let him be misunderstood.

archdeco · 11 months

I just feel bad for map makers. They have to put in many more hours to make their products worthy of being added to the game, and players get them for free. The stamps are nice but probably aren't as profitable as that fez.

UMBCfriend · 11 months

Gaben is so skinny that he creates a singularity which will someday annihilate us all. Can I have half life 3 now?

Cheezykins · 11 months

Why on earth would anyone hate GabeN?

Valve is the only reason I play games anymore, if it weren't for Steam I just wouldn't bother. GabeN saved gaming for me.

Apparently they're a total joy to work for, too. So unlike many software houses.

Apterygiformes · 11 months

Gabe is a hero of the gaming world. He openly replies to emails you send him. He's incredibly generous (What other game developer would invite protesters in for a tour of their facilities?) and frankly anyone that makes fun of Gabe for being fat can go to hell! We love you Gabe! :)

brettbender · 11 months

This is why I trust Valve's EULA and not Sony's or EA's

jetaimemina · 11 months

I'll have to see that wrench.

therealgabenewell · 11 months

Thanks guys, community support means a lot to VALVe. As a gesture of good faith and patience for waiting for Episode 3 email me at gaben@valvesoftware for a random free TF2 hat.

Gabe

daskrip · 11 months

Gabe. An alright guy.

TheKL · 11 months

Yes, because we all know /v/ is a very reliable source for information.

Breit_Sein · 11 months

I've had a valve account since 2002, where I just had counter strike and half life. The guy has saved PC gaming. I buy all my games from steam and he is a hero to the community.

and an all around good guy who rolls with the punches quite well. If I had a signed autograph I'd hang it on my wall with pride.

lordmalifico · 11 months

People who mock Gabe because of his weight, because of the fact that Half Life is delayed should get five across the face. Gabe is one of the best people in the industry and i'm sick of seeing people rip on him.

Xizer · 11 months

Good Guy Gabe

Velenor · 11 months

Plaese dear God let that story be true and not some washed up fanfic wet dream.

omarfw · 11 months

Most of the time I doubt anyone makes fun of Gabe and actually means it.

Of course, if someone actually does then they need to pull their head out of their ass and look at the big picture.

The fact is that Gabe Newell has provided some of the best contributions to PC gaming in the past decade and will forever be remembered long into the future as one of the most influential people in the gaming industry ever. He is someone who runs his business for the gamers rather than the stockholders. Although it would be nice if everyone did that, it's difficult to do in today's industry while still being successful. He gave some friends of mine a tour of the Valve headquarters, along with some free swag, simply because he emailed Gabe and asked.

What has Bobby Kotick done for the average gamer lately?

If you don't like Gabe or Valve simply because they haven't put out Episode 3 yet, go fuck yourself with a rake and think about what PC gaming would be like if Valve had never existed in the first place.

wicked_chew · 11 months

I have no idea why I got emotional reading this.

thinkythought · 11 months

i interviewed at valve, and i know a few people who worked there(or still do)

gabe is an awesome guy, nice as fuck, and this doesn't surprise me at all. there's a reason the company isn't public.

it would fuck up the entire companies "lets just make cool shit and have a good time" attitude. i honestly wish i had worked there, because i've never seen another place that took that attitude seriously even if they preached it.

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