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Gabe Newell

  • Producer
  • Actor
  • Director
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Gabe held a number of positions in the Systems, Applications, and Advanced Technology divisions during his 13 years at Microsoft. His responsibilities included running program management for the first two releases of Windows, starting the company's multimedia division, and leading efforts on the Information Highway PC. Then he started Valve. His most significant contribution to Half-Life, the company's debut title, was his statement: "C'mon, people, you can't show the player a really big bomb and not let them blow it up."
BornNovember 3, 1962
BornNovember 3, 1962
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    • Won 3 BAFTA Awards
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Half-Life 2 (2004)
    Half-Life 2
    9.4
    Video Game
    • Producer
    • 2004
    Left 4 Dead (2008)
    Left 4 Dead
    8.2
    Video Game
    • Producer
    • 2008
    Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)
    Left 4 Dead 2
    8.3
    Video Game
    • Producer
    • 2009
    Half-Life
    • Producer

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      Producer



      • Half-Life
        • producer
        • In Development
      • Portal
        • producer
        • In Development



      • Cumali Ceber 666 (2022)
        Cumali Ceber 666
        1.0
        • producer
        • 2022
      • Half-Life: Alyx (2020)
        Half-Life: Alyx
        9.3
        Video Game
        • executive producer
        • 2020
      • Aperture Hand Lab (2019)
        Aperture Hand Lab
        Video Game
        • executive producer
        • 2019
      • DOTA 2 TI8 Battle Pass (2018)
        DOTA 2 TI8 Battle Pass
        7.0
        Video Game
        • executive producer
        • 2018
      • Dota 2 (2013)
        Dota 2
        8.0
        Video Game
        • executive producer
        • 2013
      • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012)
        Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
        7.7
        Video Game
        • executive producer
        • 2012
      • Portal 2 (2011)
        Portal 2
        9.4
        Video Game
        • executive producer
        • 2011
      • Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)
        Left 4 Dead 2
        8.3
        Video Game
        • executive producer
        • 2009
      • Left 4 Dead (2008)
        Left 4 Dead
        8.2
        Video Game
        • executive producer
        • 2008
      • The Orange Box (2007)
        The Orange Box
        9.2
        Video Game
        • executive producer
        • 2007
      • Portal (2007)
        Portal
        9.1
        Video Game
        • executive producer
        • 2007
      • Half-Life 2: Episode Two (2007)
        Half-Life 2: Episode Two
        9.1
        Video Game
        • executive producer
        • 2007
      • Team Fortress 2 (2007)
        Team Fortress 2
        8.2
        Video Game
        • executive producer
        • 2007
      • Half-Life 2: Episode One (2006)
        Half-Life 2: Episode One
        8.7
        Video Game
        • executive producer
        • 2006
      • Half-Life 2: Lost Coast (2005)
        Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
        7.2
        Video Game
        • producer (uncredited)
        • 2005

      Actor



      • Kek 2 (2024)
        Kek 2
        • God
        • 2024
      • The Majin Buu Saga in 5 Minutes (Dragonball Z Live Action)
        6.1
        TV Short
        • People of Earth
        • 2022
      • Cumali Ceber 666 (2022)
        Cumali Ceber 666
        1.0
        • Cumali's Steam Friend
        • 2022
      • EvilAidan and ThiccenMcnugget in Kek - The Movie (2021)
        Kek - The Movie
        8.5
        • Fart
        • 2021
      • The Chalkeaters feat. Ellen McLain, the Stupendium & Gabe Newell: Count to Three (2021)
        The Chalkeaters feat. Ellen McLain, the Stupendium & Gabe Newell: Count to Three
        Music Video
        • Gabe Newell
        • 2021
      • Dota 2 (2013)
        Dota 2
        8.0
        Video Game
        • Gabe Newell Announcer (voice)
        • 2013

      Director



      • Cumali Ceber 666 (2022)
        Cumali Ceber 666
        1.0
        • Director
        • 2022
      • Aperture Hand Lab (2019)
        Aperture Hand Lab
        Video Game
        • Director
        • 2019
      • Half-Life (1998)
        Half-Life
        9.1
        Video Game
        • Director (directed by)
        • 1998

      Personal details

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      • Alternative names
        • Lord Protector Gaben
      • Height
        • 1.79 m
      • Born
        • November 3, 1962
      • Spouse
        • Lisa MennetAugust 24, 1996 - ? (divorced, 2 children)

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        The PC is successful because we're all benefiting from the competition with each other. If Twitter comes along, our games benefit. If Nvidia makes better graphics technology, all the games are going to shine. If we come out with a better game, people are going to buy more PCs.
      • Nickname
        • Gaben

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      • How old is Gabe Newell?
        62 years old
      • When was Gabe Newell born?
        November 3, 1962
      • What is Gabe Newell's birth name?
        Gabe Logan Newell
      • How tall is Gabe Newell?
        5 feet 10 inches, or 1.79 meters
      • What is Gabe Newell known for?
        Half-Life

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