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According to Gabe Newell, prototypes of Valve's Steam Box are expected in three to four months. Speaking to the BBC , Newell said that the company is currently concerned with the box's noise and heat generation. He also says he expects to get the prototype into the hands of consumers with different... More

Gabe Newell is a popular man these days. The Valve co-founder was recently inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame, and will now be honored by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) with the Academy Fellowship at this year’s British Academy Games... More

Director J.J. Abrams was recently handed the director’s chair for the new Star Wars film, and while at this year’s D.I.C.E. Conference, he announced that a deal had been made with Valve for a series of adaptations based on some of their video game properties. Abrams and Valve president and... More

Valve CEO Gabe Newell took the stage with director JJ Abrams yesterday , where they had a tongue-in-cheek debate on whether films or games were the best way to tell stories. Newell was back today, with a solo talk. Gabe Newell's Keynote discussed structural changes going forward in the games industry... More

Two of the most acclaimed and powerful content creators in entertainment might be joining forces in the future. At their D.I.C.E. keynote, Gabe Newell and Star Trek director J.J. Abrams hinted at some future collaborations. While no specific projects were confirmed, the pair did talk about some of their... More

Gabe Newell recently gave a talk at the University of Texas' LBJ School of Public Affairs where he talked about Valve's biggest competitor. Notes on Newell's talk comes from Polygon where he had a lot to say about the coming battle over the living room. Newell said, "I think that there's... More

The force is strong with director J.J. Abrams. Chosen to direct a new Star Wars film, Abrams will also give the opening keynote discussion at the 2013 D.I.C.E. Summit with Valve president and co-founder Gabe Newell. Scheduled for Feb. 6 in Las Vegas, the conference gathers industry leaders from the video... More

Gabe Newell of Valve made two appearance on the recent Nerdist podcast , and among the many topics covered was Hollywood's Half-Life and Left 4 Dead movie proposals. It's pretty easy to understand why Valve turned them away when they were presenting ideas that involved horse-riding in a movie... More

A new interview offers a number of details about what’s being planned for Valve’s entry into TV-based gaming. The Verge posted today an extensive interview with Gabe Newell , in which the Valve CEO offers more information about the long-rumored Steam Box. Among a number of other insights... More

Gabe Newell is the co-founder and managing director of Valve Corporation. He also worked for Microsoft and helped port the original Doom to PCs. If you didn't know that, you might find this short video entertaining. Lore is a YouTube series that often explains the lore for video game series like... More

Valve’s multiplayer battle arena game Dota 2 could possibly be available in the future for your iPad or Android tablet. In an interview at the VGAs, Gabe Newell of Valve expressed how he looked forward to the idea of including the game on tablets. “The good news is that tablets are getting... More

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced that it will be inducting Valve co-founder Gabe Newell into the organization's Hall of Fame. Newell will be presented with the award at the annual D.I.C.E. Summit in February. “Gabe is one of the most cherished and respected figures... More

Valve's co-founder Gabe Newell got a visit from the Internet's /v/ board from 4chan.com, and they asked him what's going on with the Source engine. You can see video of the visit below, where Newell preemptively knocks down any Half-Life 3 questions, but he does talk about additions to the... More

Valve is readying Steam, the online video game distribution service, for Linux, but it needs some help making sure it works. If you're a Linux user, and you want to lend a hand/get your hands on Steam for Linux a little early, head here and sign up for the beta. More

Valve's Jeri Ellsworth recently spoke with Endgadget about Valve's recently founded hardware division, and revealed a few facts about what is going on in Valve's magical chocolate factory. Right now, Valve's main priority is recruiting smart people, but it already has a production line... More

The New York Times has written up a large feature on Valve and its bizarre corporate structure. It offers a few hints about what Valve is working on, as well as some images of its rumored gaming goggles. You can check out the full feature by clicking here , where you can learn about the authors first... More

Valve has been experimenting with bringing some of its games to the Linux platform, starting with Left 4 Dead, and it is already getting some impressive results. According to a recent blog post by Valve the developers were able to get Left 4 Dead 2 to run at 315 frames per second on Linux while Windows... More

Valve's Gabe Newell has announced his displeasure with the upcoming Windows 8, because he believes it will lead to a more closed platform. Speaking to Ed Fries at the Casual Connect conference in Seattle, Newell expressed his opinion when talking about having options when it comes to different platforms... More

Left 4 Dead 2's Cold Stream DLC was set for release today for Xbox 360, but you won't be able to download it yet. In response to a curious fan , the official Left 4 Dead Twitter account said, "We are working with [Microsoft] on a release schedule. We don't have an ETA yet but we hope... More

Cold Stream, which includes a fan made campaign, as well as ports of the original Left 4 Dead's assorted campaigns, is coming July 24. The DLC will be available simultaneously for Xbox 360, Mac, and PC. Death Toll, Dead Air, Blood Harvest, and Crash Course are the campaigns we will be seeing from... More