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Inspired by [[Michael Abrash]], who left Microsoft to work on the game ''[[Quake (video game)|Quake]]'' at id, Newell and another employee, [[Mike Harrington]], left Microsoft to found the video game company Valve on August 24, 1996.<ref name="Creative Minds" /><ref name=":3" /> Newell and Harrington funded development of the first Valve game, the first-person shooter ''[[Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]'' (1998),<ref name=":4" /> which was a critical and commercial success.<ref name="gamespotfame">{{cite web |last=Rorie |first=Matthew |date=May 18, 2007 |title=Greatest Games of All Time: Half-Life |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/greatest-games-of-all-time-half-life/1100-6171044/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119235122/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/greatest-games-of-all-time-half-life/1100-6171044/ |archive-date=January 19, 2015 |access-date=March 31, 2016 |website=GameSpot}}</ref> Harrington left in 2000, leaving Newell as the sole owner.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Dunn |first=Jeff |date=October 2013 |title=Full steam ahead: the history of Valve |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/history-of-valve/ |access-date=April 5, 2021 |website=[[GamesRadar]] |language=en}}</ref>
Newell gave Valve no deadline and a "virtually unlimited" budget to develop ''[[Half-Life 2]]'' (2004), promising to fund it himself if necessary.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Geoff |first=Keighley |author-link=Geoff Keighley |title=The Final Hours of Half-Life 2 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-final-hours-of-half-life-2/1100-6112889/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226173658/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-final-hours-of-half-life-2/1100-6112889/ |archive-date=December 26, 2019 |access-date=November 30, 2019 |website=[[GameSpot]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Meanwhile, he spent several months developing [[Steam (service)|Steam]], a [[digital distribution]] service for games.<ref>{{cite web |last=Keighley |first=Geoff |date=November 12, 2004 |title=The Final Hours of Half-Life 2 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-final-hours-of-half-life-2/1100-6112889/ |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref> By 2011, Steam controlled between 50% and 70% of the market for downloaded PC games and generated most of Valve's revenue.<ref name=":2" />
In 2007, Newell expressed his displeasure over developing for [[game consoles]], saying that developing processes for [[Sony]]'s [[PlayStation 3]] was a "waste of everybody's time".<ref>{{cite web |last=Androvich |first=Mark |date=October 11, 2007 |title=PS3 a "waste of time," says Valve's Newell |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ps3-a-waste-of-time-says-valves-newell |access-date=February 9, 2016 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bishop |first=Stuart |date=January 15, 2007 |title=Gabe Newell: PS3 "a waste of everybody's time" |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/155309/valve-ps3-a-total-disaster-on-so-many-levels/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223172938/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/155309/valve-ps3-a-total-disaster-on-so-many-levels/ |archive-date=December 23, 2014 |access-date=February 9, 2016 |website=[[Computer and Video Games]] |publisher=[[Future plc]]}}</ref> On stage at Sony's keynote at [[E3 2010]], he acknowledged his criticism but discussed the open nature of the PlayStation 3 and announced a port of ''[[Portal 2]]'', remarking that with [[Steamworks]] support it would be the best version for any console.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |date=June 15, 2010 |title=Portal 2 coming to PlayStation 3 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/portal-2-coming-to-playstation-3 |access-date=February 9, 2016 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]]}}</ref> Newell also criticized the [[Xbox Live]] service, referring to it as a "train wreck",<ref>{{cite web |last=Fahey |first=Mike |date=September 9, 2010 |title=Valve Figured Microsoft Would Fix The Xbox Live "Train Wreck" |url=http://kotaku.com/5634305/valve-figured-microsoft-would-fix-the-xbox-live-train-wreck |access-date=February 9, 2016 |website=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]]}}</ref> and [[Windows 8]], calling it a threat to the open nature of [[PC gaming]].<ref>{{cite news |date=July 26, 2012 |title=Valve boss Gabe Newell calls Windows 8 a 'catastrophe' |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18996377 |access-date=February 9, 2016}}</ref> At the 2013 [[LinuxCon]], Newell said the [[Linux]] operating system and [[Open-source software|open source]] development were "the future of gaming". He accused the proprietary systems of companies such as Microsoft and [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] of stifling innovation through slow certification processes.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=V |first1=Perry |last2=Published |first2=Ell |date=September 16, 2013 |title=Gabe Newell: "Linux and open source are the future of gaming" |language=en |work=PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/gabe-newell-linux-and-open-source-are-the-future-of-gaming/ |access-date=June 20, 2022}}</ref>
In 2009, ''[[IGN]]'' named Newell one of the top 100 game creators of all time, writing that it was "almost impossible to gauge" Valve's influence on game design, technology and the [[Video game industry|video games industry]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IGN - 16. Gabe Newell |url=https://www.ign.com/top/game-creators/16.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420073520/http://www.ign.com/top/game-creators/16.html |archive-date=2014-04-20 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref> In December 2010, ''[[Forbes]]'' listed Newell as "A Name You Need to Know", primarily for his work on Steam having partnerships with multiple major developers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chiang |first=Oliver |date=November 13, 2010 |title=Names You Need to Know in 2011: Gabe Newell |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliverchiang/2010/11/13/names-you-need-to-know-in-2011-gabe-newell/ |access-date=February 2, 2016 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> In 2013, Newell was added to the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] Hall of Fame<ref>{{cite web |last=Purchese |first=Robert |date=November 15, 2012 |title=Gabe Newell named as next AIAS Hall of Famer |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-15-gabe-newell-named-as-next-aias-hall-of-famer |access-date=February 9, 2016 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]]}}</ref> and received the [[BAFTA Fellowship]] award for his contributions to the video game industry.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 25, 2013 |title=Valve's Gabe Newell to be Honoured with BAFTA Fellowship |url=http://www.bafta.org/press/press-releases/valves-gabe-newell-to-be-honoured-with-bafta-fellowship |access-date=February 9, 2016 |website=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]}}</ref> In October 2017, ''Forbes'' listed Newell among the 100 wealthiest people in the United States, with an estimated net worth of {{US$|5.5 billion|long=no}}.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chalk |first=Andy |date=October 19, 2017 |title=Gabe Newell is worth $5.5 billion, according to Forbes |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/gabe-newell-is-worth-55-billion-according-to-forbes/ |access-date=October 19, 2017 |work=[[PC Gamer]]}}</ref><ref name="net worth">{{cite web |title=Forbes Lists – Gabe Newell |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/gabe-newell/?list=billionaires |access-date=October 19, 2017 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> In December 2021, ''Forbes'' estimated that Newell had a net worth of {{US$|3.9 billion|long=no}}<ref name="net worth" /> and owned at least one quarter of Valve.<ref name="net worth" /> According to Charlie Fish, the author of ''The'' ''History of Video Games'', as of 2021 Newell was the richest person in the video game industry.<ref name=":3" />
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