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Gabe Newell

Co-founder and president of Valve

How we know it's theirs

His post asking Reddit to let him use his own name, signed with his Valve email

We retrieved 19 posts and 140 comments from u/GabeNewellBellevue, dated 2014 to 2025, most often in r/The_Gaben, r/IAmA and r/pcmasterrace.

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u/GabeNewellBellevue posted in r/motorsports

The Heart of Racing - New team competing in USCC

u/GabeNewellBellevue replied

When they asked me what number I wanted for the car I asked for "3" and they said "nope." Irony.

Context: Fans have waited for a Half-Life 3 since Valve's last numbered Half-Life game in 2004. Source

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u/GabeNewellBellevue posted in r/gaming

Uh, silly question

I have a race team in this year's United SportsCar Championship.

See http://www.reddit.com/r/motorsports/

When I was creating my account, all of the obvious versions of GabeNewell weren't allowed (for the obvious reasons). To whom would I speak about actually getting my name changed?

gaben@valvesoftware.com

A redditor wrote in r/questionablecontent

On “Anyone ever wonder if Gaben still reads QC?”

u/GabeNewellBellevue

u/GabeNewellBellevue replied

You rang?

Yes, I still read Questionable Content and am a Patreon supporter.

In a thread on r/The_Gaben

Hi. I'm Gabe Newell. AMA.

u/GabeNewellBellevue replied

The issue with Half-Life for me is that I was involved in a much higher percentage of the decisions about the games, so it's hard for me to look at them as anything other than a series of things I…

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The issue with Half-Life for me is that I was involved in a much higher percentage of the decisions about the games, so it's hard for me to look at them as anything other than a series of things I regret. There's no information in my response about what we'll do in the future. It's simply easier for me to be a fan of things that in which I was less directive.

A redditor posted in r/Porsche

Friend offered me to take his gt2 rs to the track, and I’m terrified.

u/GabeNewellBellevue replied

Be careful on corner entry. Optimize for exit rather than push on entry. The rear of the car can be unpredictable.