# Gabe Newell on Reddit (u/GabeNewellBellevue)

Part of Celebrities on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-06. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/celebrities-on-reddit/gabe-newell

Gabe Newell: Co-founder and president of Valve.

- Reddit account: [u/GabeNewellBellevue](https://www.reddit.com/user/GabeNewellBellevue/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [His post asking Reddit to let him use his own name, signed with his Valve email](https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1v8cec/uh_silly_question/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/The_Gaben (41), r/IAmA (39), r/pcmasterrace (37), r/gaming (20), r/motorsports (8), r/valve (2)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2014 to 2025
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabe_Newell

## Moments

### u/GabeNewellBellevue in r/motorsports, Jan 15, 2014 · Funny

Replying to the post "The Heart of Racing - New team competing in USCC".

> 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. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Life_(series))
Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/motorsports/comments/1v85hy/the_heart_of_racing_new_team_competing_in_uscc/ceprd7e/ · 3,137 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/GabeNewellBellevue in r/gaming, Jan 14, 2014 · Normal redditor

**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

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1v8cec/uh_silly_question/ · 1,369 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/GabeNewellBellevue in r/questionablecontent, Mar 19, 2021 · Hobby

Replying to a redditor:

> u/GabeNewellBellevue

> You rang?
>
> Yes, I still read Questionable Content and am a Patreon supporter.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/questionablecontent/comments/m7o04m/anyone_ever_wonder_if_gaben_still_reads_qc/grffmxi/ · 38 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/GabeNewellBellevue in r/The_Gaben, Jan 17, 2017 · AMA answer

In the thread "Hi. I'm Gabe Newell. AMA.".

> 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.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Gaben/comments/5olhj4/hi_im_gabe_newell_ama/dck8szi/ · 8,200 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/GabeNewellBellevue in r/Porsche, Dec 6, 2020 · Advice

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

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

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Porsche/comments/k7n981/friend_offered_me_to_take_his_gt2_rs_to_the_track/gestrr6/ · 5 points as of Nov 6, 2026