Gabe Newell Used To Farm Gold In WoW, Shares Opinion On Game Store Competition

We all probably know Gabe Newell best as the head honcho of Valve. But once upon a time, he was also a World of Warcraft gold farmer. Speaking to Edge magazine (via PC Gamer) Newell spoke of how Valve began to consider games as "productivity platforms", and how he decided to farm gold in the MMO as "a sort of proof-of-concept". "I was making U...

Man Swipes 40K Worth Of Games & Gaben’s Minigun From Valve

Last month on 25 September 2019, Bellevue Police charged 32-year-old Shawn Shaputis with one count of burglary and another for the trafficking of stolen property (via Polygon). According to the police, Shaputis had executed a pretty elaborate plan for his heist into one of the biggest gaming companies in the world. He broke into Lincoln Square Sou...

Are We Finally Getting Half-Life 3, For The Umpteenth Time?

Half-Life 3 is one of those persistent gaming urban legends. It's been 15 years since Half-Life 2 originally released and gamers are still somehow convinced that a sequel is on its way. It's certainly not helping that Valve co-founder Gabe 'Gaben' Newell recently re-ignited hopes for Half-Life 3. During Valve's recent Index VR launch party, Gaben ...