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Remember 'F-Stop?' Valve's Abandoned 'Portal' Prequel Has Finally Become Playable

Valve's cancelled "Portal" prequel, "F-Stop," has leaked online in a nearly complete, playable build, revealing an abandoned chapter of Aperture Science.

Player One · 14h ago

Valve was founded 30 years ago today — changed PC gaming forever with Half-Life, then Steam

Today marks Valve’s 30th birthday. The company was founded on August 24, 1996, by Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington, both Microsoft veterans.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 24

Frustrated with GTA 6 leaks, Rockstar fans dig up Gabe Newell's "I play games to have fun" rant – and miss the most important part

"I have never thought to myself that realism is fun. I go play games to have fun," said Newell

GamesRadar · Aug 21

Valve's Gabe Newell continues spending his billions on an undersea armada, adding an $800 million deep sea vessel to the one he already had in the works

They're both being handled by his manufacturing company, Oceanco

GamesRadar · Jul 6

Steam Week in Review: Steam just got its first 'dopamine site', so you can fatten a fake backlog without spending a cent

All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending July 5.

PC Gamer · Jul 6

Doom legend John Romero says the FPS game's 20 million shareware players "were not 'pirates' by default" and "history is messier than 'pirates killed the companies'"

John Romero's about to hope you're doing well

GamesRadar · Jun 29

Quote of the day by Gabe Newell: "Piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue" — Sony just proved why digital storefronts are broken

Sony will delete over 550 purchased Studio Canal movies from PlayStation user libraries this September without offering refunds. The controversial move highlights the fragile reality of digital ownership and reinforces Gabe Newell's famous 2011 philosophy on piracy.

Windows Central · Jun 29

Gabe Newell buys $70.8 million mansion in Florida, and naturally it has a dock for his superyachts and a personal tunnel to the ocean

How he does like to be beside the seaside.

PC Gamer · Jun 18

Valve billionaire Gabe Newell spends $70 million on a new mansion to go with his $500 million yacht as the house of Steam fights monopoly lawsuits

$70.8 million, to be precise

GamesRadar · Jun 17

Dutch non-profit set to take Valve to court for keeping game prices high

Someone else has a bone to pick with Valve's commission on Steam

PC Gamer · Jun 12