Gabe Newell in the spotlight

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Gabe Newell was spotted at GDC 2012 and he did a little video for Intel. It was mostly a promotion for Sandy Bridge, but a couple of things from Valve were confirmed for this year:

• They will be releasing the new 10' Steam UI - aka "Big Picture Mode"
• Dota 2 will be released

To make the video interesting, Gabe took a stab at Half-Life fans, too. He wore a baseball cap with the name "Parsifal" stitched on the front. A quick Google search of the term reveals that "Parsifal" is an opera in THREE acts, and it took TWENTY-FIVE years for the creator to finish working on it. Oh, Gabe... I hope we don't have to wait that long for Episode 3.

And in a separate podcast, Mr. Newell appeared on the show Geek a Week. This was more of a Larry King-style interview and was about getting inside the thoughts and ideas behind the man. Also, Len Peralta, the show's host who also happens to be an artist, has made a trading card depicting Gabe in a scene from the movie Pulp Fiction.

Here's the render:

The audio recording of the interview can be found at the bottom of this page.

 

[Rustinat0r]

Old Gabe

 

[Sloth]

A great, subtle dig at all those wanting Episode 3 now.

 

[Krynn72]

I "da fuk?"d at the thumbnail. I knew he had a beard, but didn't know how ridiculous it got. Its awesome.

 

[SpotEnemyBoats]

Gabe confirmed that he is a brony.

 

[YouKnow]

Gabe sure does like to talk with his hands.

 

[Eejit]

He wore a baseball cap with the name "Parsifal" stitched on the front. A quick Google search of the term reveals that "Parsifal" is an opera in THREE acts, and it took TWENTY-FIVE years for the creator to finish working on it.

Oh sweet, HL3 release date of 2023! You heard it here first everybody.

 

[Damic]

Or 20-05-2013 or 25 months from now (05-05-2014) or both combined 20-05-2014 (20 may 2014).

Gabe is playing Santa Claus this year but shhht

 

[blackout]

the beard


it's corrupting him :|

 

[Asknoone]

THAT "CREATOR" IS ****ING WAGNER YOU PHILISTINE!

 

[CheatingDeath]

He looks like the friendly grandpa from around the corner ! I like .