Gabe Newell, known for being the head of Valve and the Steam gaming platform, has been talking about in recent weeks and not only for the recent founding of his new company, Starfish, but also for his surprising physical change. And as you can see on that company's website, he looks much thinner than he is known for.
Starfish, specialized in creating neural interfaces, could become a direct competitor to Neuralink, Elon Musk's company. Newell's company seeks to develop technologies that improve human interaction with the outside world. News that has generated a lot of interest, but not as much as this notable physical transformation of Newell.
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As can be seen at first glance, he has lost a considerable amount of weight and sports a more well-groomed appearance, including a new haircut. Among the different opinions of this change, some praised him for his efforts and assured that she looks younger than ever. Others, however, were worried, saying that he might be sick.
Some even say that the photograph is edited and that he is not really that thin. One user notes that: “I mentioned this on the other subreddit, but if you look at all the other images around the collar, Gabe's image doesn't particularly match the shadow cast by the collar of his shirt.” And on the other hand, some players have joked about his apparent weight loss, saying that he is this way because he “did a push-up every time someone asked him to do Half Life 3.”
Known for his charisma and humor, Newell is often an active presence in the public sphere and enjoys interacting with his audience and even pokes fun at his own role in the company. This is why it is most likely that after the reactions to his physical change are known, he may give some statement about this.
Valve workers earned more money per employee than Facebook, Apple and Microsoft
In news related to the company behind Steam, data on its revenue per employee has generated quite a bit of astonishment in the industry. Revealed thanks to a recently unearthed internal company study from 2018, they claim that the video game giant generated more money per worker than other dominant brands such as Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft.
New documents related to a 2021 class action lawsuit filed by Wolfire Games against Valve have been uncovered by GameDiscoverCo's newsletter, which alleged that the Steam company had been engaging in anti-competitive business practices, particularly with respect to the 30% commission he had been earning from game sales. And during this phase, they had to exchange materials to support their cases, where an email conversation between Valve employees arose.
