Forbes isn’t doing this because it expects Episode 3 sometime next year. The numbers it likes are 70 percent – one industry’s estimate for how much market share Steam controls; 200 percent, the sales growth it’s seen over the past 12 months, and ??? million – a revenue figure that must be in the hundreds, Forbes speculates, as a 2005 profile of the private, tight-lipped company had its revenue figure at $US70 million.
It’s not richest nor most powerful person in the world, nor top 10 of either, but Gabe isn’t doing too bad.
Names You Need to Know in 2011: Gabe Newell [Forbes]
James Mac
Monday, November 15, 2010 at 11:07 AMDamn.
I thought we needed to know it in case we get asked: “Who ate all the pies”?
blake
Monday, November 15, 2010 at 1:04 PMIf I worked at Forbes the caption for the article would be;
Gabe Newell, the man you know for NOT HAVING MADE HALF LIFE 3 YET!
bitter, yes.
Warlok
Monday, November 15, 2010 at 2:13 PMI would rather see Half-Life 3 then Halfe-Life 2 Episode 3.
lolol
Monday, November 15, 2010 at 4:26 PMI dont care for half life but I want it to come out soon so we can see a new Counter Strike
Joe Mama
Monday, November 15, 2010 at 5:06 PMYour comment saddens me.
Adrian Milano
Monday, November 15, 2010 at 9:15 PMThe whole untied up end of the half life universe saddens me.
Not like it’s there flagship franchise.
Lyndon L
Monday, November 15, 2010 at 9:08 PMI think the best thing about Gabe is: He’s as rich as he is (or must be) and as successful as he is, yet he is still so down to earth. He doesn’t mind rubbing shoulders with the standard gamers – answering their emails, going to their events (and meeting with them for their petty boybotts etc), and the dude still wears a polo shirt… what a champ!
Jerom Tait
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 5:40 PMThe thing I like about Gabe is the way that he makes games.
Also – I’d prefer the continued support for games they’ve released to a new game, such as Half Life 2 Ep 3 or Half Life 3. I respect and admire Valve for their constant support for their older titles.