

However in the early 80s, when he started, the company was not nearly the powerhouse it is today. Gabe Newell is a Harvard Dropout who went to work for Microsoft. Welcome to Arcadology: The Development of Half-Life.


And none of it would have happened if it weren’t for the era of the Microsoft Millionaires. The game, inspired by Doom, another FPS that turned the hobby on its head, would make Valve a power player in the industry. 20 years ago this month, in 1998, a startup named Valve released Half-Life, and it would change the face of gaming.
