November 3, 1962: Happy birthday Gabe Newell! The ubiquitous presence with the games industry of Valve CEO Gabe Newell wasn’t always so ubiquitous. Newell, however, got a very fortuitous start with Microsoft, where he worked on at least a few Windows releases. Newell raked in some serious cash at Microsoft, so is wasn’t as if he…
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Today in Gaming History: 10/2/2013
October 2, 1955: Happy birthday Warren Spector! Have you recently fired up Dues Ex? Or maybe you’ve recently taken a romp through Epic Mickey? Or perhaps you’ve taken to the skies in Wing Commander? If you’ve ventured into any of these games, you have Warren Spector to thank. His storied career as a video game…
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