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[Neuromancer]

Gabe is systematically eliminating all who oppose him.

 

[FrankCaron]

I think those murmurings in the other thread about this signalling that Valve is about to get purchased by someone just got a whole lot more likely.

 

[Treythalomew]

All the hype for a Steambox has killed Valve.

 

[StoppedInTracks]

Hmm... whatever is going on there (buyout, going to consoles, HL3 cancelled, no more games planned etc.) must be shaking the very foundation of the company.

 

[angular graphics]

So it's fair to say GabeN lied through his teeth with his stupid "everything is fine, nothing is changing" statement made a few weeks ago.

Uh, no? What did change?

 

[PaleFolklore]

This has me really worried. I'm such a massive Valve fan. I had felt like they could really do no wrong and the future seemed extremely bright for them. But all these people leaving is troubling.

 

[LQX]

I wonder if there was coup of sorts over at Valve and Newell just said fuck it and went to town or maybe Valve will soon be under new ownership.

 

[BobLoblaw]

Goddamn. Pretty sure they signed NDAs or something when they were fired/quit, but something MAJOR happened at Valve. Someone please tell me what the fuck happened already!

 

[Sipowicz]

What the hell happened?

 

[Derrick01]

what

Kerry King booted his ass (again) because he wanted to re-do their financial situation, he apparently was making hardly any money.

 

[I NEED SCISSORS]

assuming you are serious, Linked in Says "2/25/13 - Present" if the job is still active. It requires an unchecking of the "still employed" box to specify an end date.

I am serious, I don't know how facebook for jobs works.



Valve are truly an empty shell of the great company they once were.

 

[shinobi602]

GABEN WHAT IS GOING ON

This is huge guys

WTF is going on at valve

Oh man what the hell happened at Valve? Was there a mass exodus in response to the firings or something?

Megaton if true, what's happening at Valve ?

valve what is happening. I love Dota and Portal 2. What will be next.

What the fuuuuuck? How does this happen. How on earth does this guy get fired? I don't see it. He's been there for 13 years for christssake.

This is what happens when you forget about Half Life 3 goddamnit. Karma!

 

[Jackben]

gaben got tired of Doug feeding when playing support in DOTA 2, kickbanned him IRL.

Valve employees were fucking each other a bit to much it seems

lmao.

Doug leaving makes the thing feel more like a cultural/ideological driven purge and less like casual layoffs.

Definitely. Doug is/was a major force at Valve and him leaving would in no way be 'just annual performance reviews' as Gabe et al were trying to play it off as.

 

[Misguided]

How is this possible?

 

[Warrior_Keoni]

Restructuring and layoffs? Or full dismissals?

 

[marrec]

Goddamn. Pretty sure they signed NDAs or something when they were fired/quit, but something MAJOR happened at Valve. Someone please tell me what the fuck happened already!

Big important project wrapped up, they're ready to reveal at E3, felt like they could shed some of the talent that was focused on that project.

That's my guess anyway.

 

[Visualante2]

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[Dalauz]

ok, time to get a new hobby

 

[Nirolak]

Link.

He lists his end date as February though, which implies he may have just planned to leave at the end of this month.

 

[Omikaru]

I'm looking at his LinkedIn page now and it says he's currently holding his Valve position.

www.linkedin.com/pub/doug-lombardi/a/766/36a

Interestingly enough, the search says it was a past position. Maybe he made a mistake when updating his and has since corrected it? Or maybe his actual LinkedIn page hasn't update to say he's no longer at the company?

 

[SteveWinwood]

So it's fair to say GabeN lied through his teeth with his stupid "everything is fine, nothing is changing" statement made a few weeks ago.

How so? Have you noticed any changes? I haven't.

 

[LiK]

The dream is dead.

RIP HL3. Game of never.

 

[diamount]

Gabe is systematically eliminating all who oppose him.

the great purge

 

[FACE]

MEGATON!

 

[PaleFolklore]

I think those murmurings in the other thread about this signalling that Valve is about to get purchased by someone just got a whole lot more likely.

Right after Gabe talked about the importance of being a self owned company? I don't think so man.

 

[strafer]

And Gabe keeps getting praise

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/122342-Gabe-Newell-to-Receive-BAFTA-Fellowship

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Pretty soon only Erik and Chet will be left, and Old Man Murray effectively becomes a $600 million dollar company.

imokaywiththis.jpg

 

[Pie and Beans]

Wow. Thats quite a 'purge' that occurred. Really makes me wonder about Gabe at this point and what he was thinking.

 

[Shard]

It is truly astounding if this news is indeed true. Also, stop assuming this has to do with issues of finance, this smells of political maneuvering.

 

[inky]

Something is happening at Valve, either they are spinning off/selling a business unit. Or they are not nearly as profitable as we all think they are.

According to the recent interview with Valve's economist dude (there's a topic about it int the first page) they've grown around 40% YoY for a while, and their revenue exceeds $1 billion for about 300 employees, so it's definitely not that.

Maybe it's an internal change in vision about what products should be developed.

 

[Mackmannen]

Not like this Valve, not like this. ;(

 

[Nirolak]

I'm looking at his LinkedIn page now and it says he's currently holding his Valve position.

www.linkedin.com/pub/doug-lombardi/a/766/36a

Interestingly enough, the search says it was a past position. Maybe he made a mistake when updating his and has since corrected it? Or maybe his actual LinkedIn page hasn't update to say he's no longer at the company?

It could be both if he gave a one month notice and is leaving at the end of the month.

 

[eznark]

Pretty soon only Erik and Chet will be left, and Old Man Murray effectively becomes a $600 million dollar company.

imokaywiththis.jpg

Best of all possible scenarios.

 

[GoddyofAus]

Seriously, if Valve as we know it is dying, what fucking hope do we have?

 

[AJ_Wings]

Man, this year is going to be really interesting regarding Valve's future.

 

[Osiris]

If true, then Megaton, if ever the term had any meaning this is the kind of event it was meant for.

So big big changes happening at Valve.

I'm guessing buyout.

 

[Seda]

Wow, I'm pretty uninformed about Valve personnel and even I know Lombardi and never thought he'd leave.

 

[Baron_Calamity]

Maybe their days as a game developer is over? It isn't like that will bring in the money as well as Steam.

 

[Currygan]

Steam sales going strong

 

[Raide]

RIP HL3. Game of never.

Don't worry. Gearbox in on the case!

 

[Drencrom]

What the fuck....

 

[Busty]

YOU ALL WANTED THE STEAMBOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WELL THIS IS WHAT THE STEAMBOX HAS BROUGHT US!!!!!!!!!

*weeps silently*

 

[Professor Renegade]

What will this mean for Half-Life? Oh god the suspense is killing me!

 

[xJavonta]

Holy fucking shit what is happening?!

 

[arab]

:[

 

[Nibel]

I hate that we get to know why certain person retire but without any context

Lombardi is a name I associate with Valve since I begun playing their games, this is really unexpected

 

[funkystudent]

RIP HL3. Game of never.

Not yet.

If/when we hear Marc Laidlaw left then Half Life is probably dead.

 

[Ken Masters]

sorry for the ignorance, can someone fill me in on the importance of Doug Lombardi in relation to Steam?

 

[Sub_Level]

Whoah. Holy crap.

 

[Megasoum]

With all those people leaving maybe we'll finally learn something about HL3/Episode 3. One of them has to talk at some point.