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Doug Lombardi did not leave Valve. Stop hyperventilating and go read a book.
- Thread starter jbug617
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Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Looks like Superannuation was wrong.
Robot Pants
Member
No way Gabe would get rid of Lombardi.
He's the essential HL3 question deflector. Gabe NEEDS him.
He's the essential HL3 question deflector. Gabe NEEDS him.
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
Marketing VPs have pretty valuable skills that can translate easily to really any industry. It's not crazy to think he just took a better job somewhere else or upgraded to a Chief Marketing Officer (or better) position.
Especially considering Valve's crazy success with Steam, now may have been a good time to leverage himself into a better position.
edit: Okay it's not true then lol
Especially considering Valve's crazy success with Steam, now may have been a good time to leverage himself into a better position.
edit: Okay it's not true then lol
Apple + Valve to create the iSteamBox
I was just going to say we should add this kind of stuff to the OP, but OP delivers anyways.
Good job jbug.
Gives everyone good information if there is a counterpoint to the information posted in the OP. So then everyone is on the same page, regardless of when they came into the thread.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
They aren't beholden to anyone but the consumers, and as such have completely self-imposed publishing schedules. The concept of "development hell" has a completely different meaning in this situation, if it applies at all. We're conditioned to think that game taking longer than 2-3 years must be a disastrous project, but Valve doesn't work the same way as the rest of the industry.
I agree with your point about high standards. That combined with no time limits does have its downsides as far as actually putting games out there. But they know that HL3 has to do something really new and different to be received as anything other than a disappointment, and they're probably working to achieve that, if they're working on it at all.
Hmm, was he trying to switch his title then?
LinkedIn doesn't do that unless you tell it to.
Maybe the employees had some kind of revenue sharing options and someone made a huge bid on Valve. Gabe turned it down and employees are upset they didn't get to cache out?
I don't want to alarm you, but it's Monday.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
This thread is now about how shit LinkedIn is.
Maybe he got promoted
Sapphire Dreams
Member
Wow, 2013 is not a good year for Valve even after the announcement of the SteamBox.
Or you could do the bare minimum of research and see that Valve are constantly putting out content for all their games. But please, tell me more about DOTA2/CS:GO/Portal 2/TF2's development hell in recent times.
Half-Life 3 will be shown when Source 2 is ready and the minimum spec on PC is raised in line with next-gen consoles.
Haunted
Member
You guys are easily duped, that profile picture looks nothing like Doug Lombardi.
Kacho
Member
I'm not sure why I care so much, but I do and this makes me happy.
Visualante2
Member
JehutyRunner
Banned
Double confirmation: He's just said on Facebook he hasn't left.
GoddyofAus
Banned
I'm from the future, otherwise known as Australia.
I'm guessing you don't use g-mail? The tiny little arrow next to the word "me"/"Doug" displays the person's full info, including e-mail address. I don't recall when this was changed, as earlier versions of g-mail probably displayed the address by default.
And regardless, the polite thing to do would have been to censor-filter out Lombardi's e-mail, even if it's commonly known. (referring to the guy who contacted him and posted the screenshot)
I think it's a good sign that he can't muster a three-world response to the query.
Kadayi
Banned
Surprising as it may seem but not everyone gives a damn about multi-player or hats.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
yeah it's happened before. gaf>internet>gaf and all that
Gaben works in mysterious ways.
gabe the situation newell
Did you not read the post he quoted? The comment wasn't, "just about everything they work on is of no interest to me", but "just about everything they work on is in development hell/limbo".
PoweredBySoy
Banned
I hear games are really expensive in the future. =(
Haunted
Member
He's probably a bit annoyed that a small hiccup at LinkedIn caused him to get flooded with emails and inquiries.
Yeah but this is such a simple thing to fact check before running to twitter to report it.
SteveWinwood
Member
Too much work.
Twitter isn't meant for "reports." Nobody "reported" it officially on a website that I can see. Most twitters are personal and in no way (and sometimes explicitly stated) connected to the publication the person works for.
Actually VG 24/7 did. Without crediting anyone no less.
i bet Gaben pranked him.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
This is like a Kotaku article, but in thread form.
SteveWinwood
Member
Haunted
Member
looks like a cover up to me
R
Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
Good to know (if absolutely true). I think it would have been really bad for Valve if Doug left. Not perhaps on an operational level (nothing against Doug, I'm sure he performs his duties well) but people would have seriously started to think something would have gone awry. Again, good to know and I hope Doug and his associates will get the opportunity to really shine in the comings months, starting at GDC, when it comes to Source 2, Steambox and hopefully Half-Life 3.
Ravensmash
Member
Maybe Valve are closing down and Doug accidentally made it public before he was supposed to, updating his LinkedIn and forgetting that it's publicly viewable.
#conspiracy
I doubt this is anything more than a mistake though, but an odd one nonetheless.
#conspiracy
I doubt this is anything more than a mistake though, but an odd one nonetheless.
It's a user error that happens all the time on Linked In.