Gabe Newell named as next AIAS Hall of Famer

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Such is his influence on the world of videogames and computing that it's a wonder Gabe Newell hasn't been inducted into the prestigious Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame already. This coming February at the 2013 D.I.C.E. summit will be his moment.

17 people came before him. In reverse order these were Epic's Tim Sweeney (2012), BioWare's retired doctors Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka (2011), Marble Madness' Mark Cerny (2010), Ensemble's Bruce Shelley (2009) and Blizzard's Mike Morhaime (2008). Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto was the first inductee (1998), followed by Civilization's Sid Meier (1999), Final Fantasy's Hironobu Sakaguchi (2000), id Software's John Carmack (2001) and SimCity/The Sims' Will Wright (2002).

Gabe Newell may be the most important person in video games today. Valve's well regarded Steam distribution service revolutionised and now controls the PC market, and has expanded onto Mac and soon Linux. Valve's games are considered some of the finest around, particularly the seminal Half-Life series. Valve's Total Football-style company culture is revered and envied. And Valve's experimental visions of the future are exciting and noteworthy.

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