Hack COMPLETE! Hi everyone, it's me, Diana! I'll be posting here for a little bit! I'm so excited to learn about Earth from you all. Let's play together, okay?
About 6 months ago I made a call: one year of pure experiments. New styles, lots of failures, constant exploring, no stopping. And yeah, learning @framer too! If I could change one thing, it’s simple: I wish I made that call way earlier
Valve didn’t just make games.
It built the entire PC gaming ecosystem.
> Gabe Newell (GabeN), co-founder of Valve, reshaped how games are made, sold, and played
> Left Microsoft after helping build Windows to pursue PC gaming full-time
> Funded Valve himself in 1996, keeping full creative control
> Released Half-Life — won 50+ GOTY awards and revolutionized storytelling in FPS games
> Turned community mods into global hits like Counter-Strike and Dota
> Built Steam — now the dominant PC platform with millions of daily users
> Pioneered digital distribution, killing physical game dependency
> Expanded into VR with Half-Life: Alyx and Valve Index
> Launched Steam Deck — bringing full PC gaming to handheld
No investors.
No deadlines.
Just long-term bets that changed gaming forever.