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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

GabeN actually used to work for Microsoft, untill he realized more people had DOOM installed on home PCs, than... Windows.

He helped basically port DOOM to Windows 95 / DirectX, realized you can run games on PCs and there was a market for it, therefore, found Valve.