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Gabe Newell caps off Steam Machine week by taking delivery of a new $500 million superyacht with a submarine garage, on-board hospital and 15 gaming PCs (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ok, I looked, he has a piss poor record with donations:

Educational and Research

Foundry10: Newell co-founded this educational company focused on exploring and researching non-traditional learning methods.

-not a donation. In 2024, foundry10 had total expenses of approximately $2.02 million, against a revenue of $1.83 million. He spent more on shitters for this yacht.

Racing and Motorsports

Heart of Racing: In 2020, Newell co-founded this racing team to raise funds for children's charities.

-no, this is to own a race team.

Seattle Children's Hospital: The Heart of Racing partners with the Seattle Children's Hospital, with a commitment to raise money for its pediatric cardiac care unit.

no actual money mentioned.

Space and Other Projects

Gnome Chompski: In 2020, Newell sent a titanium replica of the Half-Life 2 gnome, "Gnome Chompski," into space with Rocket Lab.

Blew junk into space, ok Elon.

Donation: He pledged to donate $1 to the Starship Children's Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand, for every person who watched the launch stream within 24 hours. The total amount raised was over $286,000.

Not exactly charity. it was a tool to get people to watch a launch.

Other projects: Newell has also autographed posters for charity auctions, such as for the AbleGamers Charity.

I'm sure tens of dollars were raised.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 2 days ago

Other projects: Newell has also autographed posters for charity auctions, such as for the AbleGamers Charity.

I’m sure tens of dollars were raised.

I dunno, I imagine a few of the Gabe Newell cult worshipers would pay top dollar for the signature.