Gabe Logan Newell (Valve dystopia)

Gabe Logan Newell (November 3,1962- October 16,2053) was an American businessman, co-founder of Valve Corporation and the 48th president of the United States (2029-2037). He also served as a U.S. Senator from Washington from 2024 to 2027. Widely regarded as one of the most influental individuals of the 21st century, Newell was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 2036. His net worth was reported to be US$ 12.3 Billion in 2052.

Early Life and Microsoft
Newell was born on 1962. Growing up, he showed interest in computing. In the early 1980's he was accepted into the prestigious Harvard University. In 1983 he dropped out after visiting the small company his brother was working in. This small Seattle based company, Microsoft, would be Newell's life changer. He was convinced by Steve Ballmer to drop out of Harvard and to pursue his computing career working for Microsoft. Newell would go on to accept this offer and work for Microsoft for 13 years, working on releases of Windows 1.0, Windows 2.0 and Windows 2.1 and become a Microsoft millionaire before founding Valve Software.

Founding and Growth Of Valve
Newell and his Microsoft co-worker Mike Harrington founded Valve Software in 1996. An ambitious project, Valve and Newell would go on to create many critically acclaimed video games, including the Half-Life and Portal series.

Half-Life was called "game of the year" by over 50 critics in 1998. This success would help Valve implement their name as one of the pioneers of the PC gaming industry in the 2000's decade. The acquiring of the Half-Life mod "Counter-Strike" in 1999 and the release of Half-Life 2 as well as their signature gaming engine, Source, in 2004 would continue Valve's great success. Following a huge drought throughout the 2010's, Valve would release Half-Life:Alyx for VR devices in 2020. They would go on to conclude the Half-Life story with Half-Life 3:The Redemption for VR and PC. To this day, many critics value this game as the most influental game since the 2020's. In 2023, Valve became the 5th biggest software company in the U.S. with a reported revenue of US$ 87.2 Billion and Newell's net worth would climb to US$ 20 biliion.

See : 2028 American Elections (Valve Dystopia)
Newell left Valve in 2023 to pursue a political career. He would be elected Washington Senator for the Democratic Party in the 2024 elections,making him the first billionaire senator in the history of the U.S. He would be a productive member of the Senate and remain in his position of power until 2027, when he won the primary of the Democratic Party for the 2028 elections, beating the 46th President Joe Biden's son,Hunter Biden, in a rather uncompetitive race. Newell won 32/50 states for the primary. The Republican Party's primary would be won by the incumbent president Kevin McCarthy. On February 16, 2028 Newell announced Andrew Yang as his running mate on a Democratic Party rally. The duo would work hard throughout the year of 2028 to promote their campaign. His experience as a leader, as well as being a billionaire who could adequately fund his campaign, Newell became a very popular candidate. He would go on to win the 2028 elections and be inaugurated on January 20th, 2029. He would go on to serve two terms as President, with his time in the Oval Office coming to an end with the inauguration of his successor Brian Schatz on January 20th, 2037.

Life After Presidency And Death
After his presidency, Newell stayed out of the political life and went back to work on Valve. He was given the "Honorary Chairman" title in 2040. Today he holds the title of Eternal Honorary Chairman,which was given to him after his passing in 2053. A loving father, American patriot and founder of the Newell principles (a mixture of liberalism,socialism and patriotism) Newell is considered to be a "higher tier American president". Newell died on his sleep on October 16, 2053. The official cause of his death was reported to be a cardiac arrest during sleep. A state funeral was held on October 19th and he was buried on the Gabe Newell Presidency Archive and Memorial in Bellevue,Washington.