1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comThe_root_of_all_evil Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/therootofallevil/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="g1oQE8mDid"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/valves-newell-predicts-the-future/">Valve’s Newell Predicts The Future</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/valves-newell-predicts-the-future/embed/#?secret=g1oQE8mDid" width="600" height="338" title="“Valve’s Newell Predicts The Future” — The Escapist" data-secret="g1oQE8mDid" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Valve boss Gabe Newell used his keynote address at this year’s DICE conference to discuss how the gaming industry needs to evolve. Newell touched on everything from the way games are made to the way games are sold, and mentioned Steam so much that he eventually apologized to the audience for coming off off as too much of a “Steam whore.” Some of the main points he addressed were: Frequent content updates: Newell said Team Fortress 2 has received 63 updates from Valve in the last 14 months. That is the future, he told the developers in the audience: “You’re […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/55/55308.jpg