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Boojangels
08-17-2009, 05:54 PM
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/17/whats-in-a-name-gearbox-software/

Apparently Valve got its name through a poker match, but not on the winning side.

Edit: More like DickBox, they were lying.
Montr
08-17-2009, 05:56 PM
No, Valve got its name because Gabe Newell has an extensive collection of valve-operated cannons in his private museum.

But no really Boojangels that's really interesting.
Obama Yo Momma
08-17-2009, 05:57 PM
They didn't win in the long run.
yourbadmega
08-17-2009, 06:39 PM
they didn't win in the long run.

^QFT
/caps
Frito
08-17-2009, 07:43 PM
I think Valve won that one in the end.
Keptron
08-17-2009, 08:11 PM
This story made me lulz
binge
08-17-2009, 08:30 PM
tl;dr

sorry
but it's still a cool name
Boojangels
08-17-2009, 08:34 PM
tl;dr

sorry
but it's still a cool name

TL;DR:

Founder of Gearbox and Gabe have a poker match to see who gets the name of Gearbox. Gabe loses and Valve is made.
hunterhunter
08-18-2009, 12:19 AM
this proves...even if you lose...you win
Turles
08-18-2009, 02:03 AM
So that's how it happened.... that's cool.
hiryu
08-18-2009, 02:08 AM
Valve could've been named "Salty Ball Software," but goddammit, Half-Life would have still been amazing.
ThoughtThinking
08-18-2009, 03:25 AM
cool story bro.
Obama Yo Momma
08-18-2009, 03:28 AM
cool story bro.

Just get out of here.
Zombie Hunter
08-18-2009, 03:45 AM
i think Valve sounds better than Gearbox
ThoughtThinking
08-18-2009, 03:46 AM
i think Valve sounds better than Gearbox
Agreed.
black671
08-18-2009, 06:16 AM
hm, talk about irony
one of them
08-18-2009, 06:19 AM
Why does it say:
[Update: Valve has informed us that Randy and Gabe didn't meet until after Valve had shipped Half-Life, making Randy's story seem ... well, unlikely. We're trying to find out what happened right now.]
black671
08-18-2009, 06:26 AM
....it means the story is a fucking lie
Platypus
08-18-2009, 01:18 PM
THEY JUST WANTED PUBLICITY FOR THEIR UPCOMING GAME. GODDAMN THEM!

/caps.
Boojangels
08-18-2009, 01:48 PM
Update 2: Well, we just heard from PR and they confirmed that the story is a fabrication. Pitchford is apparently going to get in contact to explain what happened.

Grrrrrrrrrrrr

Liarbox more like it.
EClaris
08-18-2009, 01:51 PM
Wow, does he not know people do background checks on this sort of thing?
armored cow
08-18-2009, 01:54 PM
What a dick. He could have at least made the story interesting if he was going to lie about it >.>
Frito
08-18-2009, 07:40 PM
Wow, how embarrassing for them.