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Loss of Another Seattle-Area Billionaire? Valve’s Gabe Newell Is Reported Buyer of Florida Estate

The 20,000-square-foot property includes a tunnel to the ocean, a dock and a boat lift, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Is video-game industry leader Gabe Newell getting ready to vacate the Seattle area for sunny South Florida like some of his billionaire contemporaries? Reports of a luxury property purchase raise the question. According to The Wall Street Journal, Newell, CEO and co-founder of Valve Corp., is the buyer of a $70.8 million waterfront estate in Manalapan, Fla., north of Miami. The newspaper this week cited people familiar with the transaction. Sell…

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Valve boss Gabe Newell swaps the life on the yacht for a luxury villa in Florida. For about 71 million dollars, the Steam founder secures a gigantic estate by the sea. Thus, he follows a lucrative trend in the tech industry. (Continue reading)

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Eurogamer.de broke the news on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
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