For Gabe Newell, Greenlight is just a stepping stone to a bigger endgame
As Valve celebrates the first birthday of Steam Greenlight's launch, company founder Gabe Newell keeps his eye on when such an approval process will cease to exist.
Launched a year ago tomorrow, Greenlight was initially met with broad fanfare – this was a new feature of Valve's powerhouse Steam distribution platform that would allow its audience to have a say in what games were released on the 50 million-user-strong storefront. It purpose was to — and remains — to help break down walls between developers and players.
