Gabe Newell Takeover

**Gabe Newell Takeover**
	YouTube banner ; Twitter banner ; SummerFes banner art ;
Type of event	Takeover, Anniversary
	Host; Gabe Newell
During	SiIvaGunner All-Star Summer Festival 2021: Legends of the Western Sunset
Start date	August 24, 2021
End date	August 26, 2021
Chronology
Previous	Studio Trigger 10th Anniversary
Next	Beatles Event

The Gabe Newell Takeover, also known as the Gabeover,^[1] was a channel event where Gabe Newell took over SiIvaGunner. It occurred on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Valve Corporation's founding. It was revealed in the video "The Bounty of Ol' Gabe Newell - The SiIvaGunner All-Star Summer Festival 2021".

Theme

The YouTube and Twitter account avatars were changed to a picture of Gabe, the YouTube channel banner was changed to an image of the Citadel from Half-Life 2 in place of the lighthouse, and the channel description was changed to:

Hi, this is Gabe Newell. Welcome to my SiIvaGunner takeover.

After 7 years in development, hopefully it will have been worth the weight.

Thanks, and have fun.

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The Twitter account's name was changed to "Gabe Newell", the banner was changed to another picture of Gabe, and the location was changed to "Valve".

Additionally, during the event, places where the number 3 would appear in the metadata and thumbnail were replaced with the Source missing texture (or the ▚ symbol in text), referencing the "Valve can't count to 3" meme. This resulted in the creation of several fake games which had the number 3 in their titles with the thumbnails also edited to reflect this.

Rips uploaded

Most rips uploaded during this event were of games published by Valve, such as Half-Life, Team Fortress 2, and Portal, or featured songs from/related to them. Valve-related memes were also referenced, especially ones related to Gabe Newell and the "GabeN" audio clip. The catchphrase was changed to "Please let me know what you think after you've had a chance to read the channel description."

The event was initially foreshadowed four days prior with the video "cam_apsci_1532.avi", which was discovered after decoding a series of unlisted Portal rips referencing the Portal ARG, and contained the hidden message COMINGSOON0824.

The event was split into three "episodes". No rips were uploaded for "Episode 3", save for "Credits - Gabe Newell Simulator" and "A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles: Rock Band", the closing rip for the takeover and a tie-in to the next event respectively, referencing the "Valve can't count to 3" meme.

Timeline

August 24 ("Episode 1")

August 25 ("Episode 2")

August 26 ("Episode 3")

Tweets

Tweet	Date	Note
Hi, this is Gabe Newell. Welcome to my SiIvaGunner takeover. After 7 years in development, hopefully it will have been worth the weight. youtube.com/watch?v=BeK7927Zdr8	August 24	The YouTube link leads to the rip "Opening Sequence (Unused) - Garry's Mod".
Thanks, and have fun.		A reply to the previous tweet.
node		A reference to the commentary nodes used in the in-game developer commentary of many Valve games.
		This image, taken directly from the website halolz.com, refers to the Wrangler, an unlockable weapon for the Engineer in Team Fortress 2.
I may not respond to all submissions, but I do READ all of them.		A reference to the Gabe quote "I get about 10,000 emails each time we release a game, and while I can't respond to all of them, I do read all of them.", present in the developer commentary of many Valve games.
1		A tweet thread poking fun at the titles of the Half-Life games and referencing the "Valve can't count to 3" meme.
2
Episode 1
Episode 2
Alyx?
		A reference to the "Half-Life 3 Confirmed" meme. This image was taken directly from a post on the /r/pcmasterrace subreddit.
List of my Favorite things: The Spy Pinkie Pie The Big, Pink, Cookie		References the Team Fortress 2 developer commentary, a blooper from an interview with Gabe, and the video "Half Life Snacks", respectively.
And of course my extremely large collection of knives		A reply to the previous tweet.
The Medic		A reply to a reply by Twitter user @jsoceh to the "Favorite things" tweet: "Gabe what is your favorite dota 2 hero"
You may be wondering how we were able to make Episode 2. I had to sell off The Combine to Haltmann Works Co., but that works out as a win-win for me, the entire team was an ass, and we won't be working with them again.	August 25	Posted after the upload of the rip "Steam Sale Encore - Gabe Newell Simulator". The image shows the Gabe Newell and Haltmann models used in the rip "Opening Sequence (Unused) - Garry's Mod" shaking hands, with Combine soldiers standing behind them. The second paragraph also references Gabe's response to DOTA 2 caster James Harding on Reddit.
Get ready for a miracle! youtube.com/watch?v=PDG6Ob8onc8		A reply to the previous tweet. The YouTube link leads to "Steam Sale Encore - Gabe Newell Simulator".
Yes, I do.		A reference to Gabe's cameo appearance in the video "Mega64: The Beatles Rock Band".
I watch uh, My Little Pony		A reference to an interview with Gabe.
These rips, they take time.		A reference to Gabe's cameo appearance in the CLANG Kickstarter trailer.
nooo mooore Half-Life!		A reference to the "NO MORE FORTNITE!!!" meme. This image is also a reference to an embarrassing picture of SpongeBob from the episode "Christmas Who?"
Thanks for tuning into my SiIvaGunner takeover. Now get ready for another full day of rips. That's right... it's Episode 3!	August 26	In reality, only two rips were uploaded on this day: "Credits - Gabe Newell Simulator" and "A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles: Rock Band".
2 hours and 60 minutes. youtube.com/watch?v=ht7IJ2j0npc	August 26	A reference to the "Valve can't count to 3" meme; "2 hours and 60 minutes" adds up to 3 hours. The YouTube link leads to "Credits - Gabe Newell Simulator".

Gallery

References

↑ "The Gaben OtoMAD Medley [Instrumental] :: SilvaGunner Gabeover Finale (Geshtro)" by Geshtro.

[1] "The Gaben OtoMAD Medley [Instrumental] :: SilvaGunner Gabeover Finale (Geshtro)" by Geshtro.

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