Steam’s Gabe Newell to send a gnome into space, Alyx Vance not impressed

Gabe Newell, our generous benefactor and beloved Steam overlord, has announced that his love for making people take gnomes on insanely long trips hasn’t dulled in the last 16 years. Fans will remember perilously carting a garden gnome through Half-Life 2‘s environments in order to gain gaming’s most prized asset: an achievement. Not to be outdone by a video game he refused to finish, Newell has somehow convinced the good folks at Rocket Lab, who specialize in launching gnome-free satellites, to break their long-standing “no gnomes in space” rule to do the exact thing that this article’s headline has already clearly stated.   In space, gnomeone can hear you scream The gnome, a titanium-built recreation of world-famous Valve gnome, Gnome Chompski, is set to become the first gnomestronaut this month. But when, you ask? The launch window opens November 15, so you’ve still got half a month to wait. I’m sure you’re literally champ...

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