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[โ€“] Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

That's an old photo, I think, articles just use the same one over and over again.

Apparently this is a picture from last year, during his introduction to The International. Lost more weight, but also looks older.

collapsed inline mediaGaben 2024

[โ€“] octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure he was cleanshaven and had dark hair last time I saw him. ๐Ÿ˜‚

[โ€“] Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

That's his super old look. I think since Covid he's been staying in New Zealand most of the time, owns a Marine Research company, and occasionally does interviews, so there's like two sets of pictures, that constantly get posted, when an article is about Valve/Gaben.

The white beard has even been a thing for years before that though, just now his head is also starting to match the color.

[โ€“] octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 1 points 18 hours ago

Yeah, like I said, been a long time. I sincerely love his look though. ๐Ÿ™‚