A massive archive allegedly linked to Valve’s old Steam2 content servers has surfaced online, reportedly containing data from around 2003–2013. People digging through it are reportedly finding Portal 2 beta/development content, including a claimed 2009-era build and F-Stop assets from the cancelled early direction of Portal 2. If the archive is authentic, this could be a fascinating piece of Valve history and game preservation. There’s already speculation about other unreleased Valve projects, including Episode Three and Half-Life 3, but nothing credible has confirmed those are actually in the dump.

  • Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    27 days ago

    I wish game companies would release this sort of stuff after a certain amount of time. I wouldn’t even care if it was playable, but at least document and release it. Instead we always find these archives through data leaks.

    • wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      26 days ago

      That’s what people do, that’s not what corporations do. Small difference, for sure. 😅

      I too wish that devs were empowered to produce their projects w/o the fuckery “investors”, et al often cause by merely being involved. 🥲