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Massive 12TB Steam leak reveals decades of unreleased games — archived
Massive 12TB Steam leak reveals decades of unreleased games — archived files include unseen Half-Life 2: Episode 3 builds and assets
TL;DRA 12TB leak exposed early builds of unreleased Valve games spanning a decade.
Why it matters: Developers and historians gain rare insight into how flagship games evolved; raises questions about source code security.
Early builds of Valve games from 2003 to 2013 have been found in a 12TB archive pulled from the company's old servers. These pre-release versions act like time capsules, preserving the state of the game from before it underwent massive changes.
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