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.
A reported 12TB Valve archive just surfaced, and Portal 2 fans are digging through it
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Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 1 day 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.
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. 🥲