Enormous 12TB Steam leak includes abandoned Half-Life 2: Episode 3 assets
A massive 12TB leak of Steam data from 2003 to 2013 has revealed internal assets for canceled projects like Half-Life 2: Episode 3 and Portal 2. The leak provides a rare look into the development history of iconic gaming franchises and third-party titles.
Why it matters
The leak is a significant event for gaming history and digital preservation, offering insights into the creative processes of major game studios.
Over 12 terabytes of data, containing builds of every game uploaded to Steam between 2003 and 2013, has been leaked. We don’t know everything in the archives yet because of its massive size. But people have already dug up assets related to the canceled Half-Life 2: Episode 3, content cut from Portal 2, and a build of a game called F-Stop that’s set in the Portal universe but is built around a camera mechanic.
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