Steam Just Suffered the Biggest Leak in Video Game History
The torrent includes beta builds for thousands of games, and researchers are cataloging the contents on GitHub, with Portal 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 confirmed.
- Thirteen terabytes of Steam depot data spanning 2003 to 2013 leaked online within the past 24 hours, exposing early beta builds for thousands of games including Portal and Left 4 Dead.
- Gabe Follower reported the data originated from a "publicly accessible endpoint" on Steam servers; the Steam2 depot files span the period before Valve switched to a new storage system in 2013.
- GitHub users are actively cataloging the massive leak, which includes beta builds for Dragon Age: Origins and Batman: Arkham Asylum, confirming the data appears genuine despite no official Valve response.
- Elan Ruskin, an ex-Valve developer who worked on Half-Life and Episode Two, addressed the "prerelease" builds, stating "every good idea we had went into the final thing we shipped."
- Community members warn further discoveries from the 12 TB data dump are expected over the next few days, while observers cautioned gamers to treat any purported Half-Life 3 "leaks" with skepticism.
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A massive cache of Valve data has reportedly leaked online, appearing to include Portal 2’s elusive beta build and a potential weapon from Half-Life 2: Episode 3
Rick Lane reports: A massive cache of internal builds from Valve has reportedly leaked online, including beta builds of several classic Valve titles and possible weapons from Half-Life 2’s cancelled third episode. The leak, which began circulating on Saturday and comes from an unknown source, includes 12 terabytes of data currently being sifted through by data miners. The... Source
An error in an endpoint of Steam's old infrastructure would have exposed between 12 and 13 TB of historical archives, including unpublished builds of Portal 2, Left 4 Dead and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, in addition to material related to the cancelled Half-Life 2: Episode 3.
Valve's 12 TB data leak revealed previously unseen development files for games from the Steam2 era, such as Half-Life 2 and Portal 2.
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