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Rumor: 12 TB archive of old Steam data surfaces with F-Stop and Episode Three traces
An archive said to contain around 12 TB of old Valve builds has reportedly appeared online, though Valve has yet to comment publicly.
Multiple sources report that an archive containing roughly 12 TB of old Steam and Valve data has surfaced online. The material is said to date from 2003 to 2013, but Valve has not publicly responded.
Reports link the files to Steam2, Valve's former content-distribution infrastructure. Valve phased out Steam2 in the early 2010s in favor of SteamPipe.
Early builds and unfinished projects
The alleged archive reportedly includes early builds of Portal 2, Left 4 Dead and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It is also said to contain material related to F-Stop, the cancelled experimental project intended as a prequel to Portal.
There is reason for caution regarding Half-Life 2: Episode Three. A Weaponizer model has reportedly been found, but that does not establish that the archive includes a playable build of Episode Three.
Sources claim the files may have been hosted in a publicly accessible location rather than obtained through a hack. Until Valve issues a statement, it remains unclear how complete the archive is and exactly what it contains.