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Technology · Software & cloud · published 2026-08-30 · via Ars Technica

12TB Steam server dump resurfaces decade of unreleased game versions

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A massive 12-terabyte data dump from Valve's legacy Steam2 servers has surfaced, containing thousands of game versions from 2003 to 2013. The leak includes pre-release and prototype builds, revealing cut content from Portal 2 and potential clues about Half-Life 2: Episode 3. The data was previously thought lost after Valve transitioned to the SteamPipe system in 2013.

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