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Amazing that they seem to have decided to just put that stuff out. And why not, it's been decades for a sizable portions of those. Whatever "we cannot let pre-release demos of Half Life escape because it might tarnish the brand/release" sentiment there might have been does, long since not apply anymore. But a lot of other companies would not bother to update their policies, or even going as far as actively "release" those artifacts.

Kudos, a good day for preservation.



It's a fan-run archive bit officially endorsed by Valve.


Oh, I see. It even says so on the front page, but I was already clicking through. Well, they do endorse it!


I don't see any comment on their website about this endorsement, could you please point it out?

I really hope this site persists... Valve made many games of my childhood... Portal especially had a large impact on my life.


From the about page:

> The Valve Archive is a fan-run repository...

https://valvearchive.com/about/

Hopefully, it stays, but I wouldn't want to bet on it.


And they have a page detailing how to get a local copy of the site in case it doesn't stick around. Kudos to them for that!

https://valvearchive.com/sync




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