The Boy Who Stole Half-Life 2

[Chris D]

"You are my favorite developer, and I will always buy your games", he says after leaking the source code for Valve's then unreleased Half-Life 2 onto the internet. Little consolation to Valve, I'm sure, after Axel Gembe allegedly causes damages in excess of $250 million.
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This, however, is the amazing story of how one young man infiltrates the internal network of one of the world's favourite game developers which subsequently leads to Half-Life 2's source code being leaked on to the internet.
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Being quite active in the community at the time this article brought back many memories. I can hardly believe it was nearly 8 years ago...
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You can get the full story from Eurogamer, here.

 

[Higlac]

Uhh...

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?175978-The-Boy-who-stole-Half-Life-2

 

[Chris D]

And your point is?

This has now been posted on the front page.

 

[Higlac]

Oh, didn't know this was front page news, since I never go to the front page...

Either way, it's an interesting read.

 

[Chris D]

Everything in this part of the forum is front page news. This forum powers the comments system!

 

[Shinobi]

man that really takes me back

 

[Insano]

That time was quite a rollercoaster of emotions.

 

[Kyzr]

I always imagined the guy who did this to be a douche bag, but the way the article is written he seems like a pretty nice guy.

 

[Otto-Grainer]

Holy cripples, eight years, really?
I remember when it was four, but where did the extra four come from?

 

[Asknoone]

Who cares what's been posted - it's Chris D, man.

 

[Vegeta897]

Chris D, what the **** it's been years.

 

[Wanted Bob]

My thoughts too.

 

[MuToiD_MaN]

Definitely an interesting read.

 

[Chris D]

I <3 Vegeta897 and Samon



I was disgusted that such a brilliant old-school story hadn't been covered so I thought the most appropriate way for it to be posted was by some seriously old-school ex Lead Editor!

I will now disappear back into the shadows and <strike>perve on</strike> watch you all from afar.....

 

[ray_MAN]

Who cares what's been posted - it's Chris D, man.

****ing. This.

Hello, Christ_D.

 

[Overwatch Sector]

Cops pointed at him with automatic weapons? Because he leaked HL2? Lol.

This what happens when you mess with Valve.

 

[MuToiD_MaN]

Pay attention: they thought he was working in conjunction with the guy who wrote the Sasser worm.