VALVE, STEAM, AND THE ENTIRE PC GAMING INDUSTRY WERE SAVED BY A SINGLE INTERN

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Valve recently released a documentary to celebrate the Half-Life 2's 20th birthday. One of the facts shared in the documentary was that the entire PC gaming industry as we know it today wouldn't have been possible if it wasn't for a single Korean-speaking intern named Andrew. Andrew found a document that proved that a company Valve was fighting against in a lawsuit was destroying evidence related to the case. The company had buried Valve in documents to slow down the process, with many of the documents written in Korean. Andrew's discovery helped Valve win the lawsuit, securing Valve the rights to the Half-Life and Counter-Strike franchises, ultimately leading Steam to evolve from a small software client into the largest digital distribution platform and storefront.