The boy who stole Half-Life 2 From the archive: the story behind the $250m robbery.

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soulfly666 on 30 May 2014

Cool, good read.

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Mummelmann on 30 May 2014

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pokoko on 30 May 2014

That was very interesting. I like retrospective pieces like this about events in the industry.

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Soleron on 30 May 2014

He still thinks they will make games you can "buy".

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Squeezol on 30 May 2014

Huh, I never knew about this. I guess that's because I haven't even played all of the Half-Life games yet. So this actually happened?

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LiquorandGunFun on 30 May 2014

huh, i actually read it and enjoyed the read. thanks OP!

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superchunk on 30 May 2014

Lucky that wasn't nintendo. Would've been his life by a single invisible ninja.

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Daddo Splat on 30 May 2014

Good stuff.

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radishhead on 30 May 2014

I didn't actually realise this happened at all, which is surprising considering what a big deal it must have been at the time.

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