12TB Steam 'teraleak' goes beyond Valve: GTA 3, Mafia 2 prototypes exposed
A 12-terabyte dump of Steam data reveals prototypes and builds of third-party classics like GTA 3 and Mafia 2, plus unreleased Valve content, rewriting game history.

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A 12-terabyte dump of Steam data reveals prototypes and builds of third-party classics like GTA 3 and Mafia 2, plus unreleased Valve content, rewriting game history.
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