The legal battle was such a drain on Valve’s resources that the company nearly went bankrupt.

A deal with another publisher gave Valve some much-needed breathing room.

“I did a lot of lawsuits for a long time,” recalled Valve general counsel Karl Quackenbush.

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“I never saw anything like that.

I’d never seen that before.

At that point, Judge Zilly said, ‘All matters of fact are now according to Valve.

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You don’t get to contest any of those.

That bright future might never have happened without Andrew.

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