Valve leads considered making a "mediocre" game before Half-Life to build the team up, but original marketing exec said "if you do that, the company will fail"

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However, there was another idea to build the team that never came to fruition.

Harrington said, “The original idea was to do what they called the B title.

If you do that, the company will fail.”

Later adding, “From the very beginning, we said it’s crucial that you go all out.

It’s got to be in that top 10.