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Students at the DigiPen Institute of Technology, a tech school for aspiring video game developers, release Narbacular Drop to little public notice. It does not pass by Gabe Newell, however, who hires the students right out of school to develop a more professional version of their game. Meanwhile the Steam catalog begins to expand wildly beyond Valve games, becoming a true pioneer on the digital distribution front.