Valve Softwarerecently celebratedHalf-Life 2s 20th anniversarywith the release of a two-hour documentary diving into the games development.
According to the documentary, Valve was only looking for an acknowledgement of Sierra and Vivendis breach of contract.
However, the company was forced to take the matter to court when its claims were ignored.
And then, the documentary reveals, they found a needle in the haystack.
found an email proving that Korean Vivendi employees were destroying documents relating to the lawsuit.
In summary: an intern saved Valve.
Never doubt those interns, because they might come through for you too.