V社创始人谈游戏版权保护：当时我侄子都在玩盗版
在近日举办的游戏开发者大会（GDC 2025）上，V社创始人之一，现任首席营销官Monica Harrington在演讲中谈到了当年V社在游戏中加入DRM（数字版权管理）版权保护的原因，并分享公司成立初期的趣事。
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《半条命》当年差点被发行商放弃 V社一顿威胁才保下
Harrington透露，当时发行商Sierra计划在Valve赚回本钱之前撤出《半条命》的所有营销资金，转而专注于宣发其他游戏。Harrington承认，在听到Sierra的计划后，她感觉“就像被人打了一巴掌”。她回忆说，在这次谈话之前，她以为发行商会祝贺《半条命》收到的积极的反馈，并更新包装大力宣发他们的游戏。
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