Valve's publishing agreement meant Sierra owned the Half-Life intellectual property and held exclusive publishing rights to future Valve games. In 2001, Valve renegotiated by threatening to cease future game development and develop other software, using an offer of a partnership from Amazon to create a digital storefront as a bargaining chip. After the agreement with Sierra was amended, Valve gained the Half-Life intellectual property and online distribution rights for its games.
Valve's publishing agreement meant Sierra owned the Half-Life intellectual property and held exclusive publishing rights to future Valve games In 2001 Valve renegotiated by threatening to cease future game development and develop other software, using an offer of a partnership from Amazon to create a digital storefront as a bargaining chip After the agreement with Sierra was amended, Valve gained the Half-Life intellectual property and online distribution rights for its games.