Pixar's the same way. They halted production of Toy Story for the better part of a year (if I recall the time correctly) so that the writers could improve the s

Pixar's the same way. They halted production of Toy Story for the better part of a year (if I recall the time correctly) so that the writers could improve the story. Valve is terrific. I'll love them forever not for Half-Life, which is great but flawed, but for Steam, which lets me buy games quickly and has incredible weekend deals. (Two weeks ago they sold 10 brilliant indie games for $30. Best game-related deal since the Orange Box, which incidentally was also Valve.)