The Steam Machine Companion Cube was a lie

Accessory maker Dbrand had a clever idea: a 3D case wrap that transforms Valve's new Steam Machine into a Companion Cube from the Portal series. According to Boing Boing, there was one problem—Dbrand never asked Valve for permission to use the design. A significant oversight for a company planning to sell a product based entirely on someone else's intellectual property.

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