It's still unrelated AFAIK. From what I remember, the owner refused to sell the domain, and then eventually asked Valve for a huge fee that they refused to pay. So now the domain is just unused.
That's what happens when you name your project after someone else's domain. A usual part of starting a project now is picking an unused domain name.
That's what happens when you name your project after someone else's domain. A usual part of starting a project now is picking an unused domain name.