C’est sous ce titre oh combien racoleur que The Hollywood Reporter publie un article expliquant l’intérêt commercial des mods. Il parle du concours à 1 million de dollars d’Epic qui devrait leur permettre de recruter de jeunes talents et cite les chiffres des ventes de HL dont la longévité est du à TFC, DoD et CS :
In its first year, « Half-Life » sold two million units. A year later, sales ramped up to three-and-a-half million units. And its third year saw sales of 3.8 million units. The entire « Half-Life » franchise has sold over 11 million units all told and brought in hundreds of millions of dollars, all from a game that originally sold for $49.95 and still sells for $29.95 five years after it was released.
