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+ | {{w|Half-Life 2}} is a computer game, specifically a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-person_shooter first person shooter], released in 2004. In the above comic, [[Cueball]] plays the game in 2009 since newer games usually require more recent and powerful computers which are more costly. However, even a very weak computer developed in 2009 will comfortably run a 2004 game as the technologies are much more likely to "match up". Newer games simply require more CPU power, more RAM and pricier graphics add-ons. | ||
− | + | Additionally, the price for an older game is considerably less than those of the more recent variety. Even the price of a once-new, highly-anticipated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_industry#Economics AAA] game is almost definitely guaranteed to have fallen due to the presence of newer games and the relative maturity of the present game. Most of the expected sales of a game happen near the release. A game would not be deemed that lucrative after 5 years, prompting a price drop to justify its sales or even printing. Sometimes, a game will be released with several, if not all, expansion packs at a fraction of the price of purchasing them all separately during the initial release. | |
− | + | On the last panel, "The cake is a lie" and "This was a triumph" are references to {{w|Portal (video game)|Portal}}, a video game released in late 2007. Portal was indeed considered old-fashioned by early 2013, with the developers themselves stating they were sick and tired of the endlessly parroted jokes. Incidentally, both Portal and Half-Life 2 were released by the same company named {{w|Valve Corporation|Valve}}, and Portal 2 was released in 2011. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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[[Category:Video games]] | [[Category:Video games]] |