The Cake Was A Lie

On October 9th, 2007, Valve released an incredible trio of games in a single day: "Portal," "Half-Life 2: Episode 2" and "Team Fortress 2." For years, I hoped they would blow my mind like that again. Now, I've accepted that they won't.

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