Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A watan Maris na 2011, don mayar da martani ga ƙirƙirar mod ɗin mai harbi na makaranta mai taken "", wanda Checkerboarded Studios ya haɓaka akan injin Valve's Source, Thompson ya aika da imel ga manajan darakta na Valve, Gabe Newell, yana buƙatar a cire mod ɗin, kamar yadda ya yi hasashen cewa Valve ya taka rawa a ci gaban mod ɗin. A cikin wasikar, Thompson ya bayyana cewa "Half-Life" yana da alhakin kai tsaye ga
Kisan gillar makarantar Erfurt, da kuma kisan gillar Virginia Tech da kuma cewa Valve yana da har zuwa 5:00 na yamma a ranar 18 ga Maris don cire mod.