Black Mesa: Source
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RED BULL F #1651 The promise that we would always be free was made back in 2009, when it was basically impossible for us to get our game on Steam.
When we were Greenlit in 2013, Valve approached us with an offer to go retail, a possibility which we had never even considered possible in the past.
We didn't lie or mislead anyone. Circumstances changed. As soon as we'd finalised and sorted the decision to go retail, we announced it at the end of 2013.
The free mod is still, and will remain free. We have not gone back on our word for that.