The initial version of City 7 (V1) has gained attention from the mod community as an intriguing take on the Half-Life storyline. Some are elated to finally have a city other than New York as the focal point of the gameplay. Promotional interviews have been done on broadcast television with Sun TV in Toronto, on live radio with General Games and print with the Globe and Mail. The amount of attention received has revived the project in hopes of taking a student endeavor of humble origins to an acclaimed development that showcases the city of Toronto.