SCRAWL writes:

"The petition for The Orange Box on the PLAYSTATION 3 has finally reached over 1,000 signatures. For those of you that are uninformed, a fellow gamer started this petition for those of us who've been ripped off by all the various faults in the PLAYSTATION 3 version."

Note also that the petition website, which has been visited over 4,400 times since it has been launched 4 weeks ago, has been redesigned for the occasion. Here is the link in case you still do not know about it:
http://www.freewebs.com/aat08
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On the official STEAM forums, user ajcoll5 reports:

"I just got an email from YouTube today saying that a trailer for Team Fortress 2 has just had ownership claimed and that they are putting ads on my video because thats what the "owner" (EA) wants. I wouldn't care if it was Valve, but EA wasn't the one who developed TF2"

ajcol5 additionally took a screenshot of the mail received:
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6805/31819553rl7.png

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"Don't have TF2? Want to play it anyway? Valve is hosting a free play weekend for all you slackers:
A worldwide Team Fortress 2 Free Weekend is now under way! Join now, and play the full game for free, including the new content just released in the TF2: Gold Rush Update.
The Free Weekend is open to players around the world, and there is no obligation to purchase to participate; all that is needed is a Steam account to join.

To join in the fun and learn more about Team Fortress 2, please visit www.steamgames.com/goldrush

The Free Weekend ends Sunday, May 4th at 1pm PDT."
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Those of you eagerly awaiting Valve's big update for Team Fortress 2 will be glad to hear it's gone live.If you've managed to miss the news previously on the update - which is free - it introduces a new map GoldRush (which debuts a new gameplay mode) and unlockable weapons for the Medic that are obtained by successfully completing achievements for the class.The unlockable weapons system will be rolled out ... » Read More

Valve has announced today that the new update for Team Fortress 2, titled Gold Rush, is now available on steam. Along with the update, gamers who do not currently own the title will be able to play for free this weekend.
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The long-awaited PC update to Valve's Team Fortress 2 has been released.

Players looking forward to earning Medic achievements, scoring the three new weapons, and playing on the cooperatively-focused Goldrush map can now log onto Steam and receive satisfaction.

Valve also notes that a worldwide Team Fortress 2 Free Weekend will begin on Friday at noon PDT, allowing access to the all the new content to anyone for a short trial period.
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While it was only hearsay and bordering on a rumor earlier today, it is now confirmed that the major update for Team Fortress 2 will not arrive until "early next week."

Valve's Robin Walker kindly responded to CS-Nation's inquiry of whether or not the "rumor" of a delay was true, and that the update would not hit until next week.

"Yes, it should be out early next week."
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Shacknews writes: "Developer Valve released the final details on its upcoming Team Fortress 2 content update during a party tonight in downtown San Francisco.

In addition to the known crit-increasing gun "The Critzcrieg," the remaining two unlockable medic weapons were also available for hands-on time. Dubbed "The Blutsaugher" and "The Ubersaw," they will serve as replacements for the medic's standard syringe and bonesaw, respectively. The weapons will be earned through a new achievement system, and equipped through a loadout menu."

The three new Medic weapons will be the Blutsaugher, a new syringe gun, the Critzcrieg, a medigun whose charge gives the recipient 100% chance of crits, and the Ubersaw, a saw that charges uber with each hit.
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Valve's major update to Team Fortress 2 on PC looks set to hit in the latter half of next month."[We] don't have an exact date yet, but should be just after American tax day (April 15)", the developer's Doug Lombardi told CVG.It's narrowed down - slightly - the 'April' date for the update that we reported on yesterday.Valve's update marks the debut of unlockable weapons for TF2's classes, with the Medic the first to receive the feature. It will ... » Read More

The next batch of content for the PC edition of Team Fortress 2 -- including the new Goldrush map, unlockable weapons, and Meet the Scout video -- is slated to arrive the week of April 20, Valve has informed Shacknews.

Outside of that general timeframe, a specific release date for the new content was not provided.
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Think you've got the skills to school GamesRadar? Want a chance to hand us our asses online? Well now's your chance. Starting this Thursday (27 March) we're launching PlayRadar, a new fortnightly event that gives you the chance to show us your mettle in a multiplayer showdown.Every other Thursday at 4pm (GMT) two members of the GR team will take on all-comers in a series of online matches. All you have to do is send us a friend request from ... » Read More

Valve's confirmed that the Orange Box separates will release in the UK and rest of Europe, despite the fact EA had said previously there was "no confirmation" of plans to bring the games to the UK.

"Yes they will," Valve's Doug Lombardi told videogaming247 when asked if the split-out games would be made available at UK retail. "EA is the distributor for most of the EU."
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While the wait for class-specific achievements, unlockable weapons and the new Goldrush map continues, developer Valve has released an update for the PC version of Team Fortress 2 that resolves a number of glitches.

Changes to the colorful class-based multiplayer shooter include a tweak to the critical modifier for explosive weapons, which had caused the chances of a critical hit to be higher than intended, and the addition of a damage penalty if a Demoman detonates a grenade at point-blank range.
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Those stingy enough to refuse buying Valve's Orange Box for all of its games can reclaim some of their street cred next month, when the bargain package is split three ways. Team Fortress 2, Portal and the Half-Life 2: Episode Pack will go on sale on April 9. According to Valve this is a worldwide release, although UK retailers list both of the games for pre-order. Pricing for the US (according to retailers) will be $19.99 for Portal and ... » Read More

Valve has confirmed to Joystiq that the individually boxed Orange Box PC games are due to hit physical shelves on April 9th. The separate SKUs, which will be available worldwide, consist of first-person puzzler Portal, caricatured multiplayer romp Team Fortress 2, and a crowbar double-whammy in the form of Half-Life 2: Episode One and Two. Valve has yet to officially announce pricing details, but retailers currently list Portal at $19.99 and the other two packages at $29.99 each.
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* New plush toys are in the works. TF2 characters will soon be your bedside companions, starting with the Heavy.
* There is presently no Counter-Strike 2, however¿
* ¿if they go ahead and start development on a Counter-Strike 2, they are leaning to taking an approach similar to what was done with TF2. Re-evaluate everything but try to stay close to the heart of Counter-Strike.
* That's not to say that CS2 would match TF2's art style.
* Portal 2 is sort of, kind of confirmed (again).
* Kim Swift wishes to explore more of the Aperture Science labs themselves, to provide more of a look at the building.
* Some very impressive Left 4 Dead footage is being shown
* Gabe states that L4D will greatly appeal to fans of Counter-Strike
* A PS3 version of L4D isn't completely ruled out, and may one day be developed.
* Goldrush for TF2 is looking to be a rather massive map, easily the size of Dustbowl with the same texture style.
* Nothing in development for the Wii and that is something Valve really wants to look at.
* Episode 3 is being worked on, in case there was any doubt.
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While Team Fortress 2 players wait with bated breath for the new Goldrush map and class-specific achievements, yesterday's update for Valve's colorful multiplayer shooter provided PC gamers with a nifty consolation prize: Tournament Mode.

Other changes include class-balancing ammunition tweaks, stability fixes, a custom tab in the server browser, and protection against voice command spam.
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A promotional video for an upcoming episode of GameTrailers TV seems to indicate they have some exclusive information about a possible Counter-Strike 2 in the works.

In addition, they'll have new footage of Left 4 Dead, a look at a new map for Team Fortress 2 (presumably it will be Goldrush), and an interview with Gabe Newell.
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The Team Fortress 2 update Valve promised yesterday is now available. Restart STEAM to begin automatically downloading it.

Screens of the map included.
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What Valve is calling the "largest update" to date for Team Fortress 2 on PC should be ready to surge down your Steam pipe at 11am tomorrow.The update includes new map Badlands - a revamped version of the map TFC players will be familiar with - general optimisations and new iterations of Dustbowl, Granary and CTF_Well maps that have been tweaked for "for enhanced performance and gameplay".Cue bullet-point list...The free update includes global ... » Read More