Updates to Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source have been released.

The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.

The full list of changes after the jump.
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The game's creators, having officially flipped the 2.0 switch, feel Gang Garrison 2 "is now stable enough to start telling the world about it." So what has changed? Well, according to the staff, the nine fully functional classes - Runner, Rocketman, Firebug, Detonator, Overweight, Constructor, Rifleman, Healer and Infiltrator - have new sprites!
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Greg Cherlin of VALVe writes:

"On Tuesday we shipped an update that added a bunch of features / bugfixes / balancing tweaks that came out of the community's feedback. In particular, it made some changes to the underlying TF damage system, and as part of that, it modified the way critical hits are determined. We thought it might be interesting to dig a little into the change, and hopefully give you some insight into our thinking."
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Valve's Team Fortress 2 got an update yesterday, it should be applied when you start the game up.

There are too many fixes to list here, but here are the headings;

New client features
New server features
Gameplay changes
Bugfixes
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Joystiq writes:

"Hopping into the Way Back Machine reminds us that Team Fortress 2 originally sported a traditional art style. One of the first classes to get a redesign was everyone's favorite Boston southie, the Scout. Although concept artist Dhabih Eng promised to harm people if the original concept art for the Scout was ever released, Valve has nevertheless added the art to its blog. From a military look (as seen above) to a track-suit wearing delivery boy, the Scout has seen his fair share of edits. Those of you interested in the evolution of Team Fortress 2's Scout should check out Valve's blog."
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Updates to Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.

Some of the changes include;

Source Engine

* Fixed client "timeout on mapchange" problem
* Fixed setinfo exploit
* Marked the r_aspectratio ConVar as a cheat

Server Browser

* Renamed "Quick List" to "Map List"
* Removed minimum ping filter from Map List

Find the full list, including game specific changes at the source.
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Over at the Team Fortress 2 blog Valve's Robin Walker posted an update regarding the next round of content additions and tweaks. Adjustments to the Scout class are essentially finished at this point, says Walker, and work on the next update is underway.

"The weapons and achievements are all nailed down, and we just have to finish up the final artwork on them," said Walker. "We like to do the final art as late as possible to ensure that we don't waste any work, which turned out to be a good decision this time around due to the large number of unlockables we tried out as alternatives to the Scattergun. Balancing his replacement weapon has been very tricky due to large threat difference of the Scout between skilled and non-skilled hands. More on that soon."

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A little update about the upcoming Scout pack.
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ShackNews writes:

"Team Fortress 2 developer Robin Walker has teased a new, "very different" mode will soon be added to the stylistic multiplayer shooter.
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Walker also revealed that while the team is primarily focusing on bolstering the game's existing classes, it does have a running list of candidates for an entirely new class."
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From the article: "Don't get me wrong, sales data is great, and I always love pouring over the monthly NPD reports to see just how much more money Nintendo has managed to print; and when I hear that World of Warcraft has passed the 11.5 million subscriber mark, it certainly makes a mental impact. But the questions always remain: "When people bring that Nintendo Wii home, do they actually play it?" "Just how dedicated are these WoW players?"

Thanks to the Nielsen ratings, which measure usage for the Top 10 PC titles and all major consoles, partial answers to both those questions and more await you after the break."
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Bloke Bingo, a UK bingo website aimed at blokes is giving away a TF2 server to a lucky clan or community.

Bloke Bingo already give away computer games and consoles so it does seem a logical step for them to wade into the gaming server market.

The 30 man TF2 server is running on the Team Host platform at the IP address: 85.234.149.103:27018 so it would be prudent to check it out before applying.

There are a number of conditions to receiving the server but full RCON access is given.

From Bloke Bingo:
"Basically we looking for a clan or community to look after our TF2 server. Of course we want to get Bloke Bingo's name out there but that doesn't stop you enjoying this opportunity! This server will give you somewhere to meet and of course most of all, play and have fun!"
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iGame2.com has added a new competition for PC Gamers.
They have announced a new sponsor - Tokyoflash.
iGame2 opened a Left 4 Dead server and a Team Fortress 2 Server.

To win the Tokyoflash watch
- you must join the iGame2 community site
and the iGame2 Steam Group.
- You must play on their Game Servers
and get the highest combined score on both servers.

- The winner will walk away with a Tokyoflash watch.

-- The Contest will begin Saturday 12/13/08 at 2:00 p.m.
and end Saturday 12/20/08 at 2:00 p.m.

> All servers will reset their rankings before the contest begins.

Start Early:
- Make sure you can connect to the iGame2 Community and the Steam Group,
also make sure you can connect to the servers.
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Black Friday may be over but discounts for many things continue, including video games. Below are two great deals for the cheap gamer. Both are great prices for fantastic games. Banjo was already being sold at $40 but has now become a steal at Amazon. Team Fortress 2 is worth the money for hours of enjoyment. Make sure to look around for the best deals as they become even more frequent.
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TVGB: "This weekend, Valve has cut the price for their hit multiplayer game, Team Fortress 2, down from $20 to $10."
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A update for Team Fortress 2 released on December 11, 2008 contains some significant game play changes:

* The Engineer's teleporters can now be upgraded to level three. It will recharge faster the higher level it is
* The Engineer's dispensers can now be upgraded to level three. It will give out metal and heal faster as it is upgraded
* Spies will be able to recharge their cloaking ability by picking up ammo off of the ground or from health cabinets
* Some changes to the second part of the first stage of Goldrush to give the attackers more of an advantage
* Any weapons that fire bullets (shotguns, sniper's machine gun, heavy's minigun, etc.) can now break apart the Demoman's stickybombs
* The icon on the HUD for a person calling for Medic will now give more information to the medic (if the target is low on health, on fire, etc.)
* Added an achievement tracker that will allow people to choose specific achievements that they are trying to get
* There is now a custom icon for death messages when the player was killed from a critical hit
* Added a new particle effect for when a player enters the water
* Added smoke to the feet of a rocket jumping soldier
* Players will now have some particles swirling around them so other players can see when they are overhealed

XBox 360 owners can expect the same gameplay enhancements in the future.
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It's not 2009 yet, but Valve is back to updating TF2. Today they launched a new patch adding some offensively oriented new features. In the official blog post, Valve's Robin Walker also comments on future updates.

The next class pack will be the Scout, Valve is porting over portions of L4D's engine to TF2, and the Xbox 360 massive update patch is definitely coming. Sometime.
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Destructoid writes: "Recently Valve announced that the Xbox 360 version of Team Fortress 2 (packaged in the Orange Box collection) is receiving a "massive" update that will "include pretty much everything" that Valve has "shipped on the PC in the last year." That includes classes, levels, and weapons upgrades that 360 owners haven't been able to touch thus far.

The posting on the official TF2 blog cautions that no date has been confirmed for the content, but we're sure plenty of players are excited about their forgotten console port of the popular multiplayer game. In addition to the Xbox 360 news, the posting also provides information on an abundance of content for the PC version that should roll out "within the next few days."

Players will be able to upgrade Teleporters and Dispensers to level 3, as well as recharge their cloaking ability as a Spy by picking up stray ammo. Valve also informed readers that the next big class pack will feature the Scout. Last, but not least, Valve will be porting some of their engine improvements from Left 4 Dead into TF2 to ensure that players have an easier time building turrets outside of spawn points."
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Has Square Enix cancelled a Final Fantasy game?

TGR Verdict: Rumor Killed

Is Valve planning to release another class for Team Fortress 2?

TGR Verdict: Rumor Very Likely

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Eagle eyed players of the Left 4 Dead demo have discovered some interesting information on the back of cereal boxes in the game. Seems the fake cereal is giving away free Team Fortress 2 action figures and urges people to collect all ten. However, there are only 9 classes in TF2. Could this be Valve's way of hinting at a new class for the game?
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Originally made for the TIGS demake competition Gang Garrison 2 has now spawned a following of its own, what is Gang Garrison? A complete demake of Team Fortress 2.
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