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TF2 Update Adds Bill's Hat as L4D2 Pre-Order Exclusive Item (News)

Nov 3, 2009

Valve has released a new update for Team Fortress 2, now available on Steam. Included is the addition of Bill's hat (from the original L4D), an in-game item exclusive for players who pre-order Left 4 Dead 2.

Saxton Hale's Astonishing Blog Post (News)

Nov 1, 2009

Gamervision writes:
"While checking the message boards of one of my favorite comic artists, Mike Oeming, I came across a post simply entitled "Saxton HALE from Valve :)" wherein I found a link to the TF2Maps forums. I'm not entirely sure I can adequately describe the awesomeness contained therein, so I'm going to let the pictures speak for themselves. Beware, what lies beneath is not for the faint of heart, or those of you with weak constitutions. Only the manliest of men should venture forth."

Team Fortress 2's Tenth Class Is Dead (News)

Oct 31, 2009

Quietly and quickly Valve ran a ridiculous sale of Team Fortress 2 yesterday for the low low price of $2.49. This sale only lasted a few hours and by the time I heard about the sale there was only about 45 minutes left in the sale. But after the sale Valve released a Halloween styled update for the game.

This new patch contained a time sensitive set of achievements and a limited time only new map. These new achievements will only work from now thru November 2 and can only be locked in the new Harvest. The new Harvest map is a Halloween themed King of Hill Map littered with exploding pumpkins, wandering ghosts and a clue that the rumored tenth class is in fact dead.

TF2 Blog: Hidden Info Contained In Latest Haloween Update (News)

Oct 30, 2009

VALVe has once again hidden many a secret in their latest update.

In order to obtain a "Gibus Hat" one must dominate a player who is wearing one.

Halloween masks! (Feature)

Oct 30, 2009

So you didn’t have a Halloween costume this year. Boo hoo. Well, GamesRadar will come to the rescue yet again. All you need is some paper and a printer (and some scissors to cut out the eye holes), and you’ve got yourself a quick last-minute Halloween costume in, well, a minute! You’ll be the star of party. Or you’ll just be laughed at ...

Team Fortress 2 Halloween Update Released (News)

Oct 30, 2009

Valve has released the latest Team Fortress 2 update, now available on Steam.The patch adds several Halloween themed additions including a new map, hats, achievements, ghosts and exploding pumpkins.

Team Fortress 2 Massively Discounted (News)

Oct 29, 2009

If you don't yet have the awesome piece of multi-player class-based action that is Valve's Team Fortress 2, now is your perfect time to get in on the action; the game has been discounted to a mere £2.49 on Steam, meaning you can buy and enjoy the game immediately for less cash than a meal at McDonald's.

Meet the TF2 Sniper's Assets (News)

Oct 22, 2009

The good ol' folks at Valve have wrapped up work on Left 4 Dead 2, which means that the TF2 team are back in action, and today they're blogging about some of the models seen in their Meet the Sniper video. You can see pictures of all of these models (or "assets") at the blog here.

You can now also use all these models and assets in your Team Fortress 2 maps. The models should all have been downloaded by your Steam installation automagically, but you still need to refresh all SDK content for them to show up in Hammer. Have fun mapping; I look forward to seeing all these things in some old-fashioned Capture the Flag maps.

Team Fortress 2 Update Encourages Speed, Sharing (News)

Oct 14, 2009

Valve has released a sizable update for Team Fortress 2, adding a list of fixes, tweaks and improvements to the game. Highlights include the addition of the "+quickswitch" command and getting bonus points for healing a teammate with a dropped sandvich.

Icrontic: The Saxton Hale Rubber Stamp from TF2 Blog, Made for Real (News)

Sep 29, 2009

Team Fortress 2 fan and Icrontic member Quady the Turnip decided to actually manufacture the "SIGNED BY SAXTON HALE" rubber stamp that was used on TF2 Blog recently.

Team Fortress 2 Map Pack #62 Released (News)

Sep 24, 2009

Twenty more maps have been released for Team Fortress 2.

TF2 Blog: Guard Dog (News)

Sep 22, 2009

A day or two ago, fake TF2 update fliers circulated various Team Fortress 2 forums including the official Steam Forums, and Facepunch Studios. Nothing too out of the ordinary, aside from the fact that this update includes a weaponized dog. Forum goers as usual brushed it off as another fake, and for good reason.

But in a very recent blog post, the crafty demons at Valve published a TF2 Blog post featuring a patent pending paper regarding the Guard Dog.

What are you up to, Valve?

Original "fake" can be found here:
http://guarddog.50webs.com

TF2 Blog: Super Manly Avatars (News)

Sep 17, 2009

As if Valve wasn't tightly connected to their community before, the new blog update adds official 'Super Manly' avatars for everyone after the avatar spread throughout Team Fortress 2 forums.

The post also details the release of the character source files (for modding the player models), and why it took so long for Valve to release those.

Team Fortress 2 gets large update (News)

Sep 16, 2009

Valve has released a sizable update for their well maintained FPS Team Fortress 2. Changes include Backpack improvement (support for 100 slots), lots of sandvich adjustments and tons of other fixes.

Team Fortress 2 Action Figures Are Credit To Creator (News)

Sep 9, 2009

Luke Plunkett of Kotaku writes:

"For all Valve's expertise in the software field, the studio has always lagged behind in one crucial area: merchandise. In particular, action figures, and in particular, Team Fortress 2.

Well, Half-Life as well, but people have done that. And it's "people" - not Valve - that are behind these Team Fortress 2 figures.

Sure, they're not what I'd have chosen - the game's exaggerated art style would be better-suited to vinyl figures - but that's what's called nitpicking. These are still awesome."

Community Uproar Over TF2 Item Removal (News)

Sep 3, 2009

IncGamers gives an in-depth report on the community uproar that has resulted from Valve's decision to remove Team Fortress 2 items earned through using an external idling program, while rewarding players who did not use the program with a halo-shaped hat.

Team Fortress 2 Update - 09/02/09 (News)

Sep 3, 2009

Valve has released a new update for their FPS Team Fortress 2, now available on Steam.

Team Fortress 2 Update Released (News)

Sep 1, 2009

Valve has released a new update for their FPS Team Fortress 2, now available on Steam.

This point ain't gonna cap itself - Tf2 (News)

Aug 23, 2009

We thought you might be interested in seeing some of the "behind the scenes" work that goes on in Team Fortress 2. The process usually starts with a team discussion: This helps us determine the goals of the map we're going to build. In this case, we wanted a game mode that had an intense, centralized experience with quick player turnaround. We liked some of the facets of Arena mode, but it was clear that many players don't like to wait for the next round to play.

Left 4 Dead / Team Fortress 2 Updates (News)

Aug 22, 2009

GamersDigest writes;

"Updates to Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress 2 have been released on Steam."

Both updates include 'Engine' and 'Game' fixes, while the TF2 update also includes a few 'Community Requests'.

Team Fortress 2 Update Released (News)

Aug 18, 2009

Valve has released an update for their FPS Team Fortress 2, now available for download.

Team Fortress 2 'Classless Update' - Day Three (News)

Aug 14, 2009

The final day, Day Three, of the Team Fortress 2 'Classless Update' has arrived, bringing with it a community CP map and a CTF version of Sawmill.

Team Fortress 2: The Classless Update Day 2 (News)

Aug 13, 2009

Brand new game mode King of the Hill revealed. New KOTH map "Viaduct" also introduces TF2 to its first snowfall theme.

Two existing arena maps (Nucleus and Sawmill) have also been converted into KOTH maps.

Stay tuned for Day 3 tomorrow!

Team Fortress 2 Update: New Hats and a New Arena Map (News)

Aug 12, 2009

PixelatedGeek.com says: "It looks like Valve's Team Fortress 2 team is out with another week of patch announcements. For day 1, they have announced new hats for each class to further customize their character."

Valve Releasing More Team Fortress 2 SDK (News)

Aug 5, 2009

Not content with releasing a software development kit for Team Fortress 2's maps and environments, Valve will soon be releasing the SDK for the game's character models and animations as well.

What does this mean? It means modders have access to some of gaming's finest characters and can alter their appearance and movements as they see fit. This will help out now only those looking to spice up the appearance of the game, but machinima enthusiasts as well, as it'll allow them to "have more control over how characters animate in their movies."

TF2 Soldier Update Leaked? (News)

Jul 29, 2009

The Total Gaming Network reported today that the soldier class update had been apparently posted on the official TF2 blog in error; the post was quickly removed from the official page.

The post details that some major overhauls will come to the mechanics to the game and implement the item trading system.

Valve Releases New Spy & Sniper T-shirts (News)

Jul 17, 2009

Continuing the on-going feud between Team Fortress 2's Spy and Sniper, Valve has decided to split the audience yet again with the release of two brand-new t-shirts for each character.

Team Fortress 2 Teases KOTH Mode, Class Update (News)

Jul 17, 2009

In an announcement concerning Team Fortress 2 avatars, Valve gives hint to a new mode for the FPS along with which character may be getting the next class update.

A screenshot from the game's SDK provides some solid evidence that a King of the Hill game type is on the way.

EVGA Celebrates Decade With Contests & Prizes (News)

Jul 17, 2009

StokedGamer.com reports that EVGA is celebrating it's 10th Anniversary by giving back to the PC Gaming Community. EVGA has teamed up with 24 big sponsers to give away over $50,000 in prizes. Details are provided about the five different contests included in the EVGA Decade Celebration.

Team Fortress 2 Update Released (News)

Jul 15, 2009

Valve has released an update for their FPS Team Fortress 2, now available on Steam.

EVGA's 10th Anniversary Team Fortess 2 Weekend (News)

Jul 7, 2009

StokedGamer.com reports on EVGA's Team Fortess 2 Weekend.

EVGA is celebrating their 10th Anniversary as a company. In order to show some love to their fan base they are holding a Team Fortress 2 gaming event. It is important to note that it is not a tournament, but a fun chance to game with the community.

The event will take place starting July 25th and end on July 26th. During that time there will be a prize giveaway.

Source SDK update released (News)

Jul 2, 2009

Valve has released an update for the Source SDK, now available for users on Steam.

Team Fortress 2 update released, brings fixes and tweaks (News)

Jun 26, 2009

Valve has released a new patch for its FPS Team Fortress 2, now available on Steam.

The Orange Box gets Novint Falcon support (News)

Jun 24, 2009

Valve has released a patch for The Orange Box titles Half-Life 2: Episode 1 & 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2, adding support for the Novint Falcon controller.

Large Team Fortress 2 patch refines Sniper and Spy (News)

Jun 24, 2009

Valve continues to churn out new patches for their FPS Team Fortress 2, this time around releasing an extensive update that includes new adjustments and fixes for the Sniper and the Spy.

Team fortress 2 map editing just got a lot easier (News)

Jun 16, 2009

Valve today released an update to theIR Source SDK, and included within were the source files for most of Team Fortress 2's original maps. Translation? It's now a lot easier to edit Team Fortress 2 maps.

Source SDK Updated To Include Source Files For TF2 Map s (News)

Jun 15, 2009

Dave Riller of VALVe writes:

"Today we're releasing an update to the Source SDK that includes the .vmf source files for many of the official TF2 maps. This is something we've wanted to do for a while, especially as we've been growing the range of game modes in TF. Here's the list of maps that are included in the update: Lumberyard, Ravine, Badlands, Dustbowl, Granary, Gravelpit, 2Fort, Badwater, Goldrush, and Hydro."

Team Fortress 2 update backstabs Heavy, brings fixes (News)

Jun 9, 2009

Valve has released an update for it's FPS Team Fortress 2. The patch adds a backstab custom death animation for the Heavy along with a host of other fixes and improvements to the game.

Team Fortress 2 update fixes Spy issues (News)

Jun 4, 2009

Valve has released a patch for their FPS Team Fortress 2, now available on Steam. The update adds several fixes focusing on problems with The Spy's items along with some additional issues.

Is the Spy the Scout's Father? (News)

May 31, 2009

New TF2 achievements expose the family relation between the Spy and the Scout. Shocking, yet heartwarming.

Team Fortress 2 Patch returns Milestone Achievements (News)

May 30, 2009

Valve has released an update for their FPS Team Fortress 2, now available on Steam.

The patch adds Sniper and Spy milestone achievements as a way for players to get the new unlockables; along with other fixes, tweaks and improvements to different facets of the game.

Team Fortress 2 patch adjusts Spy class, brings fixes (News)

May 27, 2009

A new patch for Valve's FPS Team Fortress 2 has been released and is now available on Steam. The update brings a couple of adjustments to the Spy class along with a few fixes for the game.

Team Fortress 2 patch fixes Sniper/Spy issues (News)

May 23, 2009

Valve has released a patch for Team Fortress 2 fixing several issues that spawned from yesterday's Sniper vs. Spy update.

[TF2 Official Blog] New Unlock System Detailed (News)

May 23, 2009

Erik Johnson of VALVe writes:

"First off, a quick note: We put so much stuff into this update that we didn't manage to cover it all on the internets before the update went live, so we made a special Bonus page. In addition, our merchandising crew had as much fun coming up with Spy & Sniper themed merchandise as we did making the update, so make sure you go and check it all out.

Secondly, we wanted to take a moment to talk about the new item drop system in the update, since we're getting a lot of questions about it."

[TF2 Official Blog] The Sniper vs. Spy Update (News)

May 22, 2009

The TF2 Team writes:

' ...is live. What are you waiting for? Go play!"

Also of mention in the posting is that Team Fortress 2 if 50% off for this weekend only!

Team Fortress 2 update has new achievement scheme (News)

May 22, 2009

Are you digging the new Spy and Sniper weapons? What about the new way achievements are being handed out? Not as much fun is it? Valve has completely done away with rewarding players with new weapons by earning achievements instead putting in a much different system.

Team Fortress 2 for $9.99 Weekend Only (News)

May 22, 2009

Steam is offering a special deal this week for Team Fortress 2. Gamers can play the game this weekend for free or buy it now for $9.99.

TF2 Sniper vs. Spy update live (News)

May 22, 2009

The Sniper vs. Spy update for Team Fortress 2 has been released by Valve and is now available on Steam.

Team Fortress 2 Free Weekend (News)

May 21, 2009

VALVe has just announced that TF2 will be free for all to play this weekend!

Team Fortress 2: Sniper Update Day 7 (News)

May 21, 2009

"I, [STATE YOUR NAME], endorse this. What I am about to show you embodies everything I cherish as a person. If I could sum me up in a single webpage, this would be that page. Also, if I die from excitement shortly after clicking this, please put what I am about to show you on my grave."

[Official TF2 Blog] Sniper/Spy Update, Day 5 (News)

May 19, 2009

VALVe "officially" releases the Meet The Spy video and reveals the Spy's new achievements.

[TF2 Official Blog] Day 6 Spy Update Hooray! (News)

May 19, 2009

Stavros Xanthis of VALVe writes:

"Today is Day 6 of Spy Update. Please to pursue this link to Ambassador, a new revolver for Spy. Hooray!"

[TF2 Official Blog] Sniper Update, Day 4 (News)

May 15, 2009

The TF2 Team writes:

"Day 4 of the Sniper update brings us... hold on, that's not...

Holy hell. All those conspiracy theorists on the TF forum couldn't have been right all along, could they? When the Pyro hears about this she'll be inconsolable."

Also note that VALVe has just confirmed that the Pyro is a female.

[Official TF2 Blog] Sniper Update, Day 3 (News)

May 14, 2009

The TF2 Team writes:

"Sniper shows off the latest addition to his arsenal: the Razorback, a beautiful hand-carved tribal shield with a shocking modification."

[Official TF2 Blog] Sniper Update, Day 2 (News)

May 13, 2009

"Day 2 of our Sniper Update is live, this time with a rundown on a new game mode and two new arena maps. Plus a postcard from Sniper, who likes to keep his parents updated on his exciting, legal, not-at-all-a-crazed-gunman job."

[Official TF2 Blog] Clarification of the abilities of the new Huntsman (News)

May 13, 2009

Robin Walker of the Official TF2 Blog writes:

"No, the Huntsman doesn't stun. It pins dead/dying players."

TF2 Sniper Update this week, gets longbow (News)

May 13, 2009

TVGB: "Valve's Doug Lombardi just over a message saying the Sniper update will be going live in a few days."

[Official TF2 Site] First New Sniper Unlock Revealed (News)

May 13, 2009

The TF2 Official Blog states:

"Any experienced sniper will tell you how irritating it is when your targets keep moving around. The question is how to stop these cheaters from wind-sprinting around like they own the place. And the answer is to pin them to a wall. How? With arrows!"

Team Fortress 2 Sniper Update Coming Next Week (News)

May 12, 2009

As with other class updates for Team Fortress 2, Valve will be slowly revealing information each day about the Sniper update until it's finally released. Today, they released the first bit of info on the new content: one of the Sniper's new unlockable weapons.

Valve game inspired Madden 10's art style (News)

May 8, 2009

NintendoDpad reports:
"The developers of Madden 10 had many inspirations for the art style, but the one with the biggest influence was Valve's Team Fortress 2."

Valve Teases Team Fortress 2's Close Range Sniper Update (News)

May 6, 2009

The Team Fortress 2 team isn't quite yet ready to reveal what changes are in store for the game's Sniper class, on deck to receive new unlockables, but it's quite ready to tease those additions.

Thankfully, it doesn't sound like Valve will go ahead with its April Fool's Day plans to add jars of Sniper piss as a weapon, but do something almost as unexpected. Robin Walker writes on the official TF2 blog what the update plans to address with the Sniper class, which may bring the rifleman a little closer to his targets.

Team Fortress 2 patch brings support for future features, updates map (News)

May 2, 2009

Valve has released an update for Team Fortress 2, now available for Steam users. The patch brings support for future features and updates the map cp_egypt using suggestions pulled from player feedback.

Team Fortress 2 Update Released (News)

May 2, 2009

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Team Fortress 2

* Updated cp_egypt with changes based on player feedback, added additional health/ammo and updated routes
* Additional character loadout menu changes to support future features

Team Fortress 2 update brings game tweaks, fixes (News)

Apr 21, 2009

Valve has released an update for Team Fortress 2, now available for download on Steam. The patch brings several game changes along with some fixes.

New Intel On Upcoming Team Fortress 2 Updates (News)

Apr 3, 2009

Greg Cherlin of the Official Team Fortress 2 Blog writes:

"It's been a couple of weeks since we posted, so we thought it'd be good to do some housekeeping. The next class pack will focus on the Sniper. It's actually shaping up to be the largest TF2 update yet, with multiple new maps and a bunch of gameplay tweaks. In addition, we've got another update in the works that should be done before the Sniper, and that one will include some new content for all classes."

Attached below are videos of skills and feats that were featured in the news update.

Team Fortress 2 updates include new class content, multiple maps (News)

Apr 3, 2009

Valve has released some details on forthcoming updates for their popular FPS Team Fortress 2. New content for all classes along with a specific update focused on the Sniper are discussed, along with the addition of multiple new maps and plenty of gameplay tweaks.

100 reasons fanboys hate shooters (Feature)

Mar 25, 2009

Cue the banjo! It wouldn’t be the Week of Hate without our trademark “100 Reasons” videos. In case you missed it, last year we targeted game platforms. So this year we thought we’d change it up and go after a few popular genres. Up first, the ubiquitous shooter. ...

Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat get updates (News)

Mar 24, 2009

Steam has released updates for Valve titles Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source, with focus on fixing specific crashes along with some other patch-ups.

Team Fortress 2 update includes game, server changes (News)

Mar 20, 2009

Valve, apparently, has been busy working out more of the kinks in Team Fortress 2. The company has released yet another update for the Steam title earlier today focusing on game and server changes.

Team Fortress 2 update adds multicore rendering (News)

Mar 19, 2009

Valve has released an update for Team Fortress 2 adding multicore rendering and applying other additional changes.

[Official TF2 Blog] And that's what ye git fer toochin that! (News)

Mar 18, 2009

Robin Walker of VALVe writes:

"One of the things we've been thinking about for a while now is how to improve the player experience around finding a server to play on. It's a tricky problem because our master servers need to ask a game server for its details, and that server can lie to us if it wants to. We decided we needed to find a way of scoring servers, with a goal of finding and delisting ones we considered "bad". The scoring system had to penalize lying without penalizing custom game rules, because some players like custom game rules. Best case, the system needed to work entirely from data that didn't come from the servers themselves, so they couldn't lie to us in any way to affect it."

Team Fortress 2 Update Released (News)

Mar 14, 2009

Valve has released an update to Team Fortress 2, which applies automatically when your Steam client is restarted.

Here are the full notes...

Team Fortress 2 Update Released (News)

Mar 6, 2009

From the SteamPowered.com News page:

"Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted."

Team Fortress 2's Scout Update Unveiled and Dissected (News)

Feb 25, 2009

Team Fortress 2 is currently one of the most popular online first-person shooters out there, largely due to the fact that it has a big user community, a variety of classes from which to choose and, most importantly, enjoys the full support of the Valve team in terms of patches, updates and new content.

[Official TF2 Site] The Scout Update Is Live (News)

Feb 25, 2009

Download the new update now and get those unlocks!

[Official TF2 Site] One Updated Map & Another Community Map Revealed (News)

Feb 20, 2009

The TF2 Official Blog has just been updated with the latest on the newest content coming in next week's Scout update!

Official TF2 Blog: New Scout Achievements & Unlockable Revealed (News)

Feb 19, 2009

The TF2 Official Blog has just been updated with the latest on the newest content coming in next week's Scout update!

TF2 Official Blog: The Devs Are Disappointed By Cheaters (News)

Feb 19, 2009

TF Announcer of the TF2 Official Blog writes:

"We have sounded the alert and released a quick fix for an exploit that some unscrupulous players were using to wield items on invalid classes. I have considered an appropriate punishment for the good-for-nothings responsible for this horrendous breach of conduct. Death, of course - but death is too good for disappointments such as these. Instead, their unlockable items have been removed for a month."

[Official TF2 Site] Two Community Maps Maps To Be Included In Scout Update (News)

Feb 19, 2009

The official Team Fortress 2 website has been updated with info on the two newest maps to be included with the Scout update: arena_watchtower & cp_junction!

Team Fortress 2: Scout update includes community maps (News)

Feb 19, 2009

As we count down the days until the Scout update launches, the second teaser includes details of new community created maps.

Watchtower is an Arena map that plays unlike any of Valve's Arena maps, with a heavy focus on vertical space and long, open sight lines, whilst Junction is a Gravel-Pit style map that the community has been heckling to include for months.

TF2 Scout Update Next Week (News)

Feb 17, 2009

Valve have confirmed that the eagerly anticapted 'scout' update for Team Fortress 2 will be coming out next week, Tuesday 24th February to be specific.

You can find the first details after the jump, which are of 'the sandman', a bat that smacks baseballs at the other team, knocking them out on a succesful hit.

TF2/DoD Source Update Released (News)

Feb 17, 2009

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.

Team Fortress 2 Demake Gang Garrison 2 Goes 2.0 (News)

Feb 12, 2009

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!

Official TF2 Dev Blog: How Crits Work (News)

Feb 6, 2009

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."

Team Fortress 2 (PC) Update Released (News)

Feb 3, 2009

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

Team Fortress 2: Meet the original Scout (News)

Feb 1, 2009

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."

Team Fortress 2/Day of Defeat Update Released (News)

Jan 29, 2009

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.

Team Fortress 2 Scout Update Coming Soon (News)

Jan 28, 2009

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."

Read more by following the link below.

Team Fortress 2 Scout Pack Almost Done (News)

Jan 28, 2009

A little update about the upcoming Scout pack.

'Very Different' Team Fortress 2 Mode Coming 'Soon' (News)

Jan 22, 2009

ShackNews writes:

"Team Fortress 2 developer Robin Walker has teased a new, "very different" mode will soon be added to the stylistic multiplayer shooter.
...
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."

Nielsen Ratings Show WoW, PS2 Still On Top - US Gamers Play More Original Xbox than PS3 (News)

Jan 1, 2009

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."

Bloke Bingo giving away TF2 server for UK clan/community (News)

Dec 23, 2008

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!"

Tokyoflash Watch - Contest Announced. (News)

Dec 13, 2008

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.

Weekend Deals (News)

Dec 13, 2008

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.

Team Fortress 2 is $10 this weekend (News)

Dec 13, 2008

TVGB: "This weekend, Valve has cut the price for their hit multiplayer game, Team Fortress 2, down from $20 to $10."

TF2 (PC) update is live. Engineer items now have 3 levels. (News)

Dec 13, 2008

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.

New TF2 Update Live; Next Class Pack will be Scout (News)

Dec 12, 2008

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.

Xbox 360 version of TF2 set to get 'massive' update (News)

Dec 12, 2008

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."

Rumor Killers: November 18 (News)

Nov 18, 2008

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

Did EA and the NFL Conspire to Ruin the 2K Football Franchise?

TGR Verdict: Rumor Very Likely

Left 4 Dead teases a new Team Fortress 2 class (News)

Nov 15, 2008

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?