The Orange Box petition, handled by Mike Seedon, has reached 2,000 signatures. Has the time finally come for Playstation3 gamers to be heard? We sure hope so.
Since its release as part of the Half Life 2: Orange Box last October, the PC version of Team Fortress 2 has a gotten a number of content additions and gameplay improvements, including new achievements and weapons for the Medic class and two new maps: Dustbowl and Gold Rush. The console versions of TF2, however, haven't gotten squat -- until now. Shacknews reports that Valve is planning to bring all of the PC's content updates to the 360 version of TF2.
SCRAWL writes:
On the official STEAM forums, user ajcoll5 reports:
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 ...
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Kotaku writes: "Recently, Valve went on record saying that they'd like their upcoming Team Fortress 2 map pack to be free on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, but admitted that such a situation might not be possible. Many wondered if this uncertain future was the result of EA meddling or interference from the platform holders themselves.
* New plush toys are in the works. TF2 characters will soon be your bedside companions, starting with the Heavy.
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.