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."
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29 Sep 2009

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

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - Icrontic: The Saxton Hale Rubber Stamp from TF2 Blog, Made for Real

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.
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9 Sep 2009

Team Fortress 2 Action Figures Are Credit To Creator

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - Team Fortress 2 Action Figures Are Credit To Creator

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."
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17 Jul 2009

Valve Releases New Spy & Sniper T-shirts

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - Valve Releases New Spy & Sniper T-shirts

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.
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3 Jul 2009

Valve: expect news about Team Fortress 2 on 360

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - Valve: expect news about Team Fortress 2 on 360

OXM UK: Valve's Doug Lombardi confirmed that the company is still working on Team Fortress 2 content for Xbox 360 and will have "something to announce" before the end of the year.
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16 Jun 2009

Team fortress 2 map editing just got a lot easier

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - Team fortress 2 map editing just got a lot easier

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.
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31 May 2009

Is the Spy the Scout's Father?

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - Is the Spy the Scout's Father?

New TF2 achievements expose the family relation between the Spy and the Scout. Shocking, yet heartwarming.
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23 May 2009

[TF2 Official Blog] New Unlock System Detailed

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - [TF2 Official Blog] New Unlock System Detailed

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."
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22 May 2009

Team Fortress 2 update has new achievement scheme

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - Team Fortress 2 update has new achievement scheme

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.
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21 May 2009

Team Fortress 2: Sniper Update Day 7

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"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."
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19 May 2009

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

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - [Official TF2 Blog] Sniper/Spy Update, Day 5

VALVe "officially" releases the Meet The Spy video and reveals the Spy's new achievements.
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19 May 2009

[TF2 Official Blog] Day 6 Spy Update Hooray!

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - [TF2 Official Blog] Day 6 Spy Update Hooray!

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!"
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15 May 2009

[TF2 Official Blog] Sniper Update, Day 4

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - [TF2 Official Blog] Sniper Update, Day 4

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.
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14 May 2009

[Official TF2 Blog] Sniper Update, Day 3

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - [Official TF2 Blog] Sniper Update, Day 3

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."
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13 May 2009

[Official TF2 Blog] Sniper Update, Day 2

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"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."
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13 May 2009

[Official TF2 Blog] Clarification of the abilities of the new Huntsman

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - [Official TF2 Blog] Clarification of the abilities of the new Huntsman

Robin Walker of the Official TF2 Blog writes:

"No, the Huntsman doesn't stun. It pins dead/dying players."
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13 May 2009

[TF2 Official Blog] New Info On The Sniper Update

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - [TF2 Official Blog] New Info On The Sniper Update

Robin Walker of the TF2 Official Blog writes:

"The Sniper has been a tricky class to update. In particular, designing an alternative to the Sniper Rifle has been a challenge. To understand why, we need to go back, way back, into the mists of time, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, and we started working on TF2. If it helps, you can listen to the Doctor Who Theme while you read."
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13 May 2009

[Official TF2 Site] First New Sniper Unlock Revealed

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - [Official TF2 Site] First New Sniper Unlock Revealed

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!"
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6 May 2009

Valve Teases Team Fortress 2's Close Range Sniper Update

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - Valve Teases Team Fortress 2's Close Range Sniper Update

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.
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3 Apr 2009

New Intel On Upcoming Team Fortress 2 Updates

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360 - Team Fortress 2 - New Intel On Upcoming Team Fortress 2 Updates

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.
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