Kotaku: Team Fortress 2

Valve's $100 Joke Ends in Half-Life Delay Gags

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:30:00 EST

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Valve's $100 Valentine's Day gag was actually taken up by a lot of people, who figured the money was well spent since it gave them a chance to broadcast a message to the entire Team Fortress 2 community. More »

Some Asshole Stole a Team Fortress 2 Figure From Toy Fair

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:30:00 EST

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So you know how there were images of Team Fortress 2 action figures from last weekend's Toy Fair in New York? There weren't any pics of the Demoman. Even though he was there. More »

Valve Trolls Valentine's Day With $100 Team Fortress 2 DLC

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:40:00 EST

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Team Fortress 2 developers Valve have put together "the most accurate simulation of an actual Valentine's Day gift ever made available to the public", and today made it available as an in-game item to owners of the multiplayer shooter. More »

Team Fortress 2 Channels LL Cool J (What?)

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:00:00 EST

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There's a new item in Team Fortress 2 that the Scout can employ which plays music. Sounds pretty trivial, but man, you've got to read Valve's description of the item. More »

The Smooth, Sexy Fan Art of Will Murai

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:30:00 EST

Brazilian artist Will Murai has worked extensively in the video games, comics and advertising industries. But that's not why we're here today. We're talking about Will because of his amazing fan art. More »

Forget Hats, Team Fortress 2 Now Has Official Wedding Rings

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:00:00 EST

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Should you ever feel the need to propose to that special someone in the middle of a game of Team Fortress 2, you can now do just that, after developers Valve added an official wedding ring to the game. More »

Analyst Pegs Team Fortress 2 Hat Economy at $50 Million

Owen Good — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:00:00 EST

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Done with that Zynga story? Thought that was all the economics you were getting today? Nope. While he's not recommending investor action, writer Paul Manwaring did some number crunching and conservatively valued Team Fortress 2's unique items economy at, oh, about $50 million. More »

Team Fortress 2's Christmas Updates Begin

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:30:00 EST

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I celebrate Australian Christmas with cold beer and barbecued meat. Valve, well, Valve celebrate it a little differently. In 2010 they took Team Fortress 2 all medieval, and in 2011, they're sending it into space. More »

This Guy Built a Real Team Fortress 2 Gun

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:00:00 EST

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Prop builder Zander Brandt, whose awesome Mass Effect rifle we've featured previously, has for his next project done something a little faster, a little more obnoxious. More »

Only One Man in the World Owns TF2's "Top Notch" Hat

Owen Good — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:00:00 EST

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It shouldn't be hard to guess who it is, either. Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson was invited to play in Team Fortress 2's third Mixup event. Playing on RED, he was teamed with Valve's Jon Lippincott and Cobalt's Daniel Brynolf (against a BLU comprising filmmaker Freddy Wong, Valve's Robin Walker, and others). After Notch collected the "Primeval Warrior" medal in a later game, Walker also presented him with the "Top Notch" hat. More »

Skyrim Loses All Textures, Looks Like Team Fortress 2

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:00:00 EST

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The hosts of this video, HouseholdGamer, call this series of Skyrim tweaks a "Team Fortress 2" mode. I can see the resemblance, but to me, it looks like like a Killer7 mode. More »

Pimp Out Team Fortress 2 with some Saints Row Preorder Bling

Owen Good — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:00:00 EST

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If you'd like a free insane costume for the Heavy in Team Fortress 2, you have about two days to pick it up. It also helps if you want Saints Row: The Third on PC, as that's what you have to preorder to grab it. More »

Who Doesn't Want To Play Team Fortress 2 with a Turkey Head?

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:30:00 EST

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In an old Mr. Bean episode titled "Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean", the titular hero gets his head lodged in a turkey. It's a classic, and what inspired this Team Fortress 2 workshop creation. More »

Let Team Fortress 2 Tell you a Ghost Story

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:30:00 EDT

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Team Fortress 2 is getting some updates for Halloween: Objects, items, hats, you know the deal. It's also, though, got something a little more exciting: a new Team Fortress 2 comic. More »

These Aren't Video Game Screenshots, They're Postcards

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:30:00 EDT

Iain Andrews' site Steam Postcards has long been my wallpaper supplier of choice. Why? Because he plays games and takes screenshots that aren't the kind of thing you'd find in a magazine or popular internet video game website. More »

Some of Team Fortress 2's Coolest Weapons Have Been Made by You

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:00:00 EDT

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Well, not you specifically, "you" as in "people who don't work for Valve". More »

Valve Celebrates Mann Co. Birthday & $2 Million in Team Fortress 2 Item Sales With A Mann-sized Update

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:00:00 EDT

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Has it already been a full year since Valve launched the Team Fortress 2 Mann Co. Store, the in-game shop in which people trade cold hard cash for hats, weapons and hats? Yes, it has. Valve is therefore celebrating the shop's birthday and $2,000,000 in profits(!) for item creators with a high five-filled update. More »

Mommy, Where do Team Fortress 2 Hats Come From?

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:30:00 EDT

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Team Fortress 2 used to be about guns. Now it's all about hats. Fancy, ridiculous, elaborate hats. Ever wonder how those hats are made? More »

Dungeon Defending is Much Easier With a Portal Gun

Mike Fahey — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:20:00 EDT

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Trendy Entertainment's tower defense action role-playing game Dungeon Defenders hits Steam next week, and Valve has packed the game a little care package, filled with tiny Team Fortress 2 dudes and an Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device. What, no snacks? More »

First (Brief) Look at Team Fortress 2 Toys

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:30:00 EDT

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NECA, specialists in action figures and props based on video games, will be bringing out lines of figures based on Valve properties in 2012. While we haven't yet seen the finished versions of these toys, we do today have some work-in-progress shots of Team Fortress 2's Demoman. More »

Here's a Team Fortress 2 Map That Could Run In Your Browser

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:30:00 EDT

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Developer Brandon Jones has, after some tinkering and hard work, managed to import a map from online shooter Team Fortress 2 into WebGL. It's not playable, but it's there. More »

Sniper Voice Actor's Book Picks Up Plugs from Team Fortress 2 "Reviewers"

Owen Good — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:00:00 EDT

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You may not be familiar with the name "John Patrick Lowrie." You probably are familiar with the name "Sniper," whom Lowrie voices in Team Fortress 2. He's just published the novel Dancing With Eternity and, well, his friends are giving it some kind reviews on Amazon. More »

Ignoring iPhone, 3DS and Vita Hype, Valve Doesn't Want to Make Portable Games

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:00:00 EDT

Nintendo is catching a lot of heat these days for refusing to make games for the iPhone, but one of the other elite video game companies, the forward-thinking makers of Portal, Counter-Strike and Team Fortress 2, Valve Software isn't just shunning iPhone. More »

Steam Cross-Game Trading Goes Live, Adds Portal 2 and Spiral Knights

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:40:00 EDT

Your Team Fortress 2 hat surplus can now be put to better use, thanks to newly out-of-beta Steam Trading features. Valve's new cross-game trading tech is now available in TF2, Portal 2 and Sega's Spiral Knights. [TF2 Blog] More »

An Exclusive Tour of Valve Software, the Place Where Portal, Half-Life, and Team Fortress Come to Life

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EDT

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Valve Software's Chet Faliszek recently gave me a tour of his company's Belleveue headquarters, a final act of kindness during a visit in which Chet also let me play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and eat catered tacos. More »

Celebrate Team Fortress 2's Quinceañera, Get a Hat

Owen Good — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:40:00 EDT

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Because of its popularity, many think Team Fortress 2 sprang to life fully formed without precedent, like Athena from the forehead of Zeus. Or Leonard Part VI. It in fact is a series, one that is now 15 years old. More »

Today in TF2 Hat News: Three New DOTA 2 Hats [Update]

Kirk Hamilton — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:40:00 EDT

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No doubt in honor of this weekend's DOTA 2 International Championship, Valve is now offering there new DOTA 2 hats in Team Fortress 2. More »

Pre-Order Deus Ex, Get Sweet Team Fortress 2 Gear

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:00:00 EDT

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Make that Dues Ex themed guns and accessories, eight in all. More »

This Team Fortress 2-Inspired Animated Short Absolutely Made My Week

Joshua Rivera — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:20:00 EDT

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These TF2 LEGO Figures are so Small! They are Funny to me!

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:30:00 EDT

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It's easy to take a LEGO minifig and paint it to look like something. What's harder is taking a ton of actual LEGO bricks and turning them into the likeness of a range of cartoon video game characters. More »

Now You Can Trade Team Fortress 2 Hats for Actual Video Games

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:30:00 EDT

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Does your Team Fortress 2 backpack runneth over? With the newly launched Steam Trading Beta, you can turn your excess in-game TF2 items into other in-game items or, more importantly, a gifted copy of Left 4 Dead. More »

This Virtuoso Live-Action Team Fortress 2 Video is the Best Fan Film You'll See All Month

Owen Good — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:00:00 EDT

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Corridor Digital's video "Sentry Sabotage" explores very well known themes of treachery within Team Fortress 2 but it does so with unbelievable execution. I knew how this would end before I finished it the first time and I've already watched it a dozen times more. More »

Steam Honors Quakecon With Weekend Sale, Including 27 Game Pack

Jen Schiller — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:40:00 EDT

Starting today, Steam is celebrating id and Bethesda's Quakecon with deals on their games. Sales will change daily from now until August 8th. Today's deals include discounted games, free-to-play Brink, and in-game specials for TF2. More »

Team Fortress 2 Secretly Teams Up with Fallout, Quake & Elder Scrolls

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:30:00 EDT

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The latest update to multiplayer shooter brought with it a few secret surprises, in the form of unique items inspired by those used in games like Quake, Fallout, RAGE and Brink. More »

Duke Nukem Forever Lives On to Parody Call of Duty, Team Fortress & More This Fall

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:00:00 EDT

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We're not done with Duke Nukem Forever. Gearbox Software has revealed the "Hail to the Icons Parody Pack," an add-on for the recently released Duke Nukem game, downloadable content that takes a few shots at games like Doom, Call of Duty and Team Fortress 2. More »

The Ladies of Team Fortress 2

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:30:00 EDT

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These aren't the first depictions of Team Fortress 2's (mostly) male protagonists as women. Won't be last, either. But it may well be the most adorable! More »

Your Official Valve Action Figures (and Replica Portal Guns) are Coming In 2012

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:30:00 EDT

Toy company NECA revealed at Comic-Con today that its range of merchandise based on the intellectual properties of Valve will start shipping in 2012. Oh, and they also let us know what they'll be! More »

TF2's Rockets Explained: Pith Helmets, Ray Guns & Mutton Chops Ahoy

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:00:00 EDT

WETA, the special effects and design house behind movies like Lord of the Rings and District 9, has teamed up with Valve for a little cross-promotion, with some of its original designs to be featured in Team Fortress 2. More »

The Mysterious Team Fortress 2 Space Program

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:30:00 EDT

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Earlier this week, a Team Fortress 2 update quietly added a bizarre new feature: several crashed rockets, which can now be seen smoking in the distance of several of the game's maps. More »

China's Team Fortress 2 Rip-off Sexes Up 'Meet The Sniper'

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:00:00 EDT

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Chinese shooter Final Combat, an unsubtle, shameless swipe of two other free-to-play games—Valve's Team Fortress 2 and EA's Battlefield Heroes—has a new playable class it would like to introduce: the Sniper. The sexy, short-skirted, probably-does-not-urinate-in-jars Sniper. More »