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• May 4, 2020 - TF2 Official Blog updated. A Hell of a Campaign. Valve honors Rick May, Soldier's voice actor who passed away on April 13, 2020. New background music alongside a Soldier Statue was added to the game.

• December 16, 2019 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Merry Smissmas, Everyone! New Smissmas update added 18 new community cosmetics, 10 new community War Paints, and 17 new community Unusual effects! Remember to check your Stocking Stuffer and visit the Mann Co. Store for huge 50% discounts!

• August 2, 2019 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Update on the Crate Depression of 2019 A bug causing some crates to guarantee an Unusual hat unbox was fixed. Valve posted an update on the situation and a summary of updates to affected inventories.

• March 28, 2018 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Competitive Update Shipped! Valve has rolled out a slew of matchmaking and other game improvements! And they haven't forgotten about everybody's favorite feature, new community cosmetics are here as well!

• March 15, 2018 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Seventh Annual Saxxy Awards Winners! Congratulations to the winners of the Seventh Annual Saxxy Awards!

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• March 9, 2018 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Vote for the Saxxy Awards! It's that time of the year again, voting has opened for the Seventh Annual Saxxy Awards! Between now and March 13th, vote on submissions entered into the contest. The winners will be revealed on the 14th!

• March 1, 2018 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Now Accepting Submissions for the Seventh Annual Saxxy Awards! Submissions are now open for the Seventh Annual Saxxy Awards! Prove your movie making mettle by submitting your works before March 8th. Good luck to all who enter!

• Feburary 5, 2018 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Jungle Inferno News The Jungle Inferno Campaign will end on Feburary 11th, but don't panic! Contract progress will still be recorded for current pass owners, and you'll still be able to acquire the exclusive items. In addition, all maps will be moved to their appropriate game mode categories at the end of the campaign. Now get back to grinding those contracts!

• October 26, 2017 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Scream Fortress IX has arrived! Scream Fortress is back for another year of happy haunting alongside Jungle Inferno! Free Halloween contracts with unique rewards can now be found on your ConTracker until November 8, 2017.

• October 20, 2017 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Jungle Inferno is Live! The Jungle Inferno Update is finally here! The Jungle Inferno Campaign! New Pyro weapons! War Paint! Cases! Taunts! It's all here, and it's all in-game and ready to play!

• October 19, 2017 - TF2 Official Blog updated. We're Almost Live! The Jungle Inferno Update is almost here! Valve has decided to delay the update another twenty-four hours to make sure everything is up to snuff before it launches. In the meantime, the patch notes can be read here. We're in the endgame!

• October 18, 2017 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Hot Stuff! Valve has finally lifted the curtain on the Pyro's new balance changes! And we haven't forgotten about the best part, new weapons are here as well!

• October 17, 2017 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Hit the Campaign Trail! A major update calls for a new campaign, and that's the case with the Jungle Inferno Update! Introducing the Jungle Inferno Campaign! The campaign system has been given a new layer of paint, returning with new exclusive rewards and new ways to play.

• October 16, 2017 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Welcome to... Mercenary Park! After almost a year since it's announcement, the next major update is finally on the horizon... Introducing the Jungle Inferno Update! And with it comes an animated short, and a mammoth amount of brand-new maps and taunts!

• November 4, 2016 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Now Accepting Submissions for the Sixth Annual Saxxy Awards! This year's Saxxy Awards is here, folks! Finish up your works of art in SFM and send them our way. The deadline is November 11th, but you should submit earlier just to be safe. Happy animating!

• October 21, 2016 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Scream Fortress VIII has arrived! Once again Halloween has come, and it's spookier than ever! Amongst the menacing maps, cutting-edge contracts, and terrifying taunts, we are proud to present our newest ungodly creation: a taunt Unusualifier, which you can find in the latest case. Scared yet, unusual fans? Because that's not all! Until the event ends, the chances of receiving an unusual cosmetic from a case will be doubled! And all those cosmetics will have an effect from this event! It's downright horrifying!

• October 11, 2016 - TF2 Official Blog updated. What We're Up To Happy almost-Halloween! This time each year we usually would be finishing up our annual Halloween event, but that's not the case here. No, we will be focusing on something even better: a big upcoming update and campaign! Does that mean this year's horrifying haunting is cancelled? Not at all! Halloween will still be coming next week with all-new maps, contracts, taunts, and more, so stick around!

• 2016年8月24日－TF2 官方部落格更新。今天我們 20 歲囉！今天是絕地要塞系列的二十歲生日！登入 TF2 獲得一頂生日派對帽和免費的噪音製造器以展現您的喜悅吧。雖然今天是我們最喜歡的遊戲的生日，但也可能同時是別人的生日。可能是您的，也可能是我的。我們想說的是今天同時是演員 Steve Guttenberg 的生日。生日快樂，Steve！

• 2016年8月22日－TF2 官方部落格更新。Insomnia58。Insomnia 多人遊戲電子競技大展快要到了，這也表示當天會有規模數一數二大的 TF2 電競比賽！查閱自26日至28日的 Team Fortress 2 公開賽的相關資訊，看著來自世界各地的 64 組隊伍賭上自己的名聲和榮耀！

• 2016年8月16日－TF2 官方部落格更新。競技配對模式的排名機制改良（還有我們接下來正要做的事），Valve 揭露了配對機制接下來會實裝的幾項變更。除了競技配對模式排名如何產生的改良之外，Casual（野團）的各種變更，例如在同一伺服器的重新排隊等候功能也會在未來的更新時裝。請持續關注消息！

• 2016年8月15日－TF2 官方部落格更新。見見你的贏家：火焰兵！經過滿是燃燒、子彈，但大多數是燃燒的五週後，在此宣布競技配對更新的贏家是火焰兵！作為獎賞，往後的幾次更新他／她將能成為第一個獲得能力平衡調整、新裝飾品和新武器的職業。恭喜各位，也感謝各位的參與！

• 2016年8月9日－TF2 官方部落格更新。第六屆薩氏金像獎！又到了一年中的此時此刻了。舉辦第六屆薩氏金像獎的時間到囉！來看看那些次世代引擎影片社群這次能再展現出什麼樣的天賦異稟。投稿截止日為11月11日。

• 2016年2月15日 - TF2 官方部落格更新。 倒楣假期活動只剩一半！要參加倒楣假期活動，但你真的、真的來得太晚了嗎？你是幸運的！因為現在所有的入場門票僅需半價！所有遲到的持有者仍然可以簽訂任意一份合同！假如你對是否購買一事一直觀望，再也沒有比現在更適合的時機了！

• 2015年12月22日 - TF2 官方部落格更新。 隆重推出聖誕節慶武器！對僅僅擁有裝飾武器感到不適應嗎？現在你可以為它加上聖誕彩燈！隆重推出大顯槍手以及倒楣假期節慶武器，滿足你所有的節慶需要！

• 2015年12月17日 - TF2 官方部落格更新。 倒楣假期更新正在來臨！The next contract campaign is upon us, just in time for Smissmas! The Tough Break Update includes weapon-specific contracts, a weapon loan program, four whole new weapon collections, new community maps, taunts, and weapon balances!

• 2015年12月4日 - TF2 官方部落格更新。 阿卡漢騎士比賽獲獎者！Pretending to be Batman (or Robin) just got a lot easier with the addition of new Batman-themed cosmetics personally approved by Batman himself! Along with the three winners are seven runner-ups, including a full set, all available in the Mann Co. Store!

• 2015年11月18日 - TF2 官方部落格更新。 2015年度薩氏金像獎的優勝者已經得出！祝賀這些 第五屆薩氏金像獎的優勝者！

• 2015年11月11日 - TF2 官方部落格更新。 選出你心目中薩氏金像獎的最佳得主！第五屆薩氏金像獎的投票已經開始！趕快進入投票頁面並選出你得心目所選！

• October 28, 2015 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Scream Fortress VII is Here! Introducing the seventh annual Scream Fortress update! Added this year are four new community maps, two new taunts, and loads of cosmetics! The event runs until November 11, so get in on the action while you can!

• October 28, 2015 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Mannpower Mode is Out of Beta! After almost a year of beta testing, Mannpower mode is out of beta! Included in this update is the new Hellfire map, three new power-ups, and a host of other changes!

• October 28, 2015 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The TF Workshop Arkham Knight Contest Instead of dressing up as Batman for Halloween this year, why not take the opportunity to dress your favorite mercenary up as Batman? The Steam Workshop is now accepting entries for Batman: Arkham Knight cosmetics, so make sure to submit yours before November 16!

• October 6, 2015 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Get Ready For The Invasion The long-awaited Invasion Update is here! Introducing three new community maps, new cosmetic items and event-exclusive weapon reskins, this update is entirely crafted by the community, make sure to support them by purchasing an Invasion Community Update Pass!

• September 21, 2015 - TF2 Official Blog updated. What We're Up To With the Gun Mettle Campaign winding down, it's time to prepare for the next big update, which should be out by the end of the year. For Halloween this year, it's the community's turn to make the event shine! Get your workshop submissions in before October 18, 2015 to have a shot at seeing your item in-game!

• August 31, 2015 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Issue #5 of Team Fortress Comics! After two eleven months, the next installment of Team Fortress Comics, Old Wounds, is out! Only two more to go!

• August 27, 2015 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Introducing Trade-Ups! Got a bunch of Civilian grade weapons sitting around in your backpack and nothing to do with them? You're in luck, because now you can trade them up for higher tier weapons! Also introduced in today's patch is the Gun Mettle Cosmetic Case, an exclusive drop for participants in the Gun Mettle Campaign!

• August 25, 2015 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Insomnia55 The Insomnia Gaming Festival is going down at Coventry this weekend! If you can't attend, be sure to watch on Twitch!

• August 21, 2015 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Fifth Annual Saxxy Awards! It's that time of the year again, another chance to earn yourself an Australium-plated Saxton Hale-shaped bludgeon! Can you outdo the entries from the Dota 2 Short Film Contest? Head over to the contest page and show them what you're made of!

• August 18, 2015 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Introducing PASS Time, a New Beta Game Mode! Developed in collaboration with Bad Robot and Escalation Studios, PASS Time is a new gamemode mixing traditional sport and the fine pastime of virtually murdering your friends. Try and score the Jack in the enemy's goal to gain points while avoiding becoming a bloody mess!

• July 2, 2015 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Gun Mettle update has arrived! Complete contracts, collect unique weapon finishes, and re-learn all your favourite weapons on four brand new maps in this huge update to Team Fortress 2.

• October 22, 2014 - TF2 Official Blog updated. All Five Scream Fortress Updates Now Playable! To prepare yourself for the upcoming TF2-fying Halloween update, Valve is giving you the chance to play all five previous Scream Fortress events. Bring a change of underwear and get practicing your screams.

• September 8, 2014 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Community Merch Now on Sale at WeLoveFine! You can now purchase TF2 merchandise from WeLoveFine's online store, and vote on the next batch of items to be sold!

• August 14, 2014 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Submissions Now Being Accepted for TF2 Merch Ever feel like today's fashion trends are lacking a little something? Like there aren't enough t-shirts with drunken ramblings printed on them? Okay but not drunken Demoman ramblings. Then come this way to submit your designs to the brand new Merchandise section in the Team Fortress 2 Workshop, and then buy them. Guaranteed to make you look 295% cooler.^* (*no guarantees)

• 2014年6月16日－TF2 官方部落格更新。時鐘正在滴答響... 滴答滴答滴答。

• 2014年6月5日－TF2 官方部落格更新。曼恩企業工廠部門。讓人意外的是，製作新武器並不是每次皆有著預期結果的精確科學。有時會失敗，有時更會超級大失敗。瞧一瞧 TF2 團隊和各位分享的，在設計武器時腦袋裡出現的錯誤（有時正確）的各種考慮吧。

• 2014年5月2日－TF2 官方部落格更新。用絕地要塞漫畫補足背景故事吧！各式各樣的遊戲相關知識可以累積七年喔。不了解從管理員到噗皮喬的事情嗎？或者在承受著因不了解背景而頭暈目眩、腦袋困惑、被陽光照到眼睛會更糟的眼花撩亂以及和多具放在床下的木乃伊一起睡覺的同時，能做到的只有看官方部落格查看有無更新？那麼，看官您走運啦。拿著這本漫畫和兩顆阿斯匹靈，所有事情都會好轉der。

• 2014年4月2日－TF2 官方部落格更新。新漫畫以及我們目前正著手進行的事物！數學的根本法則已經扭曲，二已經變成四啦。絕地要塞漫畫第三彈：嚴冬地獄（A Cold Day in Hell）已經釋出啦！我們同時也可以讓你們看一眼之後會釋出的更新長什麼樣子：是一座在月球上的基地以及 Steam 工作坊對嘲諷動作物品的正式支援喔。

• March 28, 2014 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Get ready to meet your Makers, maggots! Attention! KritzKast have compiled an series of interviews of several TF2 community contributors. Read up on all about it here.

• December 20, 2013 - TF2 Official Blog updated. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Something What "something"? Why, Smissmas 2013, of course! Buckle up with a bunch of new cosmetic items, and, provided that you've been a good mercenary, find free loot in the Gift-Stuffed Stocking.

• December 4, 2013 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Team Fortress Comics #2! Have you ever wondered what "bi-monthly" means? Apparently it's supposed to mean "once every two months," but nobody knows for sure! Anyways, here's the second Comic from the Team Fortress Comics series, Unhappy Returns! Enjoy!

• November 21, 2013 - TF2 Official Blog updated. A Tale of Two Cities: Day Two On the tails of yesterday's blog post, here is the second day of the Two Cities Update. The announcement of the second new Mann vs. Machine map, Rottenburg, comes along with new upgrades that will bring your teammates back to life without the need to wait to respawn, and additional upgrades for the Soldier as well!

• November 20, 2013 - TF2 Official Blog updated. A Tale of Two Cities Getting tired of the same old Mann vs. Machine maps? Look sharp, the upcoming Two Cities Update will not only introduce a new map, but also new rewards! Additionally, the popular competitive map Snakewater will also become an official map! Look forward to the next part of the update!

• November 18, 2013 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Make Voting History! Voting has opened for the Third Annual Saxxy Awards! Between now and November 24th, vote on submissions entered into the contest. The winners will be revealed on the 26th!

• October 29, 2013 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Scream Fortress 2013 is LIVE! It's that time of the year again! Scream Fortress 2013 is now live, along with all of the previous Scream Fortress events! Check out the new Helltower map, and try out the new Spellbook Magazine!

• October 28, 2013 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Grave Matters Are you all excited for Halloween? Here's a comic to pass the time as you wait!

• October 2, 2013 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Third Annual Saxxy Awards! From November 4 to November 18, entries will be accepted for the Third Annual Saxxy Awards! Start up your copy of Source Filmmaker and get cracking, and check out the official Source Filmmaker website for more details!

• September 18, 2013 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Only a Thousand Hours Left Until the Witching Hour! It's never a bad thing to start preparing for Halloween early! Submission entries for the Halloween 2013 event are now open, if you've got the talent you may just see your workshop items in the game come October 31!

• 2013年8月27日－TF2 官方部落格更新。絕地要塞漫畫 #1！誰說一定要有個大更新才能盡情觀看有關薩克斯頓．海爾的漫畫呢？全新漫畫〈Ring of Fired〉已經跟著每半個月釋出的更新一起推出，所以請繼續關注官方部落格以得知更多的更新消息！

• 2013年8月27日24日－TF2 官方部落格更新。一點都不遲的17歲生日快樂！在這個絕對沒有延遲三天的十七年前，一組由 Robin Walker、John Cook 和 Ian Caughley 的工作團隊為遊戲雷神之鎚創造了一款日後大受歡迎的遊戲模組。為了慶祝這值得紀念的一天，請和你的生日派對帽及派對噪音器一同享受生日模式吧。同時也請享受新增的物品：化學藥劑套組，並試著創造出屬於自己的奇異變化藥劑吧！

• 2013年8月20日－TF2 官方部落格更新。羅馬機器人：歷史活生生地重現了！想過要重現歷史並屠殺一大堆來襲的羅馬機器人嗎？多虧了羅馬視野，現在你可以這麼做了！只要戴上黃金桂冠，或者是跟有配戴的人一同遊玩，就可以好好看戲囉！

• 2013年7月17日－TF2 官方部落格更新。針對閒置掛機的積極處置。經科學證實，只是站著完全不動作，可能會讓你更容易中槍，而不是白白拿到許多物品。Valve 再次更改玩遊戲獲得掉落物品的發送機制！

• 2013年7月10日－TF2 官方部落格更新。快將那更新往前移！經過了一個星期的預告，更新終於要出現了！將你所持有的夏季貨物提領證，拿來兌換裡頭放著最新社群物品的夏季冷藏箱，也請享受新推出的地圖、改良過的舊地圖，以及使用你以前從不會想考慮使用，經過最新調整的武器！

• 2013年7月9日－TF2 官方部落格更新。快將那投票往前移！曾經想過 Valve 是如何審核在工作坊中等著在遊戲中正式推出的投稿物品嗎？他們這次拿出了一張列出許多審查標準的單子，當然，你的意見也是考慮的重點。此外，可以搶先一窺預計要在這次更新推出的 64 項物品的其中一項。

• 2013年7月8日－TF2 官方部落格更新。快將那些武器往前移！接下來接受檢驗的是遊戲中的武器。從很少被使用的營隊後援到幾乎人人皆用的死亡送終者，有許多的武器都要在這次更新調整能力。另外也要一起更動的是套裝系統，套裝獎勵將會移動至其他個別的武器上。

• 2013年7月5日－TF2 官方部落格更新。快將那些地圖往前移！所有讓玩家獲得極大優勢的漏洞應該要補起來了。一個即將要釋出的更新，會修正多個官方地圖（包含地圖 Badwater）中存在的漏洞。此外更新也會推出兩張正式成為官方地圖的社群地圖：Process 和 Standin！請期待更多消息釋出。

• 2013年6月27日－TF2 官方部落格更新。幫助我們繼續付下去。沒有任何物品是只靠一名創作者，沒有其他援助就能產生的。為了感謝他們，Valve 決定讓那些工作坊創作者可以將他們販售物品所得到的利潤，分給其他有提供幫助的人。更棒的是，這些給其他人的錢是由 Valve 販售物品的所得中提供的，所以現在沒有任何理由不讓幫助你的人從銷售利潤中分一杯羹囉。

• 2013年6月13日－TF2 官方部落格更新。我們剛釋出了些金星物品！讓 Valve 自身也感到驚奇的是，工作坊的創作者們真的有注意最新消息，將他們的物品用提交工具重新上傳以換得金星認證。所以這次 Valve 決定一改作風，叫 Valve Time 滾蛋去死，然後在兩天後的更新時運進十個經金星認證的工作坊新物品！同時，請多加關注即將釋出的超級神祕更新。

• 2013年6月11日－TF2 官方部落格更新。現在是投稿的絕佳時機。目前總共有超過一千萬美元已經付給了超過四百位的社群物品投稿者，而且光是這次的機器舞社群更新的投稿者我們就預定要付給他們將近二十五萬美元了。如果您想試試由自己賺來那些血汗帽錢，那麼現在就把你設計的物品提交到Steam 工作坊吧。遊戲內建的物品提交工具已經大幅改善，使用提交工具投稿物品的玩家，可以獲得一枚金星以證明自己的物品和 TF2 相容。

• 2013年6月3日 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Adult Swim Extravaganza Do you like Adult Swim? Do you like The Venture Brothers? Did we copy these questions? Probably. But you should most definitely check out the new Adult Swim hats; The Bacteria Blocker, the Weather Master, and the Breather Bag. Those are definitely copied from somewhere.

• 2013年5月17日－TF2 官方部落格更新。首次亮相的純社群創作更新上線囉！你沒看錯；這次，光是設計武器、地圖、飾品之類細枝末節的小玩意已經不能滿足這些社群創作者了，於是他們全靠自己完成了這次的大更新，甚至還做了一個預告片和一篇漫畫。隆重介紹機器舞社群更新！這次由玩家社群主導的特別更新公佈了機器補給箱的所有內容物，並新增了超過五十種的物品。詳情請見此處。

• 2013年5月1日－TF2 官方部落格更新。SteamPipe：告知各位一下。SteamPipe，一種改善遊戲內容下載、更新和儲存的全新系統，現在正式啟用啦！雖然轉換成新系統的過程會花費幾分鐘，但之後享受的快速且不中斷的下載過程，時間更短的啟動時間和更簡便的遊戲模組位置分配、安裝和管理，等個幾分鐘是值得的。請參閱這篇問與答以獲得更多資訊。

• 2013年4月2日－TF2 官方部落格更新。別喝那罐瓶手道。我們通常不會在部落格上放 Cosplay（角色扮演）的消息，原因有兩個：第一，我們很快就會變成 TF2 Cosplay 專門網站，以及第二，我們的心會因為怨恨忌妒而乾枯萎縮。但是，有一群令人驚訝的絕地要塞 2 角色扮演者今天在部落格中登場了，你可以在這裡找到更多跟他們的 Cosplay 有關的圖片。

• 2013年4月1日－TF2 官方部落格更新。商業時間。TF2 團隊成功欺騙了社群網站 Reddit，讓他們以為自己把整個絕地要塞 2 都買了下來，這樣就可以神不知鬼不覺地回頭買下 Reddit 自己啦。為了慶祝這次偷偷摸摸的購買行動，以 Reddit 為主題的物品會新增至遊戲中。但是，可別太興奮喔，這次的事件可能跟上一次一樣是個愚人節笑話。

• 2013年3月19日－TF2 官方部落格更新。未來震撼。現在你可以同時在絕地要塞 2 和現實世界中戴上一頂頭飾啦！遊戲正式提供虛擬實境遊玩的支援，記得要去嘗試看看喔！

• 2013年2月14日－TF2 官方部落格更新。絕地要塞 2 正式於 Linux 運行。你最喜歡的戰爭主題帽子模擬器，現在跟世界知名的免費作業軟體合作囉。在月底前使用 Linux 執行絕地要塞 2 的玩家，可以在遊戲中獲得一項獨家的促銷物品，一定要去試試看喔！

• 2013年1月28日－TF2 官方部落格更新。TF2 動作模型正式推出！NECA 根據我們最熱門的角色：火焰兵和爆破兵製作了兩款全新模型。現在模型可以在 Valve 商店、玩具反斗城、FYE、Hastings 和亞馬遜網站上買到。趕快在售罄前買下它們吧！

• 2013年1月10日－TF2 官方部落格更新。向這些物品說再見吧！所有好東西都無可避免的必須走向結束。而帽子是好東西。遊戲中最先釋出的九頂頭飾即將要絕版了，所以趁現在快點獲得它們吧！

• 2012年12月27日－TF2 官方部落格更新。聖彈佳節會（永久地）讚揚社群地圖製作者。快幫助你身邊的好朋友，地圖製作者！地圖郵票的特色已經改善完成，同時也增加新物品奇異過濾器至曼恩商店販售。玩家可以在這邊購買。

• 2012年12月20日－TF2 官方部落格更新。鐵甲軍團更新正式開始！鐵甲軍團更新正式來襲！享受全新的曼恩對決機器任務、新武器、和新的裝飾品！

• 2012年12月19日－TF2 官方部落格更新。聖彈劊樂！這是個殺機器人的好季節！鐵甲軍團更新即將要帶著許多佳節好東西一起釋出了！請看這頁以得知更新資訊。

• December 19, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. New Adult Swim Gear Are you a fan of The Venture Bros. or Aqua Teen Hunger Force? Ever want to show everyone in the game just how big of a fan you are? Now you can, with some new gear arriving from the folks at Adult Swim! Check it out here.

• December 11, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Well, Now I'm a Statue "I wish I'd read the fine print, since Mann Co. now owns my likeness rights until the year 7039." Gaming Heads has turned Sniper into a statue, and you can find more info from here.

• November 28, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Second Annual Saxxy Awards are HERE! (Almost) In 48 hours the Second Annual Saxxy Awards presentation will begin, live online. Make sure you're dressed up for the occasion (and shower you hippy) with the dapper Tuxxy.

• November 21, 2012 - For those hoarders and item collectors among you the Backpack size limit has increased from 1000 to 2000! And this Australian Christmas give the gift of a premium account to someone, with the new Upgrade to Premium Gift tool.

• November 15, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Vote! Vote! Vote! Submissions for the Saxxy Awards are now closed; you can now visit the voting page and choose your favorite videos! Remember to report videos that violate the contest rules, grab a popcorn and start voting now!

• November 9, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Five Days Left to Submit to the Saxxy Awards A reminder that there are only a few days left to submit your entries for this year's Saxxy Awards. You have until November 15, 12:00 AM GMT to submit your replay or Source Filmmaker video for consideration. Get cracking!

• October 31, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Now Accepting Submissions for the Saxxy Awards! Have you ever wanted to win an Oscar? Well, too bad, since there aren't any in Team Fortress 2! You can try to win a Saxxy in the Second Annual Saxxy Awards, though. For more information on how to submit your video, click here.

• October 26, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. THE HAUNTING IS HERE! The Spectral Halloween Special is now here! Get ready to be scared to death by wizards, zombies and giant heads. Enjoy!

• October 25, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Fourth Annual Scream Fortress Event Begins Tomorrow! That's right, folks! The latest Halloween event, the Spectral Halloween Special, will be live tomorrow! You can already check the details here.

• October 24, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. World War BOO! The Soldier's misadventures with his roommate, Merasmus, finally reach a conclusion in the lastest comic, Doom-Mates!

• October 19, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Second Annual Manniversary Sale is on NOW! What more is there to say? Dig out your parent's or guardian's wallet and get going!

• October 17, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Attention, Cowards! Saxton Hale has taken time out of his busy day to address you - that's right, you - and your cowardice. If you are not a coward then this is not addressed to you, but otherwise you are in for a world of theoretical hurt.

• October 9, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Big MvM Update! Have you ever wanted more blood on your Heavy-botheads? Have you ever wanted an easier Mann Up challenge? Have you ever wanted more diamonds? This update is for you!!

• October 5, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Saxxy Contest Rules Update. The Second Annual Saxxy Awards will begin in less than a month, and the rules have been updated. There's a new category for Best Replay, which means you can now win a Saxxy without using Source Filmmaker. Also, people can now use video editing softwares on their movies for post-production. Lights, camera, action, and good luck!

• September 11, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Halloween is Only Fifty Days Away! Yes, only 50 days until all of the Halloween ghosts, floating eyeballs, and undead millionaires return! However, being scary takes work, that's why the Steam Workshop is accepting the most horrifying cosmetic items the community has to offer. Not a modeller? No problem. Stay busy by voting on your favorites!

• August 24, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Sweet Sixteen! Whose birthday is it? If your first guess was Steve Guttenberg, then you're right. But what matters is that Team Fortress completes its sixteenth birthday today! To celebrate this, Birthday mode is now active in-game. Enjoy!

• August 21, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Bring Home the Gold, Boys! For the first time, with eXtv's fundraiser and the community's help, an American team is going to be sent to the Multiplay Insomnia Gaming Festival in the United Kingdom for a chance against the European teams. Good job showing them your support!
• August 17, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Second Annual Saxxys! That's right: every mercenary's favorite movie award is back for its second annual edition! This time, Saxxies will be handed out for the best Source Filmmaker videos submitted for five different categories: Best Action, Best Drama, Best Comedy, Best Original Universe and Best Overall. Don't miss this opportunity!

• August 16, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Introducing the TF2 Game Hub. Ever wanted to have TF2 screenshots, videos, discussions, news, blog posts and Steam Workshop submissions all mashed up in one place? No? Well, that's too bad, because Team Fortress 2 just got a game hub, which is part of the Steam Community update. While the entire update is only available in a closed beta, anyone can check out the new TF2 hub and get a taste of what's coming to Steam soon.

• August 15, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Mann vs. Machine is LIVE, Maggots! The robots have arrived! While the Soldier gets his robot disguise kit ready for the next Full Moon, it is up to us to save Mann Co. from this automaton army. Conveniently, the Soldier has prepared and handbuilt a flawless replica of the Mann Co. factory. If your're feeling extra tough, Mann Up with a Tour of Duty Ticket. You may even get a souvenir or two. Now MOVE OUT!

• August 14, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. MvM Day Two: Upgrades & Tactics. So, Gray has an unstoppable army of robots hell-bent on destroying Mann Co. Time to lay out your battle plans. You will be defending the historic Coal Town. You will have a variety of upgrades and power-ups to help enhance your fighting abilities... For a price of course.

• August 13, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. MvM Day One: They Are Legion. Stopping shooting at other mercs, because your next target will be... robots! The long-predicted Mann vs Machine co-op mode arrives to Team Fortress 2, where RED and BLU join forces to defeat Gray's army of robots and stop them from blowing up Mannworks!

• August 12, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Blood Brothers. In just 12 hours, the community has unveiled TF2's most complex ARG so far, which revealed a new comic a few weeks less than Valve had planned. Nice job, TF2 Community.

• August 10, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Introducing Kong King. Steam user 3Dnj and Sleeping Dogs have made a new map for the featured Triad Pack: Kong King! You'll have lots of fun (or pain) with your friends (or enemies) in this King of the Hill map based on a Chinese city!

• August 2, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Year of the Dog. The Chinese Mafia has invaded Team Fortress 2... and has brought several new items with it! You can get all the items in the Triad Pack in random drops, by crafting them, by buying them in the Mann Co. Store, or for free if you pre-purchase Sleeping Dogs on Steam.

• July 31, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Dreams of Chronic and Sustained Cruelty. The TF2 Team goes on an explanation on how the efects for Pyroland were achieved through several filters, shaders and gradients.

• July 12, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Mann Co. Summer Sale. This year's Steam Summer Sale has begun, and Team Fortress 2 is going to have its own summer sale as well. Get your wallets ready, because several tools, weapons, hats and miscellaneous items, community-contributed or not, are going to be on sale until July 22. If you want to buy items for even lower prices, you can also choose from many special summer bundles.

• July 10, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Source Filmmaker is LIVE! Valve's long-awaited filmmaking tool, the Source Filmmaker, has finally been released to the public, for free! Now any users can create their own vids, or modify Meet the Heavy and Meet the Engineer any way they want to. A special Steam page is live as well to celebrate SFM's launch.

• June 27, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Meet the Pyro... has finally been released! Delve into the world of your favorite psychopathic arsonist and discover the mystery behind the mask, as you play with the new items announced in the update, because the Pyromania is LIVE!!! Ever wanted to create your own Team Fortress 2 short videos? You can soon as Source Filmmaker is also announced; sign up for a beta invite at the official Source Filmmaker blog.

• June 26, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Pyromania: Day Two. The Public Enemy, the Urban Professional, and the Dumpster Diver items are revealed and the Pyro receives a deadly new toy, the Scorch Shot. Only one day to go until Meet the Pyro is released!

• June 25, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Pyromania: Day One. The long awaited Meet the Pyro short will be released in a couple of days, and to celebrate it, Valve announces the Pyromania Update. Day one reveals a new map, with a new gamemode, comemorating Poopy Joe's unsuccessful mission: Doomsday. Several new additions will be announced until Wednesday, when the last Meet the Team video will go live. Keep your eyes open for future announcements!

• June 22, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Mmm Mmmph! The Pyro mumbles something, as usual. What could he be trying to say this time? Mph mmmmmmph, mmp mmmmmmph mph? Mmmmmhmm mmmmmmmph mph...

• June 21, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. How a Gun Gets Made. If maps are not fun enough to make, Jalcober still made a tutorial for other users on how to model, texture and submit your weapons for TF2. Meanwhile, the community discovered that if you craft two Banana Peels together, you get a secret message unique to each user. These codes resulted in this image. Find out more and keep up to date on the ARG article.

• June 1, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. How a Map Gets Made. Ever wonder how TF2 maps are made? Then you'll enjoy this breakdown of the thought process that goes into making a popular map. See how Gorge came about, from initial concept as rough sketches, all the way to the final product.

• April 7, 2012 - A new Valve-related encyclopaedia, the Ricochet Wiki, is launched by our community! Start editing it now, but be careful to not fall off your pad or get hit by an incoming disc while editing!

• March 28, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. You Are Quite Welcome. Nothing beats a hat. Except of course, maybe hats that show off how great you are, or hats that only last one day. Well you're in luck, because the Per Diem Perk has just begun! The players with most duel wins, Map Stamps purchased, and gifts handed out are going to receive special one-of-a-kind hats that last one day each! Now you too can own a one-of-a-kind hat without having to win an art contest or invent Minecraft! Plus, if you thought Strange weapons didn't track enough stats, that's about to change! All you need is to do is use a Strange Part on your favorite Strange weapon and you'll be ready to use math to explain exactly how much better you are than other people!

• February 14, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Love is in the air! Do you have someone you play with whom you fancy a bit more than others? Have your romantic gestures of endlessly pocketing them as a Medic failed to win you their affection? By gifting them the Something Special for Someone Special, you can both be given a pair of uniquely named rings while announcing your love to the entire TF2 community at once! And it's less expensive than the traditional way to propose: By wearing a gorilla mask and pretending to be dying of diabetes! Happy Valentines Day!

• February 9, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. I Can't Taunt Without My Radio. Coming directly from the Steam Workshop, a new item has found its way into the game, along with the Aladdin's Private Reserve, the Lucky Shot, and the Conquistador: the Boston Boom-Bringer for the Scout. It plays a beatbox music whenever you taunt, making it the perfect choice for chilling out to a cool beat or bothering those hip-hop haters!

• February 2, 2012 - TF2 Official Blog updated. TF2012! Time for a TF2 version of the State of the Union address! First up, the TF2 team confirm they have top men working on a top secret project....that does not involve hats?! The Steam Workshop now has a Steam group which can be found here. Meet the Pyro is confirmed to be out sometime this year, so look out for it in 2014! And finally the Second Annual Saxxy Awards is back and better than ever. How? You'll just have to wait to find out.

• December 21, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Australian Christmas Update... UPDATE! Not enough gifts in this holiday? Say no more! The new items are now even easier to collect, either by crafting, dropping, or buying them. Not only that, but everyone playing during the holiday will receive a Spirit of Giving, as well as a Secret Saxton to start gifting people right away. Still missing the Smissmas spirit? All cables in all maps are now wrapped in festive lights. Enjoy the holiday!

• December 15, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Australian Christmas Update is Here! A veritable pile of new items and hats have arrived for your TF2 pleasure, including the frigid Spy-Cicle or the jolly Holiday Punch. There are items for everyone, though you may need a key to put your hands on some of them. A Merry Australian Christmas to everyone!

• December 14, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Happy Australian Christmas Eve. If you didn't figure out in the True Meaning comic, new exclusive space items have arrived for the Engineer and the Pyro, as part of the Australian Christmas 2011 holiday event! You can see more about them, plus a new map, in the first part of the update!

• December 13, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Australian Christmas. Discover the story behind Smissmas and its true meaning in a holiday-themed comic, featuring the RED Engineer and the RED Pyro!

• December 1, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Mann Co. Spotlight Items. Introducing the latest graduate from the Steam Workshop, the Itsy Bitsy Spyer. And now you don't even have to start up TF2 to make him your own as the new Steam 'Buy Now' feature allows you to purchase items from the Mann Co. Store straight from the web!

• November 14, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. We want holiday-themed community items!. Ah, November. That special time of year when subtle insinuations hinting at the approach of a certain holiday begin to manifest themselves, and Mann Co. prepares new shipments of festive merchandise for the discriminating mercenary. It's the perfect time for the community to demonstrate their passion for the festive season and contribute themed items to the Steam Workshop! So stop pine-ing away in your Claus-trophobic basements, and start creating some community content!

• November 7, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Vote Now! Help Me Beat Up a Doctor! If Dr. McNinja and Saxton Hale were to duel, who would win? Obviously, the Australian CEO of Mann Co. who personally killed 1,593 physicians. Help him decide this once and for all by voting here. In other news, one of Hale's co-workers was smart enough to decipher Saxton's secret message and send him a prompt reply only a few weeks too late. Thanks anyway, PVO.

• November 2, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated twice. Gift Abuse: The Gift That Keeps on Abusing. The Administrator complains about how some game servers are cheating to abuse the gift system. Press F7 at anytime to report abusive players and servers with the Abuse Reporting Tool and make the game fair for everyone. Enter... MONOCULUS!... AGAIN! Keep an eye on Monoculus, as he will become stronger every time he's defeated. Go get him!

• October 27, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated twice. Enter… MONOCULUS! Discover the story behind Merasmus the Magician in the "Bombinomicon" Halloween comic. Scream Fortress Very Scary Halloween Special. The Third Annual Scream Fortress Update is here! Kill giant floating eyes! Collect costumes to wear during the holiday! Visit the Underworld! All of this is only available until the Halloween event is over. Trick or treats!

• October 21, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Update on the Halloween Update. Halloween is coming next week, and it's going to be scarier than ever! To get yourself ready for it, visit Mann Manor repeatedly, and kill the Horseless Headless Horsemann until you become as brave as Saxton Hale himself. Then, this next update will scare you so much you'll wish you could unsee everything that happened! But you can't! In the meanwhile, wear your paper bags, and enjoy the holiday!

• October 13, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Surprise Manniversary Update and Sale. Get your pirate gear and birdcage ready! The newly revamped item submission system will allow the addition of more hats than ever before! Best of all, you can now show off THREE of your precious equippables at once with epic slow-mo and shaky-cam! So go celebrate with a hearty high-five! And you can shop with a clear conscience knowing everything is on sale now!

• October 11, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Making of a Skull Hat. Bay Raitt provides an exclusive in-depth behind the scenes look at the creative process behind the Spine-Chilling Skull, and also announces "an improved item submission process" for item creators.

• September 6, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Steam Trading: Out of Beta and available to everyone!. To celebrate this, items are on sale within the Mann Co. Store, and items are also for sale in the in-game stores of Portal 2 and Spiral Knights.

• August 24, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Happy Birthday to Us 15 years ago, when hats were just a twinkle in Robin's eye, a Quake mod known as Quake Team Fortress was born. Immensely popular, the mod spawned several iterations before culminating in the release of Team Fortress Classic, and eventually Team Fortress 2. So join us in celebration by donning your Party Hat, grabbing your Noise Maker and wishing Team Fortress and the Valve team a happy birthday! Did we mention there's cake?

• August 18, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Manno-Technology Bundle Bidwell bravely stole liberated eight new Deus-Ex-themed items from Sarif Industries for your killing pleasure! From the merciless Machina to the trendy Deus Specs, the battlefield has never seen this much technology. All of these items can be yours when you pre-order Deus Ex: Human Revolution before August 22nd, 2011.

• August 9, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Introducing Steam Trading Beta Hats piling up? Ready to trade them away for cold, hard...video games? You're in luck - Steam Trading Beta is now live! Players who opt into this service will be able to securely trade their Team Fortress 2 inventory and Steam gifts with others who opt in to the beta. Steam Community profiles of Beta participants have been upgraded with a backpack viewer and additional tabs displaying any Steam gifts available for trading. Opting into Steam Trading Beta also alows players to conduct item trades directly through the Steam interface without launching Team Fortress 2. Get to trading, or read the Trading Beta FAQ for more details!

• August 4, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. A History of Violence Fifteen years ago, Team Fortress was on its way to be released. Although there were no maps, no teams, and - surpisingly - no hats, we had Soldiers wielding Rocket Launchers. Today, players who own Quake IV will have the chance to satisfy their nostalgia with the Original Rocket Launcher, built with the help of id software. The TF2 Team would also like to thank them for making everything until today possible. The item was actually made to celebrate the QuakeCon, a QuakeCon Steam Sale was released, along with several other promotional items recently added: The Wingstick from RAGE, The Dragonborn Helmet from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Anger from Brink, and Pip-Boy from Fallout: New Vegas! Get them now before the promos are over!

• July 20, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Fit For a King Several rockets have crash landed on TF2 maps. Sent by the peculiar Dr. Grordbort, they contain his latest inventions. Luckily the Soldier (on a tea party) is the first on the scene to uncover the stash. Now equipped with the the quite fantastically named Righteous Bison, Cow Mangler 5000, Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet and Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe, get ready because the Soldier is charging his laser. Pew pew pew.

• July 1, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Summer Sale! It's officially Summer in TF2 land, and you know what that means: more STUFF! Put on your shades and open those Refreshing Summer Coolers you traded all your metal away for and get awesome new hats, miscellaneous items, and a mailbox. Plus, the blog hints at the possibility of a second miscellaneous item slot! So get your spurs, badge, and hat ready, because the Engineer is about to become a full-on Sheriff.

• June 24, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Über Update, Day Five Today is Stuff Friday! Introducing: the Meet the Medic taunt for the Medic, the Schadenfreude taunt for all classes, the limited edition Meet the Medic lithograph available for purchase, and special art from the update on the Artwork page. We hope you enjoyed the update!

• June 23, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated twice. Meet the Medic This is it! The moment you've been waiting for! Meet the Medic is finally here! The Clinical Trial set for the Medic was announced! The Über Update was released! And before we forget, there's one more thing... Team Fortress 2 is now free to play!

• June 22, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Über Update, Day Three. Today is World War Wednesday! Introducing: The General's Formals set and the Airborne Armaments set for the Soldier, and the Detonator for the Pyro. Tomorrow is the big day!

• June 21, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Über Update, Day Two. Today is Timbuk Tuesday! Introducing: the Lawrence of Australia set for the Sniper, the One Thousand and One Demoknights set for the Demoman, and The #1 Fan set for the Scout. Only two days left to go!

• June 20, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Über Update, Day One. This is it: Meet the Medic is finally, officially coming, along with the largest update in Team Fortress 2 history! Day One, aka Mobster Monday, starts off with the revelation of two new class packs, Black Market Business for the Heavy, and The Man of Honor for the Spy, and a new Payload map, Barnblitz! While you're at it, check out the blog's snazzy new redesign, including the gorgeous Artwork section. And guess what: TF2 is F2P for a week! Invite your poor, Irish friends to get some hats and kill some mercenaries while they can!

• June 15, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Happening in YOUR Community As TF2Maps sets up their Asymmetry/Symmetry Control Point Map Contest, OZ Fortress made their 6th Ultiduo and a video with the higlights from their Cup 2 season. Check them out!

• June 14, 2011 - Spiral Knights promo item! If you unlock the achievement "Mission Accomplished" for Spiral Knights, you'll get a new item for the Soldier: the Spiral Sallet. Did we mention Spiral Knights is free?

• June 8, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Saxxy Awards Are Here! Tears rolled as Valve announced the winners of each category live for the First Annual Saxxy Awards! Each winner received an Australium-plated statuette, a complete list of which can be found here.

• June 6, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Saxxy Awards Show - LIVE! Hold on to your hats while you watch as Valve announces the winner of a category every 5 minutes this Wednesday, June 8th @ 3:00PM PDT!

• June 2, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated twice. The Saxxy Nominees have been announced! After selecting ten videos for each category, Valve lets the TF2 Community choose their favorite videos among the nominees in all twenty categories to choose who'll win the Saxxy Awards. Start judging! There's also a new Red Faction: Armageddon promo item! If you pre-order Red Faction: Armageddon before June 9, you'll get a new melee weapon for the Pyro: the Maul. AND! From June 3-10, it will be Double Drop Week!

• May 31, 2011 - Magicka: Nippon DLC promo item! If you purchase the Magicka: Nippon DLC for Magicka before June 5, you'll get a new item for the Demoman: the Conjurer's Cowl.

• May 23, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Battle Voting Continues! When Valve closed the submission deadline last Thursday, they had received tens of thousands of videos submitted for the Saxxy Awards! But now, the Saxxys approach the end of the Battle Voting, on May 26th, so vote while you can! The most voted videos will then be selected by Valve, allowing the community to vote one more time to decide who'll take the Saxxy. Until then, keep on voting!

• May 20, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Bonjour amis de cinéma. Francis the Talking France explains Valve's lack of cinematic know-how, so part of the Saxxy Awards decision making process will be left up to you, the fans! You can vote for entries on this page, as well as flag any Call of Duty or Animal Planet videos, as those are generally not eligible for the contest.

• May 13, 2011 - The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings promo items! If you purchase The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings before May 17, you'll get three new items for the Scout. Enjoy!

• May 10, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Saxxy Contest FAQ. Valve answers your frequently asked questions about the Saxxy Awards and posts an update for the next Community vs. Pros event. And since the community requested it, a no-dialog version of the Meet the Director comic is now available for download.

• May 5, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Replay Update. Valve releases the next major TF2 update. Introducing the Replay Update! Now it's even easier than ever before to make exciting videos of your greatest losses and most humiliating victories. Demonstrate your movie directing skills by entering to win a Saxxy Award, with over twenty categories to choose from. And in case that wasn't enough, there's a new comic to read and ten new hats to wear. Have fun, and good luck to all who enter the contest!

• May 2, 2011 - Midweek Madness: Plants Vs. Zombies promo items! If you buy Plants Vs. Zombies on Steam before May 5th, you'll get two hats for TF2: the Brain Bucket for the Soldier, and the Dead Cone for the Pyro. Enjoy!

• April 28, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated Mounts and Blades and Hats and Fires and Hats and Swords A number of promotional items have been released! 2 hats for Mount & Blade With Fire & Sword and a misc and weapon for SpaceChem, which Robin states is pretty much the greatest game ever made. A few Community news items too!

• April 19, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Well That Was Close When the TF2 Team discovered Portal 2 had no hats, they had to do something urgently. Specifically, spending a night adding hats to the game. That means players can now equip any Mann Co. Caps, Prince Tavish's Crowns, Pyro's Beanies, Fancy Fedoras, Master's Yellow Belts, and Tyrant's Helms they already own in Team Fortress 2 on their robots! You're welcome, Portal 2 team.

• April 15, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Update on the Hatless Update: Now with 100% More Hat A hat, or as Robin "Judas" Walker calls it, a "pin", managed to sneak into the Hatless Update! While the TF2 Team spends the weekend at the library looking up the definition of the word "pin", you may want to know that players who have pre-ordered Portal 2 will receive a suspiciously hat-like pin to wear proudly. It's like a hat, except for your chest (or not).

• April 14, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The Hatless Update Despite the sayings and even the threats, the TF2 Team proves TF2 is no one-trick pony and releases the Hatless Update, an update with zero new hats! Introducing the coaching and voting systems, training for more classes, class-specific duels, dynamic model loading, server-Steam ID association, bot improvements, voice chat improvements and even paint improvements, plus several item tweaks and a new map: KOTH_Badlands! Enjoy the update, but watch your back, because Spy-Bot is feeling more devious than ever.

• April 8, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Charity Results The TF2 Team raised $430,543.65 with all the donations from the Japan Charity Bundle, and would like to thank the TF Community for their generous acts! The Unusual Hat Club also raised more $3,000 for Japan through their Hats for Help campaign. Thank you everyone who took part in this charity!

• April 7, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. This is Very Good Title to Blog Post The Heavy, who is filling in for the Soldier (due to jury duty), just wanted to let you all know there are nine new hats available through crafting, dropping, or purchasing through the Mann Co. Store. Oh, yes. And a bear. That is all.

• April 5, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. How does this blog thing work again? The TF2 team posts various pieces of community news, notably a video of a female Spy model created by ChemicalAlia, maker of the Saharan Spy Polycount Pack.
• April 1, 2011 - The Potato Sack. Purchase or own all 13 games in The Potato Sack and receive a Genuine potato hat in TF2.

• March 29, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Hats For Help Sales from the Japan Charity Bundle have raised over $300,000 so far in support of the American Red Cross's disaster relief efforts in Japan. This is fantastic news, and a testament to the generosity and awesomeness of the Team Fortress 2 community. Well done, and keep up the great efforts! And just as a reminder, the Japan Charity Bundle will be available in the Mann Co. Store until April 6.

• March 23, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. If We Could Be Serious For a Moment... Valve supports the current Red Cross efforts in Japan by making three special hats and two Noise Makers available in the Mann Co. Store through the Japan Charity Bundle. All of the money, after tax, goes directly to the Red Cross. But hurry up, as the hats will become permanently unavailable after April 6.

• March 10, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. The First-Ever Three-Way Pack Update! Oh? You want more promotional items? Well great news! Valve, Sega, and Larolaro, creator of the Soldier's Tank Buster Polycount Pack have teamed up to bring you The Shogun Pack, bringing nine brand new in-game items for TF2! You get four weapons, four hats, and a tool. The new items are available through crafting, dropping, purchasing in the Mann Co. Store, or by preordering Total War: Shogun 2 by March 15 on Steam, which will get you a Genuine quality version of the set. Enjoy the update!

• March 1, 2011 - Here are some updates on recent TF2 Promotional items. First, a new item is available. If you preorder Homefront before March 15, you'll receive the Hero's Hachimaki, a hat for the Soldier. Also, the RIFT preorder weapons, the Sharpened Volcano Fragment and the Sun-on-a-Stick, are now tradable and craftable. Have fun with the new items!

• February 24, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Community Map Pack! Valve decides that Mondays aren't the only days in the week worth sprucing up, as they've just put three more community maps into TF2! Introducing the Community Map Pack Update! Added to the game are Lakeside, a King of the Hill map by Valentin "3DNJ" Levillain; Nightfall, a Payload Race map by Aaron "Psy" Garcha and Paul Good; and Frontier, the Payload map by Patrick "MangyCarface" Mulholland and Arhurt that stars Lil Chew-Chew! Congratulations to the mapmakers for getting their work officialized (again, in some cases)! Now, go get playing (and stamp-buying)!

• February 14, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. It's Monday. Valve posts Benjamuffin's song about Tom Bui again (third time) as they sing about the latest updates in the TF2 community. First, United Kingdom Community Servers is holding a Knockout Cup. Next, ESL announces a 1v1 Scout Cup, with the signups still open for all of you scatterbrained speedniks. Finally, a mysterious individual known as SlienceMaster shows off a real life hat. But wait, you ask. How is it possible that someone made a hat in real life? By basing it off of a preexisting hat, of course.

• February 3, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. From Hell. Another TF2 cross-promotion has arrived, this time in the form of RIFT. If you preorder RIFT before March 1st, you'll have access to two new weapons in TF2: the Sharpened Volcano Fragment for the Pyro and the Sun-on-a-Stick for the Scout.

• February 2, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. It Is Me, But Smaller! The second figure in Gaming Heads' TF2 statue line has been revealed in the form of the Soldier! Like the Heavy, the Soldier will have team colored variants and an exclusive version that comes with both the Rocket Launcher and the Direct Hit.

• January 24, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Monday Night Combat. Team Fortress 2 meets Monday Night Combat! If you purchase Monday Night Combat on Steam before February 1st, you'll get three items for TF2, including the Essential Accessories and Superfan for the Scout, and the all-class Athletic Supporter hat. You'll also get a bunch of TF2 items for use in Monday Night Combat! But most important of all, Crit-a-Cola has been added to the weapon drop list! Seems those theories were right all along...

• January 21, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Look at me! Look at me! Two pieces of community news: Wireplay's about to start Season 8 of their competitive 6v6 league; announcing TF2Maps.net's Construction Theme pack, and their Asymmetry vs Symmetry mapping contest.

• January 6, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Have at 'em, lads! A community notice for the upcoming Pubs vs Pros Winter Wasteland matchup, where 6 competitive TF2 players take on 9 pubbers, and a reminder to watch ETF2L's Highlander Mix-up highlights on eXtelevision.

• January 3, 2011 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Back to the drawing board, genius! The TF2 team has released the details on the new Item Test system, which gives community item contributors an easier way to test their creations. The details on how to test custom models can be found in the blog post or here on the wiki.

• December 27, 2010 - Team Fortress 2 is chosen as PCGamer UK's Online Game of the Year, 3 years after release! Well done Valve! Keep up the awesome stuff that keeps us coming back!

• December 22, 2010 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Additional time has been awarded. The Administrator has kindly asked Mr. Hale to increase his shipments of weapons and equipment for exactly one week, in order to ensure that you are properly equipped to fulfill your contracts. There are control points that need capturing, intelligence that needs recovering, and hats to be secured. From December 23rd to December 30th, the rate at which items drop will be doubled. Also, Miss Pauling has gifted everyone with a "stocking stuffer". Happy Holidays to all!

• December 17, 2010 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Aye! Me bottle o'scrumpy! Anon! The Australian Christmas update is here! A ton of new items have been added to the game, as well as a new game mode! Three more Polycount packs have been put in game, including "The Medi-eval Medic," "The Hibernating Bear," and "The Expert's Ordnance"! Keys have been added for the Festive crates! New game mode: Medieval Mode, where you can use nothing but ye olde weapons! And you can donate to mappers you like, and get a hat in exchange! Wow! Aren't you glad we all live in the Wonderful World of Oz?

• December 10, 2010 - TF2 Official Blog updated. Need a Sentry Here! The blog shows off a beautiful Sentry Gun built by Weta Workshop. It's motion-sensitive, has audio, and the ability to blow away terrible Half-Life movie scripts! The Team Fortress twitter account is also announced, just in case you follow that sort of thing.

• December 9, 2010 - New TF2 promotional item! The Pyro Meets Killing Floor! From December 14th to January 4th, owners of both TF2 and Killing Floor can get a nifty new in-game TF2 item for the Pyro: Mr Foster's Gasmask and Tie! Who needs those useless napalm grenades when you can show everyone