Developer: Valve
Developer: Valve
Developer: Valve
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: Action Compilation
Release Date: October 9, 2007 (US)
Release Date: October 19, 2007 (UK)
Release Date: October 18, 2007 (AU)
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language
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Developer: Valve
Developer: Valve
Developer: Valve
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: Action Compilation
Release Date: October 9, 2007 (US)
Release Date: October 19, 2007 (UK)
Release Date: October 18, 2007 (AU)
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language
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GameSpy's Top 25 PC Games of the 2000s News (Jan 28, 2011)

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Portal Update Starts Rumors of a Sequel News (Mar 2, 2010)

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Team Fortress 2: Design Your Own Items and Avatars News (Jan 14, 2010)

Valve launches a new program whereby gamers can get their own items and avatars added into the game.

Team Fortress 2 Bots in Testing News (Dec 22, 2009)

Valve starts beta-testing AI bots for its popular team-based shooter.

Soldier Wins Team Fortress 2's War News (Dec 17, 2009)

Valve releases War update, Soldier emerges victorious.

Valve Reveals New Demoman / Soldier Weapons News (Dec 16, 2009)

Valve lures players to class war with new weapons.

Team Fortress 2 Free Weekend Starts Thursday News (Dec 16, 2009)

Noobs get the chance to play for free starting tomorrow.

TF2 Update Adds Crafting News (Dec 14, 2009)

Useless items in your inventory can now be used to craft useful items in Team Fortress 2.

Team Fortress 2's Demoman and Soldier Go to War News (Dec 11, 2009)

Either the Demoman or Soldier will get an exclusive weapon in the next TF2 update.

Portal Creator Leaves Valve News (Dec 8, 2009)

DigiPen grad turned Portal developer leaves Valve for Dark Void team.

Team Fortress 2 Might be Getting a New Mode News (Dec 8, 2009)

A new gameplay mode could be headed to Valve's multiplayer shooter.

Team Fortress 2 Celebrates Halloween News (Oct 30, 2009)

Valve's awesome shooter goes all festive and serves up some scary new achievements.

Team Fortress 2: Classless Update Goes Live News (Aug 14, 2009)

Valve's new update goes live after only two days of teasers.

Team Fortress 2: King of the Hill Plus More News (Aug 13, 2009)

Day two of the Classless update reveals a new King of the Hill mode plus the Koth Viaduct map.

Team Fortress 2 Classless Update Details News (Aug 12, 2009)

Valve's latest update includes 18 new hats and a brand new map called Arena Offblast.

Valve's Portal Remade in ASCII News (Jul 15, 2009)

Retro gaming gets taken to new level with one man's quest to recreate Portal using ASCII.

Team Fortress 2: The Pen and Paper RPG News (Jul 2, 2009)

An industrious TF2 player crafts a pen and paper RPG based on Valve's shooter.

Valve Releases Source SDK Update, Original TF2 Maps Available News (Jun 16, 2009)

Team Fortress 2's original maps are now available for dissection.

Team Fortress 2: The Final Sniper vs. Spy Update News (May 21, 2009)

Valve's TF2 April Fools' actually exists; first TF2 comic shown along with Sniper achievements.

Team Fortress 2: Meet the Ambassador News (May 20, 2009)

Valve's sixth day of Team Fortress 2 updates showcases a massive bloody hand-cannon.

TF2: New Spy Achievements Revealed News (May 19, 2009)

Valve releases the full list of Spy achievements for Team Fortress 2.

Spies Get the TF2 Update Treatment News (May 15, 2009)

First Spy updates for TF2 revealed.

Latest Team Fortress 2 Sniper Item: The Razorback News (May 14, 2009)

Team Fortress 2 Sniper Update day three reveals new Sniper item.

Team Fortress 2 Sniper Update: Dueling Payloads News (May 14, 2009)

Valve reveals the second day of the Sniper update: new mode, two new maps.

TF2: The Bow is Mightier News (May 12, 2009)

New details emerge about the Team Fortress 2 Sniper Update.

The Sniper: Up Close and Personal News (May 6, 2009)

Valve's Robin Walker details Team Fortress 2 Sniper theory and the new push to get players in close.

Team Fortress 2: The MMO? News (May 4, 2009)

Valve adds a little trolling MMORPG humor into the latest patch.

The Best (Team Fortress 2) Thing Ever News (Apr 30, 2009)

We present possibly the most awesome thing ever: Team Fortress 2 papercraft.

TF2 Update: Sniper is Next News (Apr 3, 2009)

Valve confirms that the sniper class is next to be updated; Xbox 360 update still being worked on.

Team Fortress 2 Gets Multicore Support News (Mar 20, 2009)

Valve performs a title update that adds in CPU multicore rendering.

Team Fortress 2 Server Admin Cracks Down on Achievement Farmers News (Mar 2, 2009)

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Team Fortress 2: The Scout Rush Commences News (Feb 25, 2009)

Team Fortress 2's new Scout update offers some fun new toys to enjoy.

TF2 Scout Update Comes into Full Focus News (Feb 24, 2009)

The final achievement-garnered weapon is revealed.

Team Fortress 2 Comic Coming News (Feb 18, 2009)

Valve's Gabe Newell reveals a series of new TF2-based comics is in the works.

TF2 Scout Update Dropping Soon News (Jan 28, 2009)

"Just about done" says Valve's Robin Walker.

Valve Expounds on Steam Cloud Details News (Nov 3, 2008)

The publisher reveals details on Steam Cloud's early implementation and talks about the future of its download service.

Modify #72: Normandy 1; Half-Life 2 Features (Aug 28, 2008)

Another day, another D-Day mod. This time for Half-Life 2.

The Team Fortress 2 Olympics Features (Aug 14, 2008)

This week, the Red and Blue teams put aside their differences long enough to beat the crap out of each other in a different venue.

Team Fortress 2: Heavy Update Incoming News (Aug 12, 2008)

Updates to the Heavy class, new maps, and a new playmode coming on August 19th.

Modify #69: The Revolutionary War Revisited Features (Jul 9, 2008)

A popular Half-Life 2 mod celebrates July 4th with style.

Team Fortress 2: Heavy Upgrade Coming Next News (Jul 2, 2008)

Valve announces the Heavy will get the next TF2 overhaul.

Team Fortress 2: Pyro Update Released News (Jun 20, 2008)

We fire up TF2 to check out the new Pyro weapons and two new maps.

Team Fortress 2 Pyro Achievements Unveiled News (Jun 18, 2008)

New pyro weapons and bonuses planned alongside release of two new user-created maps leading up to TF2's "free weekend."

Modify #67: Reinventing the Space Shooter Features (Jun 11, 2008)

The Eternal Silence mod for Half-Life 2 is finally ready for prime time.

Team Fortress 2: Earning Your Advanced Medical Degree News (May 2, 2008)

We give you the inside track on which Medic achievements to chase down first to unlock the new TF2 weapons.

Team Fortress 2: "Gold Rush" Live, Valve Announces Free Weekend News (Apr 29, 2008)

Long-awaited update now available, new users get to play TF2 free all weekend.

Team Fortress 2: "Gold Rush" Map Impressions News (Apr 29, 2008)

We spend a few hours playtesting Valve's free TF2 update.

Team Fortress 2: Gold Rush and Medic update News (Apr 16, 2008)

With this month's free update, TF2 is getting a shot in the arm. Not that it was ailing to begin with...

Team Fortress 2: Medical School News (Apr 16, 2008)

We break down the list of all 36 upcoming Medic achievements for Team Fortress 2.

PlanetFargo: Team Fortress Housemate Wanted Features (Mar 27, 2008)

It's not easy being a single engineer these days.

Integrating Narrative into Game Design: A Portal Post-Mortem News (Feb 22, 2008)

Ultimately, the key to getting good story into your game is hiring Swift and Wolpaw: the funniest people alive.

Team Fortress 2: Oh, How the Mighty Have Risen Features (Feb 6, 2008)

The move to the PC results in GameSpy ruling 'Spy-Hunter... sound not included.

Unreal Tournament III: Gabe Switches Teams Features (Jan 23, 2008)

First official 'Spy-Hunter of 2008 meets with more technical issues than the entire first season!

Modify #57: Historical Multiplayer Combat, HL2-Style Features (Jan 11, 2008)

Two new HL2 add-ons transport gamers to the Old West and Medieval Europe.

Modify #56: Half-Life 2: Episode Two-and-a-Half Features (Jan 2, 2008)

A single-player mod for HL2 that might shorten the wait for Valve's next release.

Modify #54: Modders Get Schooled Features (Nov 27, 2007)

Noesis' MOD Your World DVD training series teaches gamers the ABCs of mod-making.

Modify #52: Some Orange Box Alternatives Features (Oct 25, 2007)

Old or new, Half-Life 2 still has it.

Team Fortress 2: The Bumbling Bunch Features (Oct 24, 2007)

In spite of the title, the 'Spy crew neglects both the "team" and "fortress" aspects this go-round.

The GameSpy Debriefings #23 Features (Oct 15, 2007)

It's a GameSpy showdown as GameSpy South visits the North office!

The Orange Box Review Coverage Index Features (Oct 10, 2007)

Five games, one box, and all the reviews you could ever want.

The Orange Box Reviews

The Orange Box Reviews (Oct 10, 2007)

Valve's uber-bundle collects several killer new games into one amazing package.

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McGarvey's back from a long break, as Joynt gears up for a long week of coverage in Tokyo!

The Orange Box News

Play Team Fortress 2 on September 17 News (Sep 11, 2007)

Valve announces a sweet pre-order deal for The Orange Box.

EA Studio Showcase 2007 News (Sep 7, 2007)

EA trots out its stars and Gabe and Patrick score some hands-on time.

Half-Life 2: Episode Two Previews (Aug 23, 2007)

We see a tiny bit more of the next chapter in Gordon Freeman's epic struggle against the evil Combine.

Modify #46: Fight in Iraq, Half-Life 2 Style Features (Jul 20, 2007)

Insurgency -- the most anticipated Half-Life 2 mod in years -- finally puts boots on the ground.

The Orange Box Previews

Half-Life 2: Episode Two Previews (Jul 11, 2007)

We get a short but sweet taste of what's next for Gordon Freeman.

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With E3 a day away, the GameSpy team looks into the future and makes their predicitions for the week!

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The GameSpy North team sorts out Sony, Square-Enix, and Spartans!

Portal Previews (Mar 7, 2007)

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