If you managed to play some Team Fortress 2 today you may have heard about "Halo-gate".  No this isn't a reference to that crappy console game that the kiddies go gaga over its about this little halo on the right.  Yes, the good boys and girls of TF2 landed themselves a nice halo as a hat add-on.

Notice I said "good boys and girls".  Those of you who thought it wise to use that nasty little "idle program" out there to try and earn yourself some hats and various other accessories just had their ha…  More

                                         Why do you keep playing video games?
 
It's always an interesting question to me. Replys I have, gotten in my life, from asking this question are usually as followed: I just simply love gaming,video games are fun, and occasionally I got nothing else to do.

    Why do we keep tacking hours up playing consoles, computers, and portable systems?

Well for some it's probably the feeling you get when you totally pwn that noob heading for the sniper rifle. Others i…  More

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I came across some pretty interesting Team Fortress 2 stuff today.  Personally most of my time is spent playing Left 4 Dead however a few friends wanted to play TF2 today and I was *****ing about probably never getting the achievements and thus the new weapons.  So my good friend rob (bman) pointed me in the direction of a cool little app called the Steam Achievement Manager.  Basically it allows you to control the achievements for handful of steam games, including TF2 and L4D.  For games like L4D it is pretty meaningless to be able to give yourself achievements, but for a game like TF2 where you get access to new weapons and content it is greatly beneficial to be able to instantly give yourself access to it.…  More

I love me some Team Fortress 2.  So explain to me why I am writing this and sitting in a idle server right trying to earn the new weapons at the same time?  Because Valve screwed the pooch when it comes to this latest update.  The Spy/Sniper update is positive overall but this new random drop idea is absolutely ****tarded.

The new maps are pretty awesome.  Both payload maps, Hoodoo and Pipeline are a blast and the only serious flaw lies with Pipeline and the final round advantage needing to be re…  More

Tell me this isn't bad ass.  A jar of piss?  In a Valve game?  April Fool's come true!  Check it out on the blog.  I'll write more about this update shortly.  I am in the middle of cooking tacos.

Tacos are done and they kick ass per usual.

The applications of Jarate are pretty awesome:

1.  When tossed on enemies they take 35% more damage.  If I was soaked in piss I imagine my defenses would probably go down as well.

2.  Jarate disables a Spy's cloaking device.  Electronics vs. Piss, I guess that mak…  More

The above image image may set off pacemakers and cause cold chills as it is the visage of awesomeness. 

Thursday is D-day when it comes to the next Team Fortress 2 update.  The Sniper and The Spy, new maps, new achievements and hats, yes hats.  It should be loaded with new toys to play with.

One of those new toys is The Ambassador, the Spy's revolver replacement which apparently packs quite the wallop.  It has the ammo count of the revolver but packs even more of a punch and features pin point ac…  More

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The Sniper update Spy update rolls on today.  Yes you read that right.  Seems Valve dropped a little surprise on our hands and we are getting two class updates this time around.  Today's reveal is two new upgrades for the dear ole spy.  Quite a few people complained about his effectiveness yesterday after The Razorback update for the Sniper but the dear ole Spy has some new toys of his own.

First up is The Dead Ringer.  This watch allows the Spy to feign death so to speak, but not in that TFC way…  More

Yes, screw the Spy.  I tend to think of myself as fairly mindful of Spies when it comes to sniping in Team Fortress 2.  However they are still one of my few weaknesses when doing it.  That and forgetting to drop the DPI on my mouse when I switch to Sniper.  =/

The good news is Valve feels our pain.  In an item swap for either the sub-machine gun or the machete (probably the latter) the Sniper lands himself a shield named The Razorback.  The good news for you Sniper haters?  It is only a one-shot-…  More

Ready for World of Team Fortress?  This could be something even you WoW fanatics could embrace.  It seems Team Fortress 2 could be going the way of retardation for a first-person shooter with random item and weapon drops.

Recent posts on the Steam forums have outed the some interesting data within the game's GCF files.  Besides for random item and weapon drops there are even talks of a variable weapons with different multipliers and values. 

Shacknews sat down with Robin Walker and discussed som…  More

Now this is more like it.  I rape as a sniper.  Dyzz will come on here and try to talk how he is better, but he isn't.  I am a beast when it comes to TF2 sniping and it has gotten me banned from numerous servers repeatedly.

Thus my excitement for the Sniper update rivals only the Demoman.  Robin Walker confirmed on the TF2 blog that the real update is on the way.  I can't to wait to see what Valve sends our way for our long-range-kill loving Aussie. 

If you saw the Valve April Fool's joke you may…  More

Last week the Sandman was shown off which I almost pegged in my Scout update preview.  The next two items however I wasn't even close.  Check out the new toys above and below.

First up is the Force-of-Nature double barrel shotgun featured above.  I actually considered a more powerful shotgun when thinking of ideas but I didn't write about so I won't claim it.  Besides this weapon also seems to be a form of movement as well.  Apparently the gun offers a…  More

Even Valve isn't perfect.  They have taken their sweet ass time with TF2 updates lately getting distracted by that "other game" featuring tons of mindless zombies.  But fear not they are back to the red-headed step child that is Team Fortress 2.

Next week we will be getting the brand new Scout update, a joyous time indeed.  The Scout was just becoming a regular character of mine before the preoccupation with Left 4 Dead and with the upgrades coming …  More

What makes TF2 so popular even to this day?  What is in store for the game's immediate future?  The Escapist recently had some sexy time with Robin Walker where they gleaned some new information in regards to one of our favorite first person shooters and some answers to the above questions.

Left 4 Dead has been on the forefront of many of our minds.  The recent update to TF2 with some tweaks and patches put the game back on my radar and back in to rotation with Left 4 Dead.  I probably balanc…  More