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Steam Workshop's one-year anniversary has arrived!
In one year's time, what started off as an easier way for players to access new user-created content for Team Fortress 2 has grown to encompass more than just sweet hats and guns, with a touch of J.C. Leyendecker or Norman Rockwell visual style thrown to them. Dust your finest Ghastly Gibus, Steam Workshop is one year old! Since last year, Steam Workshop has added over 16 games from various publishers to it's modding community, with many others hoping to join in on the fun. At last count, the number of user-created items for these games now ranges around 300,000; with at least 200,000 of those dedicated to Portal 2 content. With the recent addition of software to their library, GameMaker Studio has also seen a boom in content from full games to modelling tools. So far Steam Workshop has had over 55 million items downloads through its service, and considering the passion and dedication of these individuals those numbers can only go up from here. [Thumbnail image via Vonwilbur's Workshop] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
10:00 AM on 05.07.2013 This custom backlit Mega Man NES is awesomeIn honor of the 25th anniversary of Mega Man, mega-fan Platinum Fungi, in conjunction with Custom NES Guy, has created a fully functioning piece of art -- a 25th anniversary NES. The mod was made solely by hand, with the art ...
4:30 PM on 04.02.2013 New mod adds Doom weapons and characters to Half-Life 2Have you ever asked yourself, "What if someone took the concept of fighting flat 2D enemies from Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard and put it into a much better game?" I know I have, and thankfully the modder Ghor has answ...
10:00 PM on 04.01.2013 Torchlight II mod tools have been released!After what feels like forever, the Torchlight II mod tools, nicknamed GUTS, have finally been released. In order to access the GUTS editor, simply go to your install folder and open up the "Editor" executable. Since modd...
7:30 PM on 03.29.2013 Visit the Pacific theater of war in Rising StormComing from an eclectic team made up of developers from Tripwire Interactive and community modders, Rising Storm is looking to take Red Orchestra's style of World War II combat into the Pacific theater with more guns, explos...
8:00 PM on 03.22.2013 New Legend of Grimrock Master Quest available for freeYou have to hand it to Benjamin "Komag" Ramsey and the rest of the hardworking individuals on his team. They put a lot of effort and passion into Legend of Grimrock - Master Quest, and the result is a full-length rework of th...
11:00 AM on 03.20.2013 Sonic Generations 'Unleashed' mod is a great ideaSonic Unleashed had a lot of potential, and some individually terrific stages, but the overall project was a bit of a letdown. SEGA wouldn't perfect the 3D Sonic gameplay -- after so many attempts -- until Sonic Generations,...
8:00 AM on 03.14.2013 SimCity can be played offline, according to anyone but EAThere is mounting evidence that, despite EA Maxis' claims to the contrary, SimCity is wholly capable of being played offline -- a capability that would have saved buyers a week of hassle and tons of creativity now lost to ser...
8:30 PM on 03.12.2013 Mod tools are next for Chivalry: Medieval WarfareIn a video Q&A, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare's lead game designer Steve Piggott mentioned that Chivalry's mod tools are currently "in the works" and that it shouldn't be too long before they're released to the public....
2:15 PM on 03.07.2013 Painkiller Hell & Damnation gets Steam Workshop supportPainkiller Hell & Damnation is an absolutely ridiculous game. Gigantic bosses, bunny hopping, and wicked weapons are the highlights of a bygone era that live on in Painkiller HD. Now, beginning with a beta in April, ...
5:00 PM on 02.28.2013 A conversation with one of Skyrim's top moddersCallum Macarthur, AKA ThirteenOranges, has worked as a professional level designer for Ubisoft, but these days he spends his time creating mods for Skyrim, and they are among the best content available for the game. He i...
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| 3:00 PM on 05.17.2013 Team Fortress 2's Robotic Boogaloo update is full of hats |

You're into robots and Team Fortress 2, right? I knew there was a reason why I liked you. The latest major update to the game that will not end (and thank goodness for that!) is the Robotic Boogaloo Update, a one-hundred per...more
| 12:30 PM on 05.06.2013 Pyro's dream came true: Balloonicorn plush coming in July |

Remember last year when we finally got to meet the Pyro? Shortly after that video released, we were able to have our very own inflatable Balloonicorn to love and to cherish. Now, Valve has announced a fluffier, more cuddly ve...more
| 1:00 PM on 05.04.2013 It's robot hell in this brilliant Team Fortress 2 short |

Back in the glory days of Futurama came the brilliant "Hell Is Other Robots" episode that saw bender going to Robot Hell after committing some sins. The Robot Devil performs a little musical piece detailing Bender's torture in hell, and YouTuber MisterMulluc beautifully recreates the performance in Team Fortress 2 using the Source Filmmaker. This is just wonderful.more
| 7:30 PM on 05.02.2013 Team Fortress 2 upgrade means faster map loads and more |

Consider this a friendly notice that, should you be in the mood for some Team Fortress 2 soon, you're going to have to wait on a lengthy installation process. Upon launching the game, a content-conversion prompt will appear w...more
| 11:30 AM on 03.08.2013 Tomb Raider on Steam now comes with TF2 items |

If you already bought Tomb Raider on Steam or do so before March 12, your Team Fortress 2 inventory will have three brand new Tomb Raider related items bestowed upon it. The "Tomb Wrapper" is a Scout-only item ...more
| 12:30 AM on 02.28.2013 The Venture Bros. meet Source Filmmaker |

YouTuber JackMuu used the Source Filmmaker to remake this classic scene from The Venture Bros. Really, I'll take any excuse to talk about Venture Bros. Oh, and don't forget you can get the Henchman gear plus other Adult Swim themed outfits for Team Fortress 2.more
| 1:15 PM on 02.01.2013 User-made Team Fortress 2 items broke Paypal, says Valve |

Have you got a spare hour? I could use one of those to watch Valve's Gabe Newell speak at the University of Texas at Austin. Quotes from his talk, titled "On Productivity, Economics, Political Institutions & The Future of...more
| 1:00 AM on 01.30.2013 Team Fortress 2 Pyro and Demoman figures released |

I'm not the type of guy that has action figures lying about the house; my He-Man and Thundercats figures are up in the attic safely gathering dust for their revival in a younger generations' hands. But I'm real tempted to get...more
| 6:00 PM on 01.11.2013 Valve: The top TF2 item creators are making six figures |

While it's no secret that the most successful Team Fortress 2 item designers are making serious money, this is one of those topics that never ceases to fascinate me. PC Gamer has given us some good weekend reading in the form...more
| 8:30 PM on 12.19.2012 Team Fortress 2 getting a bunch of Adult Swim gear |

Adult Swim and Valve have teamed up once again to bring in themed gear based on the various hit shows from Cartoon Network's adult lineup. The update will be "coming soon," but in the mean time you can get a preview of some o...more
| 2:00 PM on 05.23.2013 Review: Call of Juarez: Gunslinger |
Call of Juarez is a series I've always wanted to enjoy. It's hard not to admire its attempts at clever storytelling, and the commitment to creating a wild west first-person shooter in an age where everything's about blasting ...more
| 1:30 PM on 05.23.2013 Jon Favreau's Destiny trailer is such a tease |
Let's get straight to the news that's been a long time coming for Bungie's open-world shooter Destiny: we'll finally see what it looks like -- what it really looks like -- on June 10, 2013. Thank goodness for that! Specifica...more
| 8:00 AM on 05.23.2013 Dying Light is an open world, freerunning zombie game |
Okay, take Dead Island's entire concept, subtract the role-playing mechanics, throw in freerunning features akin to Mirror's Edge, and set it all in an open world that features a day-and-night cycle where things become way ha...more


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