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Team Fortress 2 Heavy update detailed and dated photo

I mentioned early last month that the next Team Fortress 2 update would be based around the Heavy and his trusty minigun Sasha, and it seems that Valve has finally finished it up. It also looks like they’ve been hard at work since letting the news slip, as they’re promising that this will be “the largest update ever produced for Team Fortress 2.”

So what can we look forward to in the biggest update ever? Well, there will of course be the requisite three new unlockable weapons and thirty five achievements for the Heavy. There’ll also be a new game mode with five new maps, and a new Payload map that promises to contain more open spaces -- all the better for the Heavy to gun you down from a distance -- than Goldrush.

Along with all those free goodies, Valve will also be including a community-made map called cp_steel. This new map is a control point map with a twist: different routes will open and close for each team depending on who controls what point, offering a variety of different route choices for the offensive team.

The update is scheduled to go live August 19 (next Tuesday) and will be celebrated with another Team Fortress 2 Free Weekend on Steam. Are you looking forward to the new update? What TF2 class would you like to see updated next?

August 12, 2008 - Valve, creators of award-winning games and leading technologies, today announced the unveiling of details for the largest update ever produced for Team Fortress 2, the multiplayer action game that recently topped PC Gamer UK's "Top 100" list.
           Beginning today gamers may find details of "The Heavy" Update being disclosed via http://steamgames.com/tf2/heavy/. The site will reveal new information and screenshots each day, as well as a special installment to the "Meet the Team" series of video shorts.
           "The Heavy" update is the largest update to Team Fortress 2 since it was first released as part of The Orange Box last October. In addition to offering new unlockable weapons, achievements, "The Heavy" update also includes a brand new gameplay mode and a number of new maps.
The rollout culminates next Tuesday, August 19 when the update will be made available to all owners of Team Fortress 2.
To give all gamers a chance to check out the new gameplay introduced in "The Heavy" update, Valve will be running a Team Fortress 2 Free Weekend via Steam, a leading online platform for the delivery and management of PC games. The Free Weekend is open to gamers the world over and scheduled to begin Friday, August 22 at 11 am PDT.







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Sgt Cheesecake's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 17:19
Sgt Cheesecake
Sounds good to me. I better get ready for the inevitable Heavy rush. And due next Tuesday? Well fuck me sideways.
xe-cute's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 17:21
xe-cute
PC only?
foxhound009's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 17:22
foxhound009
k... now I need to fix that vista (d3d) TF2 error thing
I'm facing :P
atheistium's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 17:23
atheistium
:O :O :O Sasha?!
Chaosye's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 17:24
Chaosye
Scout plz
:D
pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 17:25
pendelton21
Jesus, I gotta get a better computer to run TF2 on. This shit sounds rad.
Justin Villasenor's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 17:29
Justin Villasenor
@xe-cute

Yeah, PC only.
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 17:31
vexed alex
Wooooooooooooooooooo!

Sadly I still haven't gotten the Medic and Pyro stuff.

:(

I need to get on that.
TurboSpaz's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 17:33
TurboSpaz
"Jesus, I gotta get a better computer to run TF2 on."
Wtf, my 5 year old laptop can run TF2, the hell you using?
KamikazeTutor's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 17:36
KamikazeTutor
CP_STEEL? NOOOOOOOOOO!
jellydoodle's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 17:40
jellydoodle
I want a scout update!!

still this is cool beans
DV2FOX's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 17:44
DV2FOX
WHO TOUCHED MY SASHA? X3..This is going to be great,and another "Meet The"?...i hope it's better than the others...
Debeo Laurus's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 17:48
Debeo Laurus
Valve FTW!
Spore's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 18:07
Spore
Spy needs the next update more than any other class. Also, go Valve!
Soulwax's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 18:33
Soulwax
Is it just me or does this feel kind of wrong getting all this for free? It's like stealing from your grandmother.
Anti-Everything's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 18:34
Anti-Everything
I will be sniping all next week. And the following week.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 18:38
Sharpless
@TurboSpaz
I'm surprised your laptop can run it. My laptop is only a year old and it's just barely incompatible with the game. There are some potential issues with Valve's latest batch of Source games. I, unfortunately, am one of the people effected by it. (Incidentally, if someone wants to troubleshoot it for me, be my guest. The game crashes when I try to use the main menu.)

That said, I'm super excited for this. New content is new content, whether I can access it or not. :)
MATTFOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 18:46
MATTFOO
@ Anti

mee too...lol

Then I'll be a heavy whore to get my cheeevos.
GrayFox's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 18:54
GrayFox
FUCK YEAH CONSOLES!!
maex's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 19:26
maex
...consoles...? *sniff*
AlucardX24's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 19:26
AlucardX24
I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
GohanGVO's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 19:38
GohanGVO
*hugs Orange Box*
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 19:39
Velt
@Soulwax:
is great isnt it? Valve is really supporting this game.
Cuban B's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 20:18
Cuban B
bestest birfday gift evar
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 21:32
Eschatos
Six new maps is awesome. I hope the new game type is Hunted.
toastmatt's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 22:23
toastmatt
looks like ill have to quit playing css long enough to get these new weapons :P
Teta's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 22:44
Teta
Yay! finally the Heavy update.
CWal37's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 23:20
CWal37
Sooooo good. God I love Valve.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 00:06
Darren Nakamura
Which class would I like to see updated next? HOW ABOUT THE 360 TF2 PLAYERS CLASS?
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 02:20
s0lesurviv0r
Looking forward to it and seeing Steel on more servers. God, I hope I can sticky a whole team of scouts off of E.
Lithium's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 02:54
Lithium
lol @ orange box on consoles
Knivy's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 04:06
Knivy
So excited!!

If only college didn't mess with my playing time :(.
Stephen57's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 05:39
Stephen57
C'mon free for all!
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 07:37
Velt
i dont know why xbox live users are whinning, they will get it, you wanted to have a nightmare box, now deal with it and wait for microsoft aproval or wathever nonsense it takes.
Jetsetlemming's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 08:41
Jetsetlemming
CRY SOME MORE
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 10:30
DaedHead8
I haven't played TF2 since I got Bad Company. Looks like a great time to go back. Also, I own the 360 and PC versions of the game and I think its pathetic that Valve pimps the PC version like this while leaving the 360 version a featureless lag ridden mess. I still love you Valve, can't wait for L4D. <3
KorJax's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 12:04
KorJax
Yay!

Next week = spy haven for me. I can't wait to backstab all the unsuspecting folks :)

Also, steel is a CONFUSING AS FUCK map to learn, but once you learn it's tons of fun to play on.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 12:50
Sharpless
Yeah, I would never ask Valve to prefer the console over the PC, but it would be nice to see something thrown our way. They obviously like the 360. Just wish they'd go to the effort to support it.
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