Maps, taunts and more in store for this summer
Sun, vacations, songs; there are plenty of reasons to look forward to the summer.Team Fortress 2fans just got another reason though, as Valve has confirmed it’s working on an update forTeam Fortress 2set to arrive this summer.
In ablog postacross its channels, theTF2team at Valve has put out a call for Steam Workshop submissions. Now,Team Fortress 2has had many summer updates, and the last few have been largely focused on items. But according to Valve, this one’s a bit different.
“The last fewTeam Fortresssummer events have only been item updates. But this year, we’re planning on shipping a full-on update-sized update — with items, maps, taunts, unusual effects, war paints and who knows what else?! Which means we need Steam Workshop content! YOUR Steam Workshop content!”
So yes, a full-on update is on the way forTeam Fortress 2. Submissions for the Steam Workshop portion are open up to May 1, for this summer-situated (but not necessarily summer-themed) update.
Back to the fort
Team Fortress 2is arguably a herald of a genre that would become the team-based hero shooter, adding individual skills and characters to a team-focused FPS contest. The resultwas a classicthat garnered many, many fans over the years.
Still, the game languished over time, and last year fans rallied for a #SaveTF2 campaign, calling for Valve to address the botting issues that had run rampant throughTeam Fortress 2. Valvedid respond, andstarted to take stepstowards fixing the issues.
Now,Team Fortress 2fans may actually have a new update to look forward to. I’m interested to see how large of an update this will be, but it’s at least a pulse of life that might draw some lapsed fans back into the realm ofTeam Fortress 2.
