Team Fortress 2 Update Available Now

Free Weekend announced

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Team Fortress 2 Update Available Now
Valve has confirmed that the Gold Rush update for Team Fortress 2 is available to PC gamers now.

Players can get the update for free by connecting to Steam, Valve's online gaming platform.

Of the update, Valve tells us, "The Gold Rush Update introduces the new Gold Rush map and Payload gameplay style, the first set of unlockable weapons, and a new set of achievements for the Medic."

Valve has also announced a free weekend to enable PC gamers to give TF2 a whiz for free, including the new content in the update. The free weekend kicks off on Friday at noon PDT - 8pm for us Brits. If you head over to Steam, you can start downloading the files you will need to get involved now.

In case you care, Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve, took a moment to say, "Since Valve released Team Fortress Classic nine years ago this month as a free add-on for Half-Life owners, Valve has continuously looked for new ways to support the players of its online games. Following in that tradition, today owners of all PC versions of Team Fortress 2 will automatically receive a free update containing new gameplay, weapons, and achievements by connecting to Steam, a platform built for gamers and creators of online games."

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