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Christmas is here and as some of you already noticed BadGamers TF2 server is back for the holidays!

With the War Update the soldier and the demoman have received extra weapons, equipment and abilities along with some new maps ctf_doublecross + cp_gorge so make sure to check them out.

Also the good people of ye olde Control Point podcast have released yet again one great Christmas Episode full of holiday spirit and tongue-in-cheek TF2 carols so don’t miss this one!

Happy Holidays from BadGamers TF2 and have a great year 2010!

Gentlemen, the Sniper Update is upon us. Follow the links for further information

The Sniper Update – Day 1

The Huntsman bow

The Sniper Update – Day 2

Pipeline – a new nocturnal dual-cart map map for the brand new payload race gametype plus two arena maps Sawmill and Nucleus

The Sniper Update – Day 3

The Razorback – a tribal shield on your back will protect you from a single backstab

The Sniper Spy Update – Day 4

Espionage equipment:
The Dead Ringer watch – feign dead while actually being cloaked and moving in for a backstab
The Cloak and Dagger spy watch – infinite cloak when you stay put

The Sniper Spy Update – Day 5

Meet the Spy and the Spy Achievements

The Sniper Spy Update – Day 6

The Ambassador
Powerful yet accurate revolver with slower firing cycle

The Sniper vs. Spy Update – Day 7

The Jarate and the Sniper Achievements

The Sniper vs. Spy Update – Day 8 – Out NOW!
Hats off for the release featuring community created map pl_hoodoo by Tim “Youme” Johnson

The update is going to go live this weekend and in order to maximize the mayhem there is a free TF2 weekend to go with that starting up this thursday so get the game, lock and load and join us on the BadGamers TF2 server!

The Scout Update for TF2 is bound for release this Tuesday and as the previous class updates have shown us we’re looking forward to get some new scout-specific achievements, new unlockable items available for weapon sidegrades, selected community maps bundled with the update and hopefully some new gametypes or maps from the Valve crew themselves!

This is what the countdown has revealed so far:

- A stunning new item called the Sandman

- Two community created maps arena_watchtower by Joshua “JoshuaC” Shiflet and cp_junction by Sean “heyo” Cutino

- BONK Energy drink plus 35 scout achievements

- Another A/D map cp_egypt created by Sean “heyo” Cutino and an update to cp_fastlane by Arttu “skdr” Mäki

- The Force-A-Nature double-barreled shotgun packing enough recoil to rocket you to skies

- Item unlock order revealed: 1. Force-A-Nature 2. The Sandman 3. BONK Energy Drink

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Valve has been busy preparing the largest TF2 update yet and the Heavy Update has finally arrived! Read the changelog for the update here.
Valve also made bloggers’ job a lot easier by publishing a great information site for the update so here are the Heavy Update contents:

- Community created map Cp_steel by Jamie “Fishbus” Manson (also see the interview at 1fort.com)

- The K.G.B. and the Heavy achievements

- New Payload map Badwater Basin

- Alternate minigun Natascha to slow down the enemy

- All new Arena gametype with 5 maps to go with

- Nourishment item Sandvich and Meet the Sandvich video!

A free TF2 weekend is also getting closer, make sure to mark the 22.-24.8. one to you calendars if you haven’t bought the game but I’m sure everyone has guaranteed the timely updates by doing so already!

Various screenshots follow…

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