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VanillaTF2.org posted an article listing some of the 35 teams making an appearance at Multiplay's i43 TF2 tournament which includes Dignitas, TCM, Epsilon, and Infused.Tt. These teams will be competing for a minimum prize pot of £5,000! Further details are available on the Multiplay website.
The VanillaTV team is also going to be in attendance and will be covering and livecasting as many of the matches as possible from August 26 through 29.
KritzKast has relaunched their website today and as an added bonus there's a competition to celebrate! KritzKast will be interviewing Josue Pereira, the creator of the webcomic, NerfNow. KritzKast is asking you to help come up with questions for him to win a Lo-Fi and a chance to get your very own NerfNow comic.
Take advantage of a special pre-purchase promotion for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. In addition to the 10% discount, all Steam Pre-Purchasers now receive eight all-new, Deus Ex-themed items for Team Fortress 2!
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is also now available for pre-load so you'll be ready to play when it releases!
Boneyard Productions has released their latest movie covering the final 8 teams in the ETFL Highlander Challenge. They had over 800 teams and 10,000 players enter the competition this season and with a new season soon to be announced, hopefully even more will be encouraged to join the fray.
i-Series (i43 specifically) is expected to draw up to 2700 gamers in the UK for a massive LAN event August 26th - 29th. With what is likely to be the UK's biggest LAN event of the year, they're throwing a Team Fortress 2 tournament into the mix! Check out the i-Series website for further details.
The second ETF2L Ultiduo Cup is well into its season. The finals are expected to be played August 24th 19:00 - 12:00 CEST. VanillaTV plans on broadcasting the matches.
Check out this Flickr stream that features some creative use of Lego blocks to represent all the classes of Team Fortress.
CEVO has announced the opening of registration for the next season of Team Fortress 2. There are two divisions, Open and Main, in 6v6 format. Both divisions are free. For registration information visit their official news posting. Registration ends September 4.
There's a new Steam group for those interested in upping their 6v6 game. They offer a friendly and monitored environment where new players can play alongside experienced players with full voice support. Both North American and European groups are available. Visit their Steam group page for more details.
Have an insatiable desire for more replays? The aptly named TF2 Replay.com and TF2 Replays.com both focusing on posting your replays strictly from Team Fortress so you can get what you want when you want it.
File this under watch immediately. Corridor Digital released an impressive Team Fortress related short called "TF2: Sentry Sabotage."
The Free-2-Play Invitational Cup, featuring teams from Counter-Strike Source, Left 4 Dead 2, Brink, and Call of Duty 4, has their final match up on Sunday, August 7th at 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 11:00 PDT / 14:00 EDT. Top team Epsilon Brink will face off against a team of Valve employees and a variety of internet celebrities. Robin Walker and Jon Lippincott of Valve will be joined by Richard 'Gonzo' Lewis and John 'TotalBiscuit' Bain from CynicalBrit.com backing them up. The final two slots are represented by top players Fredrik 'TheSucker' Dahlberg and Magnus 'Macisum' Fiskum. More details and coverage can be found on Cadred.
In celebration of the mega gaming event QUAKECON, save big on different games from id Software and Bethesda each day, now through August 8th 10am PDT.
Today only, save 65% on all DOOM & QUAKE titles when you buy the DOOM & QUAKE Complete Pack, which now includes the newly available Quake 4! If you just want a few of these classics to fill out your collection, they are also available for 50% off individually (except Quake 4). This offer ends on Friday at 10am PDT.
Or, pick up the massive QUAKECON Pack, a collection of all released id and Bethesda titles at over 75% off!. Save an additional 20% off the QUAKECON Pack by pre-purchasing either RAGE or Skyrim (oh yeah, Skyrim is now available for pre-purchase!). Or Save over 40% off the Pack by pre-purchasing both of them!
Plus, BRINK is 50% off and available to play for FREE this weekend, starting now through Sunday at 1pm PDT.
Finally, get unique in-game items in Team Fortress 2! Get "The Original" Quake rocket launcher when you buy Quake 4 or get the RAGE Wingstick when you pre-purchase RAGE.
Don’t forget to come back tomorrow for more great deals and special offers.
Ashkan fired us an email with some info on a couple of upcoming matches:
Since a couple of us at Valve will soon be playing the winners of the Free-2-Play Invitational Cup, we've also started ramping up the amount of time we spend thinking about ways to cheat win creatively. In completely unrelated news, if you see any TF2 updates in the future that have no changelist, don't worry, there's absolutely nothing going on.
A group of 38 talented community members have begun to lift the veil off their fine creation, the most elaborately crafted fake TF2 update we've seen yet: The Medieval Update. With over 70 new custom models you can download and try out in Medieval mode, there's got to be something in there for everyone. In fine TF2 update tradition, they're releasing the details over the next few days, so keep an eye on the page.
