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April 18, 2026

15 years on, Portal 2 Community Edition just breathed new life into Valve’s classic

Portal 2: Community Edition is a fan-driven initiative developed by a team of 29 developers to enhance the experience of creating and playing custom content within Portal 2. It introduces technical upgrades including physically based rendering, more detailed textures, improved lighting, clustered shading, dynamic shadows, specular highlights, and volumetric fog. The edition focuses on providing robust tools for custom content creation, currently offering single-player gameplay with plans for multiplayer support. It utilizes the Strata Source engine, a modified version of the CS:GO engine, which enhances performance and expands creative possibilities for modders. New modding tools include adhesive gel, a paint gun, Schrödinger cubes, and colored lasers, along with the 'AngelScript' scripting framework for unique game modes. Full Steam Workshop support is integrated, allowing players to share their creations. Portal 2: Community Edition is now available on Steam as a free download, requiring ownership of the original Portal 2.

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April 2, 2026

Garry’s Mod successor s&box finally arrives on Steam on April 28

Facepunch Studios has announced that their sandbox game, s&box, will launch on Steam on April 28. The game will allow users to create and export their own games as standalone titles on Steam without fees to Facepunch, thanks to a licensing agreement with Valve. Garry Newman, the founder of Facepunch, aims to give back to the gaming community, reflecting on his experiences with previous titles. The price for s&box is expected to be between unspecified amounts, making it accessible for developers and gamers.

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December 11, 2025

Team Fortress 2 Smissmas 2025 is here, and there are now more festivized weapons than you can shake a Sun-on-a-Stick at

The Smissmas event in Team Fortress 2 is taking place, featuring six new community maps: Nutcracker, Sidewinder, Abbey, Winter Ridge, Matterhorn, and Gavle. Players can access new taunts, including The Critical Fail, Dead Mann's Drink, and Chairholder, as well as 20 community-created unusual effects. The event runs until January 7, 2026, and includes expanded festivization options for weapons, with players needing to obtain Festivizers from Winter 2025 Cosmetic cases or the marketplace. Bug fixes have been implemented, including a fix for Detonator jumps. Additionally, a community mod called Team Fortress 2 Classified is set to launch at the end of January 2026, introducing a new VIP mode class and adjustments to existing weapons.

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December 1, 2025

Valve sleuth says new datamine is “effectively direct confirmation” of Team Fortress 2 being ported to Source 2

Valve is working on a project referred to as 'TF,' which is likely related to Team Fortress 2. Tyler McVicker has indicated that new code confirms Team Fortress 2 is being transitioned to Source 2. A recent datamine revealed a mechanic specific to Team Fortress 2, suggesting that maps from the game are being ported to the new engine. However, the exact intentions behind this project, whether it is a remaster or a sequel, remain unclear. The project is still in early stages, and its future development is uncertain.