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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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July 27, 2025

Team Fortress 2 gets a boost on Steam charts with summer update, including a slew of community creations

Team Fortress 2 recently rose into the top 10 of Steam's top sellers chart following a July 24 update that introduced community-generated content. The update included 10 new maps, 23 new items, 4 new taunts, and 14 new Unusual effects. Valve also made general fixes and balancing updates. A second major update is expected around Halloween, with community submissions invited for an August 27 release. A July 26 update reverted a change to the Texan Trickshot taunt, which is now available for purchase. The summer event, running through September 15, allows players to earn special Summer 2025 Unusual effects.

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February 19, 2025

Valve releases Team Fortress 2 source code

Valve has released the complete client and server code for Team Fortress 2 (TF2) as part of its Source engine Software Development Kit (SDK), allowing developers to create game modifications. The SDK enables fans to "change, extend or rewrite" the TF2 experience, but all modifications must be non-commercial and offered free of charge. TF2 mods can be published on the Steam Store as new games. Valve emphasizes the importance of respecting community contributions and encourages mod creators to integrate community-driven content with the new modifications while honoring the work of Workshop contributors.

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July 2, 2024

Team Fortress 2’s player count doubles after fan pressure sees Valve step in with a bot-demolishing banwave and a firm line on appeals: ‘No’

Valve recently launched a new FAQ page on Steam dedicated to players banned from Team Fortress 2, making it clear that game bans are permanent and non-negotiable. A banwave targeted around 16,000 bots on June 27, causing a sudden disappearance of these malicious players from the game. Hundreds of accounts received lifetime bans, VAC bans, and community bans. The TF2 community is optimistic about the game's future following the banwave, with hopes of a major comeback.