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Team Fortress 2 update rings in second annual Australian Christmas
Valve has unwrapped the second-annual Australian Christmas update for Team Fortress 2, bringing with it the kind of cheer that can only come from a pile of heavy-duty, particle-melting weapons and a brand new map to use them in. The update includes two new Dr. Grordbort weapon packs -- The Brainiac Pack for Engineer and The Moonman Pack for Pyro -- and Foundry, a new control-point map with 12 unique achievements. Valve is also dropping 14 community-created holiday weapons in Nice Crates, and strings of festive weapon lights in Naughty Crates, through Dec. 22. More than 50 items in the Mann Co. store are up to 75 percent off through Jan. 2, and the in-game item-drop rate will be doubled for the first week of the event. If that doesn't put you in a joyful mood, maybe a child stabbing Santa in the neck will -- read all about it in the new TF2 comic, "A Smissmas Story."
Team Fortress 2 gets Medieval for (Australian) Christmas
We know what you're thinking: "I always get medieval when I play TF2, son!" You're right, of course, but this post is referring to the new Medieval mode, in which the Red and Blu teams must storm a castle armed with primitive, brutal weapons. Team Fortress 2 will also be receiving some Christmas goodies or, more specifically, Australian Christmas related goodies. The history of Australian Christmas is too long and violent to explain here, but suffice it to say that "festive crates" have been introduced into the game alongside "special keys" needed to unlock them. Several hats have been added to the in-game store as well, which is sort of festive, we guess. Finally, a new donation system has been put in place for community map makers, allowing them to receive donations for their creations. Now that's definitely in the Christmas spirit.
